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Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named

after the country's national hero, Jose Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building, constructed in Antipolo City by Ortigas &

Co., owner thereof, was completed by December of that year. Built on 5-hectare lot at the Ynares Center, it

employs 2,008 employees.[2] The New Capitol was successfully inaugurated on March 4, 2009, bringing back

 the Capitol Building inside the provincial territory, from which it was absent for 33 years (when Pasig was

incorporated into Metro Manila).

Rizal is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, the province of Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and

Laguna province to the south. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake

 in the country.