443RD FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF CABUYAO

(Photo credits to the City Government of Cabuyao www.cityofcabuyao.gov.ph)

WalterMart Cabuyao Interior

Walter Mart Cabuyao

Welcome to Walter Mart Cabuyao! The 19th Walter Mart Community Mall in the Philippines and first of its kind in the City. It is located at National Highway, Banlic, Cabuyao City, Laguna.

CITY OF CABUYAO HALL? OR CABUYAO CITY HALL?

711 PULO: FIFTH IN CABUYAO CITY

CABUYAO CITY, Laguna - The fifth branch of 711 in this city will soon to rise in Pulo, along Pulo-Diezmo Road. The first and oldest 711 in Cabuyao is the one located at the City Proper (711 Cabuyao), second is 711 Mamatid along National Highway, Banlic. The third one is located along the National Highway, San Isidro (711 San Isidro) and the fourth is also located along the National Highway, Banay-Banay (711 Katapatan). And the fifth is 711 Pulo. Once constructed and opened, 711 Pulo will cater numerous people, students, employees going in and out of different companies in Science Park 1 (Diezmo) and Malayan Colleges Laguna (beside SLEX).

CABUYAO IS STILL "THE RICHEST MUNICIPALITY IN THE PHILLIPINES"

CABUYAO CITY, LAGUNA - Through the passage of Republic Act No. 10163, Cabuyao, the current "Richest Municipality in the Philippines" since 2010, is now a component City following its referendum last August 2012. Its income grows bigger and bigger as years go by as evidenced with a large number of companies, all multi-nationals located in the city. Since 2000s, Cabuyao is already on the listing of "Top Municipalities in Income" every year.

2007

1. SAN JUAN - 728,177,021
2. BIÑAN - 621,323,315
3. CABUYAO - 539,892,056
4. DASMARIÑAS - 527,814,272
5. CAINTA - 474,710,201

2008

1. BIÑAN - 734,101,668
2. DASMARIÑAS - 662,290,015
3. CABUYAO - 630,447,916
4. BACOOR - 610,835,930
5. CAINTA - 576,570,684

2010

1. CABUYAO -748,996,515
2. BACOOR - 710,000,000+
3. CAINTA - 670,313,403
4. GENERAL TRIAS - 543,001,429
5. IMUS - 528,736,312

2011

1 CABUYAO - 784,589,437
2. CAINTA - 766,924,602
3. BACOOR - 759,817,000
4. GENERAL TRIAS - 617,448,000
5. IMUS - 573,101,578

For the record, in 2007, Cabuyao placed Top 3 in Income ranking, after San Juan (became city in 2007) and Biñan. In 2008, Cabuyao still placed 3rd after Biñan as the first, and Dasmariñas as the second. In 2010, both Biñan and Dasmariñas became cities so Cabuyao placed first in Income followed by Bacoor and Cainta.

For 2011, Cabuyao still ranked first followed by Cainta and Bacoor.

CABUYAO INCOME PERFORMANCE

2007
Income: 539,892,056
Rank: 3rd

2008
Income: 630,447,916
Increase: 90,555,860 (14.34%)
Rank: 3rd

2009
Income: 681,671,774
Increase: 51,223,858 (8.12%)
Rank: 3rd

2010
Income: 748,996,515
Increase: 91,638,440 (9.88%)
Rank: 1st (Richest Municipality)

2011
Income: 784,589,437
Increase: 35,592,922 (4.75%)
Rank: 1st (Richest Municipality)

Cabuyao will no longer be on the list for 2012, since it is already a City, well, congratulations to my town, or should I say city, for an excellent performance in income. Cabuyao is the "Richest Municipality in the Philippines" for 2010 to 2011.

Sources:
- http://coa.gov.ph/Audit/AAR.htm
- http://www.coa.gov.ph/Reports/AFR/2011_AFR_LGUs_Vol3A.pdf
- http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2010/101110_rav_gjlc_pv_topmunicipalites.asp

SM CITY CABUYAO?

SM CITY CABUYAO - it's possible, I heard that Sy's vision of having SM Malls in every five minute-distance travel will help raise an SM Mall in Cabuyao. Cabuyao, one of the youngest cities, has no mall since its incorporation, thinking that it became the "Richest Municipality in the Philippines" for the last three consecutive years. The highlighted portion on the map was not really an SM Mall, it is the Cabuyao Commercial Center (CCC), a three-storey commercial building built and operated decades ago. It had Cabuyao Grocery Store, a Jollibee branch, Chowking, an arcade upstairs and three cinema houses on third floor. I remember when I was a little kid, it was my first time to watch a movie on a cinema house in CCC, Cedie was the movie on the silver screen. LOL. But now it is still standing, but not operating anymore. The green fences covering the whole structure indicates nothing on what will the commercial building be in the future. Only rumors. Rumors say that Sy already bought it to redevelop, but there's still no fact about the rumor. But wether it will be developed to become an SM Mall, or a Hypermarket or SaveMore, it will still be the old Cabuyao Commercial Center in the hearts of Cabuyeños who had been served by it long time ago.

