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Caloocan is officially classified as a highly urbanized city and, according to the 2024 census, is the second-most populous city in the Philippines.
Answer: False
According to the 2024 census, Caloocan is the fourth-most populous city in the Philippines, not the second-most.
South Caloocan is primarily characterized by residential subdivisions and extensive resettlement areas, with industrial estates scattered near road transit points.
Answer: False
South Caloocan is primarily characterized by a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential activities, serving as a central business district. Residential subdivisions and resettlement areas are more characteristic of North Caloocan.
Bagong Silang (Barangay 176) was the most populous barangay in the Philippines before its recent subdivision, serving as a major relocation site.
Answer: True
Bagong Silang (Barangay 176) was indeed the most populous barangay in the Philippines prior to its recent subdivision, having served as a major relocation site for informal settlers since the 1970s.
South Caloocan's topography is characterized by steep, mountainous terrain, with slopes typically ranging from 18-30%.
Answer: False
South Caloocan's topography is generally flat and highly accessible, with slopes typically ranging from 0–3%, gradually transitioning to gently to moderately sloping terrain (3–18%) along the North Luzon Expressway.
Pyroclastic flow deposits, which are igneous rocks from ash flow, are found predominantly in South Caloocan.
Answer: False
Pyroclastic flow deposits are present in some northern fringes of South Caloocan and most of North Caloocan, but not predominantly in South Caloocan. Quaternary alluvium covers a significant part of South Caloocan.
The soil in both parts of Caloocan predominantly belongs to the Novaliches Series, covering 96% of the city's total land area.
Answer: True
The soil in both parts of Caloocan predominantly belongs to the Novaliches Series, covering 96% of the city's total land area, as described in the source material.
Caloocan experiences a tropical monsoon climate (Koppen: Am) with a lengthy and abundant wet season.
Answer: False
Caloocan experiences a tropical savanna climate (Koppen: Aw), not a tropical monsoon climate (Koppen: Am), although it does have a lengthy and abundant wet season.
Barangay 76 in Caloocan is recognized as the most populous barangay in Metro Manila.
Answer: False
Barangay 76 in Caloocan is noted as the least populous barangay in Metro Manila, with only two residents, not the most populous.
Caloocan has an unresolved boundary dispute with San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, concerning portions of Pangarap Village.
Answer: True
Caloocan indeed has an unresolved boundary dispute with San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, specifically concerning portions of Pangarap Village and Bankers Village 2.
As of the 2020 census, Caloocan South had a larger population than Caloocan North.
Answer: False
As of the 2020 census, Caloocan North had a population of 998,887 residents, which was larger than Caloocan South's population of 585,091.
According to the 2024 census, what is Caloocan's population and its ranking among Philippine cities?
Answer: 1,712,945 people, making it the fourth-most populous city.
What are the primary characteristics of South Caloocan?
Answer: A mix of commercial, industrial, and residential activities, serving as a central business district.
Which barangay was formerly the most populous in the Philippines and was recently subdivided into six distinct barangays?
Answer: Bagong Silang (Barangay 176)
Which geological formation covers a significant part of South Caloocan, consisting of unconsolidated stream-deposited sediments?
Answer: Quaternary alluvium
What is the predominant soil type found in both parts of Caloocan, covering 96% of the city's total land area?
Answer: Novaliches Series
Which of the following is NOT a main surface drainage system found in South Caloocan?
Answer: Pasig River
What climate classification does Caloocan experience?
Answer: Tropical savanna climate (Koppen: Aw)
Which barangay in Caloocan is noted as the least populous in Metro Manila?
Answer: Barangay 76
Which of the following is NOT an unresolved territorial dispute involving Caloocan?
Answer: With Manila, concerning the Port of Manila.
The geographical division of Caloocan into two non-contiguous parts was a direct result of the 1949 expansion of Quezon City.
Answer: True
The 1949 redefinition of the Caloocan–Quezon City boundary, which excised approximately 8,100 hectares from Caloocan, directly led to its current two non-contiguous geographical sections.
The name 'Caloocan' is derived from Tagalog words related to 'bay,' 'corner,' and 'innermost area,' reflecting its historical location.
