(PNA file photo) MANILA - There was a time when the former town of Novaliches, shared by Quezon City and Caloocan City since 1948, served as the "egg, meat, fruit, and vegetable basket" or the source of these farm products for residents of both cities. That was until the early 1980s when Novaliches was still considered the "bukid" or farm area of its two mother cities. The southern parts of both Quezon City and Caloocan at the time were already commercially developed and no longer fit for growing or raising farm products. The then sparsely-populated barangays of Novaliches belonging to Quezon City were Nagkaisang Nayon, Capri, Novaliches Proper, San Agustin, San Bartolome, Kaligayahan, Santa Monica, Pasong Putik, Santa Lucia, Gulod, Bagbag, Talipapa, Sauyo, Pasong Tamo, Tandang Sora, Culiat, Sangandaan, Baesa, Balong Bato, Kangkong, and Unang Sigaw. On the other hand, the Novaliches side that belonged to Caloocan included barangays Bagbaguin, Caybiga, Llano, Deparo,