Feliciano Street: Its Impact, Where is it Taking Place?

“ We, I-Scream Group is now eyeing one of the street here in Arkong Bato Valenzuela City, the FELICIANO STREET. ”

        An interview that was happened last Monday, July 8,2013, which is interview by our team, the I_Scream Team, elaborated the story behind the Feliciano Street. And successfully finished an overviewing background of the said street.

       Each street has their own history and fame. This article speaks what is the history of Feliciano St. on Arkong Bato according to Mrs. Susan Delos Santos, one of a residence in 410 C. Feliciano St. Arkong Bato Valenzuela City. Her family lived on that street for 15 years. According to her, the first settlers on the street are the Feliciano family, so they name the street Feliciano. And she said that “ living there was crucial, there are up’s and down, its a noisy street but its good to know that people living there worked in a harmonious relationship ”thus making the street in progress.

       Next, we interview the Barangay Captain, then he detailed answered all the questions about the Feliciano Street, “ Feliciano Street is attributed to the late Captain Mr. Alvin Feliciano, he was a good and brave man, which is the grandfather of Mr. Rovin Feliciano.

Each street has their history. Other street here are also attributed to the other late Feliciano Family and named after the death of the famous people.

Arkong Bato celebrates Sta. Cruz Fiesta in Valenzuela

             The residents of Arkong Bato celebrate the Sta. Cruz fiesta every 3^rd week of May. Like other fiesta in other barangay, they have dance competition and singing competition. They also have Basket ball league with different division the junior and senior division.

             Before the day of the fiesta they are preparing banderitas to their street. And in the day of the   fiesta the youth people of barangay prepare Filipino games. Like pukpuk palayok, sack race, and agawan buko etc.

            A traditional earthen pot called a palayok is filled with goodies (wrapped candies, coins...) and suspended in the air. A player is blindfolded and then spun around to disorient her. A stick is put in her hand and she/he is told to walk in a straight line towards where the pot is hanging and try to hit it. The crowd shouts out instructions at her. "Go straight, to the left, to the right, stop!" 

She/he gets one attempt to hit it hard enough to break. If she/he doesn't break the pot, another guest at the party gets his turn. If she/he breaks it, it's a free-for-all and everyone in the crowd goes for the goodies. The player who successfully smashes the palayok is given a prize. 

                The youth need to make they own group to start the game. Have the groups form their lines. And each group will get a sack and they need to wear the sack and jump to reach the finish line.

            "Agawang buko" is played with a greased coconut, and has many variations. One has teams passing around and trying to bring the coconut from one base to another, or get possession of the "buko", much like American football. Another is a free for all where the first person to get the buko to a particular spot wins the prize. 

Vision and Mission

Vision and Mission

" Each village here in Valenzuela has got its own vision and mission for the good plan and beauty of their village. Like other villages, the Arkong Bato village also has vision and mission. This is the vision and mission of the village stone arch.


Vision

A corps of disciplined and competent civil servants, dedicated to the efficient and effective delivery of basic services to an empowered citizenry, driven by the ideals of responsible stewardship, and committed to the principles of transparent, accountable and equitable governance.

Mission

To achieve our common vision, we commit to ensure a cohesive organization, sustained by dignified and world-class officials and employees who are working together towards the fulfillment of our collective goals, and who adhere to the 10 codes of discipline."

Arkong Bato

     Barangay Arkong Bato is a historical barangay named after the famous stone arc landmark that demarcates the boundary between the barangay and Malabon's Brgy. Santulan. The notable stone arc was built by the Americans in 1910, originally as a boundary between Rizal and Bulacan province. Reidents celebrate the Sta. Cruz fiesta every May 1. Some of the barangay's landmarks include the Arkong Bato Chapel and the statue of Delfin Belilia Navarese.      

     Arkong Bato is one of the constituent barangays in the city of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. 

      

        Some of landmarks in Arkong Bato includes the Arkong Bato Chapel and  The Statue of Delfin Velilla Navarese.

Statue of Delfin Velilla Navarese

Arkong Bato Chapel

     Baranggay Arkong Bato can be easily distinguished among other barangays because of its historical landmarks. As the name implies, the community was identified through out the course of time for its sturdy massive concrete arc that separates the City of Valenzuela from the City of Malabon or the province of Bulacan from Rizal before the creation of Metro Manila Commision. This is also where the statue of Captain Delfin Velilla is located, a katipunero leader that led the people of Polo to re-against the Spaniards and Americans in 1890's.