Artex Compound (Malabon)

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Niogan / Malabon
 water, interesting place
... is one of the most interesting and dramatic places in Malabon and has become a sort of a tourist attraction especially among photography aficionados.

Artex a.k.a. Yupangco Cotton Mills, Inc. was a long-time producer of fine textiles. During its heyday, this factory was considered the largest and most cutting-edge of its kind in Asia.

Artex Compound actually referred to the company's housing project next to the factory for some of its workers. The company stopped operation in 1989 following a labor strike. To protest non-payment of their salaries and benefits, the workers held out and stayed in these houses since.

Because Artex is located in Panghulo, one of the lowest-lying barangays in Malabon, exacerbated by the reclamation of many "dead" fishponds by real estate developers, the compound has become a catch basin and is now submerged in water all year round.

Today, many locals call the entire complex (not just the housing part) Artex Compound.

Riding the banca (native boat) is the only means of transportation within the compound.
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Coordinates:   14°41'0"N   120°57'14"E

Comments

  • The site where the famous Filipino indie film "Lola" was filmed in 2009.
  • Ilaw I think there was goodwill involved in the construction of housing for workers; unfortunately, events did not turn up favorably. I also think this is the location of " Ang Probinsyano" January 5, 2017 episode.
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