It was converted from a municipality into a component city of Rizal Province
on April 4, 1998, under Republic Act No. 8508. A new provincial capitol
building was inaugurated in the city in March 2009 to replace the old capitol
in Pasig which has long been outside the jurisdiction of Rizal Province; after
Pasig was included in Metro Manila in 1975. With the transfer of the provincial
government to Antipolo, it is highly favoured to be officially designated as
the new capital of the province. On March 14, 2011, Antipolo was declared a
"highly-urbanized city" by President Benigno Aquino; such
proclamation however still
