Santo Cristo, Quezon City

Santo Cristo (PSGC:^[1]) is a Quezon City barangay located in North EDSA, a busy commercial area of shopping malls, transport hubs and office buildings.

Santo Cristo
Barangay
Santo Cristo Barangay Hall
The Map Zoning of Brgy. Sto Cristo
Coordinates: 14°39′37″N 121°1′48″E
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
City	Quezon City
District	1st District of Quezon City
Government
• Type	Barangay
• Barangay Chairman	Rey Mark John C. Navarro
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,783
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Zip Code	1105
Area code	02

Neighboring barangays include Bahay Toro in the north; Veterans Village in the South, Bungad in the southeast; Bagong Pag-asa in the east; Ramon Magsaysay in the west, and Alicia in the northwest under the first Legislative district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Demography

As of 2020 census published by the Philippine Statistics Authority, the population of Barangay Santo Cristo is 25,783, a two-fold increase from 2015 due to the inclusion of residents of SMDC's high-rise condominium projects Grass Residences and Fern at the Grass Residences.^[2]

Notable Landmarks and Future Development

Only The Annex building of SM North EDSA complex is located within the southern portion of the barangay, as well as SMDC's Grass Residences. Fern Residences, unofficially known as Towers 4 & 5 of the original Grass Residences project, is almost complete.

Government Schools and Offices

• Sto. Cristo Elementary School
• San Francisco High School
• San Francisco satellite campus of Quezon City University, formerly known as Quezon City Polytechnic University
• Quezon City Science High School
• DepEd offices for the National Capital Region and Quezon City Division
• DSWD Study and Reception Center for Children

Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials

List of Punong Barangay

Full Name	Term Began	Term Ended
Rey Mark John C. Navarro[3]	June 30, 2018	June 30, 2020[4]
	November 30, 2013	June 30, 2018

Members of Sangguniang Barangay

Title	Name
Barangay Captain Punong Barangay	Rey Mark John C. Navarro
SK Chairperson Sangguniang Kabataan	Krisandra Nica V. Renegin
Secretary Kalihim	Joseph D. Lim
Treasurer Ingat Yaman	Rowena R. Sarmiento
Barangay Councilors Kagawad	Rizaldy C. Nepomuceno
	Roger Baclig
	Wilfredo N. Saludez
	Sheila Marie S. Gallanosa
	Rodolfo V. Ubales Sr.
	JV Cruz
	Edwin Alcantara

The new Barangay and SK Councils were elected in October 2023.

See also

• Barangays of Quezon City
• Legislative districts of Quezon City
• Quezon City
• Quezon City University
• Vincent Crisologo
• Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1
• SM North EDSA
• Barangay elections

References

1. "Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) - Barangay Sto. Cristo". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
2. "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. June 12, 2022.
3. "Quezon City Barangays". quezoncity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
4. "RA 10952. An Act Postponing the October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections" (PDF). Official Gazette. October 10, 2017.http://www.officialgazet