Eustaquio "Quako" Infante of Pasig who led the dedication of the Most Holy Rosary Parish church on June 2, 1871 during the term of Archbishop Gregorio Meliton Martinez of the Archdiocese of Manila.

[8] According to the Executive Summary included in the Annual Audit Reports of Rodriguez, Rizal, the municipality of Montalban was founded on June 30, 1871, under the "Acta de Erreccion" or Deed of Foundation.

[9] The town, including its poblacion, was initially part of the province of Manila, while its present-day mountainous central and eastern portion, according to old maps, was under the jurisdiction of the District of Morong.

[10][11] The municipality was then incorporated to the newly created province of Rizal on June 11, 1901, by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No.

[12] Montalban was then returned to its mother municipality of San Mateo by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No.

60, Series of 2018 requesting the Senate of the Philippines thru its president, Vicente Sotto III and the House of Representatives through its speaker, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to co-sponsor a bill for Rodriguez's conversion into a city.

[citation needed] In mid-to-late 2019, before a formal ruling could be enacted, the municipal government under the term of Mayor Dennis Hernandez started to refer to the town as Montalban.

11812, an act for the reversion of the name of municipality Rodriguez to Montalban and repealing Batas Pambansa Blg.

From its north to south, a series of sloping ridges, hills and mountains ranges adorn the town.

Poverty incidence of Rodriguez Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] The main transportation used in the municipality are jeepneys, tricycles, UV Express, and buses.

UV Express vehicles ply the routes to Cubao in Quezon City and Santa Lucia Grand Mall in Cainta.

Formerly, there was railway service under the Manila Railroad Company that traversed the San Mateo, Marikina, and Pasig areas and had its terminus at Barangay Balitè behind the Santo Rosario Parish Church.

It had been long dismantled and the railway line converted into roadway that now consists of the road aptly named Daang Bakal.

The Marikina Auto Line Transport Corporation (MALTC) buses is the only one that regularly travels to farther places like Makati and Parañaque.

However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) implemented a route rationalization system for city buses.

The proposed San Mateo Railway will connect the municipality of Rodriguez to the Light Rail Transit Line 2, in which 6 stations are in development.

[40][41] [42] There are numerous elementary and high schools, both public and private, offering primary, secondary and tertiary education in the town of Rodriguez.