Answer: True
The toponym 'Caloocan' is indeed derived from Tagalog words such as 'lo-ok' (bay), 'sulok' (corner), and 'kalook-lookan' (innermost area), reflecting its historical geographical position.
A municipal board resolution in the early 1970s requiring the spelling 'Kalookan' was successfully implemented and is now the official spelling.
Answer: False
A municipal board resolution in the early 1970s requiring the spelling 'Kalookan' was interrupted by martial law and was not successfully implemented as the official spelling, which remains 'Caloocan' according to the city charter.
Caloocan originated as the meeting point of the old towns of Tondo and Tambobong during the Spanish colonial era.
Answer: True
During the Spanish colonial era, Caloocan indeed originated as the meeting point of the old towns of Tondo and Tambobong, situated along the shores of Dagat-Dagatan.
Caloocan became a municipality in 1888, the same year a steam tranvia system was established.
Answer: False
Caloocan became a municipality in 1815, not 1888. The steam tranvia system was established in 1888.
The first armed encounter between the Katipunan and the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution took place within Caloocan's perimeters.
Answer: True
Caloocan is historically significant as the site where the first armed encounter between the Katipunan and the Spaniards occurred during the Philippine Revolution.
During the American invasion era, local troops in Caloocan successfully repelled American forces in a battle on February 23, 1899.
Answer: False
During the American invasion era, local troops in Caloocan resisted American forces in a battle on February 23, 1899, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
Caloocan was inducted into cityhood in 1961 and became part of the National Capital Region in 1975.
Answer: False
Caloocan was inducted into cityhood on February 16, 1962, following the approval of Republic Act No. 3278 in 1961. It became part of the National Capital Region on November 7, 1975.
When Quezon City was created in 1939, Caloocan ceded 8,100 hectares of land, leading to its current two-part structure.
Answer: False
When Quezon City was created in 1939, Caloocan ceded 1,500 hectares of land. The cession of 8,100 hectares, which led to its current two-part structure, occurred in 1949.
Which of the following best describes the geographical structure of Caloocan?
Answer: Divided into two non-contiguous locations due to the 1949 expansion of Quezon City.
The toponym 'Caloocan' is derived from Tagalog words. Which of the following meanings is NOT associated with its origin?
Answer: 'Coastal settlement' (dagat-dagatan)
When did Caloocan become a municipality, separating from Tondo?
Answer: 1815
What significant role did Caloocan play in the Philippine Revolution?
Answer: It served as the center of activities for the Katipunan and hosted the first armed encounter against the Spaniards.
Under which administrative status was Caloocan placed during the American regime in 1901?
Answer: It became a municipality within the newly established province of Rizal.
What was the impact of Commonwealth Act No. 502 in 1939 on Caloocan's territory?
Answer: Caloocan ceded 1,500 hectares of land for the creation of Quezon City.
Caloocan currently has 193 barangays, divided into two legislative districts.
Answer: False
Caloocan currently has 193 barangays, but these are divided into three legislative districts, not two.
The Supreme Court dismissed Caloocan's petition regarding the Malabon City Charter and directed both cities to resolve their territorial dispute through the Local Government Code procedures.
Answer: True
In 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed Caloocan's petition concerning the Malabon City Charter as premature and directed both cities to resolve their territorial dispute through the procedures outlined in the Local Government Code.
The current Caloocan City Hall is located on A. Mabini Street, which was its original site since 1952.
Answer: False
The current Caloocan City Hall is located in Grace Park East. The old city hall, built in 1952 on A. Mabini Street, is now occupied by 999 Shopping Mall Caloocan.
How many legislative districts does Caloocan currently have?
Answer: Three
What was the Supreme Court's directive to Caloocan and Malabon regarding their territorial dispute in 2025?
Answer: The Court dismissed Caloocan's petition as premature and directed both cities to resolve the dispute through the Local Government Code.
Who are the current Mayor and Vice Mayor of Caloocan for the 2022–2025 term?
Answer: Dale Gonzalo R. Malapitan and Anna Karina R. Teh-Limsico.
