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==History of Valencia, Quezon City, Philippines==
==History of Valencia, Quezon City, Philippines==
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:source: LGU Valencia: Barangay Chairman: [[Ma. Anna Millonado]]
 
Barangay Valencia in New Manila, Quezon City is a prominent barangay, often times called Gilmore instead of its name (Gilmore is one of the streets in this barangay). Brgy. Valencia is bounded north by Brgy. Mariana, New Manila in Quezon City. The western border is Brgy.Kaunlaran and Horseshoe Village in Quezon City. The south border is Greenhills, San JuanCity and the west border is bounded by Brgy. Pasadena and Ermitaño in San Juan City. Brgy.Valenciia is prominent because of Broadway Centrum which it can be found along Aurora Blvd. and Broadway Street where people watch live Eat Bulaga show, the longest noon timeshow in TV; taking place in the East Wing of Broadway Centrum. And the West Wing of Broadway Centrum is for  other shows in TV5 (it  has used by other programs of  GMA7).Broadway Centrum is not just studios, it’s a commercial complex with shopping mall.
 
Other attractions in Brgy. Valencia is Gilmore Street where lots of computer peripherals are beingsold along this road. The Old Sampaguita Picture is found also here, the old home studio ofthe stars that has now been closed for service, (old stars used to tape in this studio) being seen along Granada Street. And also high-rise buildings including Valencia Towers, Princeton Condominium  are  some  of  the  condominiums  here.  Otherwise  there  are  more establishments here and business houses and yet there are residential colonies here in thisplace. And the Gilmore LRT2 station is found here along Aurora Boulevard. Important roads in this barangays are Aurora Boulevard, the north border of this barangay. Granada Street(the Extension of Ortigas Avenue northward) for a short distance and and it is shifted toGilmore Street beginning across N. Domingo that penetrates the territory and intersecting Aurora Blvd and to the further part of Brgy. Mariana. N. Domingo Street is the street leads west to San Juan City and east to Cubao that intersects Gilmore; Broadway Street (formerly called Dona Juana Rodriguez Avenue) the road along Valencia Tower and Broadway Centrum, intersects N.  Domingo and Aurora Blvd;  Broadway Street extends to Brgy.  Mariana.  And Bonny Serrano Avenue ( or Santolan Road) on the south side that cuts against Quezon City in north and San Juan City in south, otherwise each street.


==People of Valencia, Quezon City, Philippines==
==People of Valencia, Quezon City, Philippines==