HISTORY
Antipolo City is located in the northern half of Rizal Province but rather close to its meridional center. The Poblacion is approximately 29 kilometers from Manila. In terms of size, it is the second largest municipality in the province with a total land area of 38,504.44 hectares representing 29.4% of the entire land area of Rizal.Currently, it is subdivided into two (2) legislative districts with eight (8) barangays each.
| DISTRICT I | DISTRICT II |
|---|---|
| Bagong Nayon | Calawis |
| Beverly Hills | Cupang |
| Dela Paz | Dalig |
| Mambugan | Inarawan |
| Mayamot | San Jose |
| Muntindilaw | San Juan |
| San Isidro | San Luis |
| Sta.Cruz | San Roque |
For the past years, Antipolo evolved into a dynamic and economically progressive town and continues to grow rapidly and is one of the most prosperous towns of the province of Rizal.
BACKGROUND
On February 13, 1998, then President Fidel V. Ramos signed into law Republic Act 8508, making the Municipality of Antipolo into a component city of the Province of Rizal. A plebiscite held on April 4, 1998 ratified the bill thus acquired its corporate existence as the City of Antipolo.
The school districts of Antipolo, Antipolo I and Teresa-Antipolo II remained under the supervision of the Division of Rizal until, by virtue of a Memorandum, the City Schools Division of Antipolo became completely independent from the Division of Rizal on February 3, 2003 with Dr. Aurea F. Sto. Domingo as its Officer-In-Charge.
It was during the incumbency of then Secretary Edilberto C. de Jesus when, Dr. Paraluman R. Giron, the Director IV of Region IV Southern Tagalog, transmitted the “go-signal” letter to Dr. Edith A. Doblada, Superintendent of the Division of Rizal, and on the morning of Monday, February 3, 2003, 8:00 o’clock to be exact, the New Division, the Division of Antipolo City was born.
A group of Rizal education officials was sent-off to their new workplace and shared temporary shelter in the office of Dr. Norma L. Maalindog, Principal II of San Isidro Elementary School. For six month, February to July 2003, San Isidro Elementary School had been the seat of office and a home to Division Officials. The Garcia Type 1991 School Building of San Isidro ES is now the official seat of office of the Division of Antipolo City.