CABUYAO IS NOW A CITY!

CABUYAO CITY, Laguna - After 441 years of Cabuyao being a town in Laguna, it is now a component city joining San Pablo City (1940), Calamba City (2001), Santa Rosa City (2004) and Biñan City (2010) in the ever-progressive Province of Laguna. One of the oldest town of the Philippines, Cabuyao served as the mother town of Laguna's western town and cities. "Encomienda de Tabuco" (Cabuyao's old name) was founded by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi on January 16, 1571 with its barangays comprising Barangay San Pedro de Tunasan, Barangay Malabanan, Barangay Santa Rosa de Lima or Barangay Bukol (colloquial), Barangay Calamba and Barangay Santo Tomas. However, after so many years, its barangays became seperate towns, San Pedro (1725), Biñan (1688), Santa Rosa (1792), Calamba (1792) and Santo Tomas, until they became cities (except for San Pedro and Santo Tomas). Finally, their mother town became a city at the end - the City of Cabuyao.

Since 2010, after the conversion of Biñan into a city, Cabuyao was "The Richest Municipality in the Philippines". No questions at all, as it was stated here..

Why Cabuyao is the Richest Municipality in the Philippines | WOW Laguna

Cabuyao is currently holding the No. 1 spot in the ranking of the Richest Municipalities in the Philippines. Why? Because according to the Commission on Audit, Cabuyao has an annual income of P593,166,000.

Yes, that huge. This is credited to the industrial estates situated in this first class urbanized municipality. These big time industrial companies include Nestlé Philippines, Asia Brewery Inc., San Miguel Corporation, Tanduay Distillers Inc., Wyeth Philippines Inc., and Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines.

But aside from that, there’s more to Cabuyao than these industrial estates. The Pinay international artist, Charice Pempengco, was born in Cabuyao. Also a native of this town is Charo Ronquillo, the first ever Filipina model to enter the finals of Ford Supermodel of the World Search in 2006 where she bagged 3rd place.

With world-class personalities and companies cradled in this municipality, no wonder why Cabuyao is the country’s richest municipality not just in financial terms but in talents as well.

It was December 06, 2010 (the day after my Birthday) when the Cityhood Bill of Cabuyao was introduced to Congress, December 13, 2010, when Congress had a business hearing about the bill. March 29, 2011, when the bill was transmitted to the Senate. October 24, committee hearings were conducted, it was December 05, 2011 (My 21st Birthday) when Senator Bong-Bong Marcos sponsored the bill, December 06, 2011 (after a year of its filing) Cabuyao Cityhood Bill was transferred from Calendar of Ordinary Business to the Calendar of Special Order, and after the successful readings and committee hearings, the bill was approved by the Senate on January 16, 2012, the same date of the 441st Foundation Day of the town. For completion, the President should approve the bill and it was sent to the President's Office on April 24, 2012. And on May 16, 2012, the President, His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, signed the bill and enacted into law by virtue of Republic Act No. 10163. In order for a town to be officially converted into a city, its cityhood should be ratified by its people through a plebiscite, The Commission on Elections scheduled the plebiscite of Cabuyao on August 04, 2012. It was rainy on its plebiscite day due to Typhoon Gener, almost 140,000 are the number of registered voters of Cabuyao as of 2010 election, but less than 20% of it came to polling precincts to vote. There were only 24,670 total voters, in which 10.29% or 2,538 were against and 89.71% or 22,132 were agreed for the cityhood. Since majority of the votes casted were after the cityhood, Cabuyao City Charter was ratified on the night of August 04, 2012. It's a congratulation for all of us, for Cabuyao and its people.

Cabuyao, Laguna, is newest city | Inquirer News

SAN PEDRO, Laguna—Cabuyao town in Laguna is now officially a city even if only less than 20 percent of its registered voters turned out for a plebiscite on Saturday.

The final count showed 22,132 residents voted in favor of the town’s conversion to a city, while only 2,538 residents voted “no,” according to lawyer Juanito Icaro, Commission on Elections director in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon).

Icaro said by phone Sunday that the votes counted in the plebiscite translated to an 18.23-percent voters turnout.

Cabuyao, a first-class municipality in the second district of Laguna with a population of 205,376 as of 2007, had been seeking cityhood since last year, Icaro said.

The Local Government Code of 1991 requires a municipality to meet at least two of three requirements to become a city—land area of at least 100 square kilometers, an annual income of at least P100 million and a population of at least 150,000.

President Benigno Aquino, on May 16, 2012, signed the executive order directing the conversion of Cabuyao to a component city. The order was required before  the residents of the municipality could ratify the change of status in a plebiscite. Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon

It's a great privilege knowing that I am one of those 22,132 Cabuyeños who voted "YES" for the Cityhood of my Town. I can say that I'm already part of Cabuyao's History during its incorporation as a city. CONGRATULATIONS! CITY OF CABUYAO!