Caloocan's 10th Avenue area is primarily known for its concentration of textile manufacturers and garment factories.
Answer: False
Caloocan's 10th Avenue area is primarily known for its concentration of motorcycle dealers and spare parts dealers, not textile manufacturers and garment factories.
The Victoria Wave Special Economic Zone, a 25-hectare area, is located in Tala, North Caloocan.
Answer: True
The Victoria Wave Special Economic Zone, a 25-hectare area registered under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, is indeed located in Tala, North Caloocan.
The LRT Line 1 has three stations in Caloocan, including Sacred Heart and Tala.
Answer: False
The LRT Line 1 has two stations in Caloocan (Monumento and 5th Avenue). Sacred Heart and Tala are under-construction stations for the MRT Line 7, not LRT Line 1.
What is Caloocan's economic dynamism ranking according to the Department of Trade and Industry's Cities & Municipalities Competitive Index as of 2024?
Answer: 15th
Which area in Caloocan is particularly known for its concentration of motorcycle dealers and spare parts dealers?
Answer: 10th Avenue
Where is the Victoria Wave Special Economic Zone located within Caloocan?
Answer: North Caloocan, specifically in Tala.
Which public transportation system has two under-construction stations, Sacred Heart and Tala, in North Caloocan?
Answer: MRT Line 7
The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan commemorates the very first battle of the Philippine Revolution on August 3, 1896.
Answer: True
The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan commemorates the first battle of the Philippine Revolution, which occurred on August 3, 1896.
What is Caloocan's most celebrated landmark, commemorating the first battle of the Philippine Revolution?
Answer: The Bonifacio Monument
Which public university in Caloocan was initially established as Caloocan City Community College in 1971?
Answer: University of Caloocan City
Which international city is a sister city to Caloocan?
Answer: Incheon, South Korea
What is the motto of Caloocan, and what does it mean in English?
Answer: 'Aksyon at Malasakit' (Action and Compassion)
Mayor Oscar Malapitan actively led crime control efforts during the initial year of President Duterte's war on drugs, resulting in a significant decrease in police violence.
Answer: False
Mayor Oscar Malapitan delegated crime control to the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the initial year of President Duterte's war on drugs, an approach that the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) claimed led to a significant increase in deadly police violence and vigilantism.
The murders of Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz, and Reynaldo de Guzman in August 2017 were high-profile incidents related to the Philippine drug war that occurred in Caloocan.
Answer: True
The murders of Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz, and Reynaldo de Guzman in August 2017 were indeed high-profile incidents related to the Philippine drug war that took place in Caloocan.
In response to the drug war's impact, North Caloocan residents organized a protest march on February 5, 2017, which was the country's first organized resistance by affected residents.
Answer: True
Following a massacre in Barangay 176, North Caloocan residents organized a protest march on February 5, 2017, which is recognized as the country's first organized resistance by affected residents in response to the drug war's impact.
The entire Caloocan police force was relieved from duty in mid-September 2017, shortly after receiving an award for Metro Manila's Best City Police Station.
Answer: True
The entire Caloocan police force, except for the newly assigned chief and his deputy, was indeed relieved from duty in mid-September 2017, despite having received an award for Metro Manila's Best City Police Station just a month prior.
According to the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), what was Mayor Oscar Malapitan's approach to the drug war in its initial year (2016–2017)?
Answer: He delegated crime control to the Philippine National Police (PNP), leading to increased deadly police violence.
Which of the following high-profile incidents related to the Philippine drug war occurred in Caloocan in August 2017?
Answer: The murders of Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz, and Reynaldo de Guzman.
What was a significant community response to the drug war's impact in North Caloocan on February 5, 2017?
Answer: A protest march following a massacre in Barangay 176, marking the country's first organized resistance.
What action did PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde take regarding the Caloocan police force in mid-September 2017?
Answer: He relieved the entire Caloocan police force, except for the newly assigned chief and his deputy.
What is the name of the columbarium inaugurated in La Loma Cemetery in 2024, serving as a memorial for drug war victims?
Answer: Dambana ng Paghilom