▁Nov al ich es ▁facility , ▁however , ▁is ▁still ▁used . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁ple bis cite ▁was ▁held ▁among ▁the ▁vot ers ▁of ▁Que zon ▁City ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁city hood ▁of ▁Nov al ich es . ▁The ▁proposed ▁creation ▁of ▁" N oval ich es ▁City " ▁would ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁bar ang ays ▁from ▁Que zon ▁City . ▁At ▁the ▁ple bis cite ' s ▁end , ▁votes ▁that ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁separation ▁heavily ▁out number ed ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁favor . ▁ ▁Nov al ich es ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁oldest ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Nov al ich es ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁itself , ▁the ▁Par ish ▁and ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁or ▁the ▁Nu estra ▁Sen ora ▁de ▁la ▁Mer ced . ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁by ▁P adre ▁And res ▁Martin , ▁O . S . A . ▁ ▁Near by ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁La ▁Vir gen ▁de ▁la ▁Mer ced ▁is ▁a ▁huge ▁tree ▁where ▁And res ▁Bon ifa cio ▁and ▁T and ang ▁S ora ▁held ▁meet ings ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁revolution ▁against ▁Spain . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁College ▁in ▁Bar ang ay ▁Kal ig ay ah an . ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte ▁▁ ▁F ounded ▁as ▁a ▁pueblo ▁by ▁Saint