Alabang

Alabang
Barangay
Aerial view of Alabang (2026)
Aerial view of Alabang (2026)
Interactive map of Alabang
Coordinates: 14°25′02″N 121°02′31″E / 14.41722°N 121.04194°E / 14.41722; 121.04194
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityMuntinlupa
District2nd district of Muntinlupa
Established1980
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Barangay CaptainChristine May Abas-Ding
Area
 • Total
8.064 km2 (3.114 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
71,075
 • Density8,814/km2 (22,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1799, 1781 (Filinvest City)
Area code02
RangeMarikina Valley Fault Ridge

Alabang ([alaˈbɐŋ]) is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time, the area was a farming district and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, including Filinvest City, Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub. It has an area of 8.064 square kilometers (3.114 sq mi). A large portion of Ayala Alabang came from Barangay Alabang. It was the location of the Alabang Stock Farm.

Etymology

Aerial view of Alabang, circa 1944

Alabang was formerly the cattle grazing pastures of the hacienda of the friars of Muntinlupa. It is named after the Alabang River that passes through the area, labeled as "Rio de Alban" in the 1852 Coello-Morata Case Map.

Demographics

YearPopulation
200759,521
201056,752
201563,793
202071,075
202469,215

Education

The Department of Education (DepEd) is responsible for basic education in the Philippines. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is responsible for Higher Education in the Philippines.

Schools located in the barangay are as follows:

Alabang appears in Philippine popular culture. The radio hit song "Alabang Girls" by Andrew E. was turned into a movie with the same name and featured the singer in the lead role. It was then turned into the Philippine television sitcom Alabang Girls (1992-1994) broadcast by ABC.

Another Philippine television show is The Alabang Housewives, a reality competition show broadcast by TV5.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brgy. Alabang". City Government of Muntinlupa. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "B.P. Blg. 219: An Act Creating the Barangay New Alabang Village in the Municipality of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila". March 25, 1982. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "44-hectare Alabang sprawl home to global business community". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ↑ Oficina de Agricultura, Departamento de lo Interior, Gobierno de Las Islas Filipinas (1908). "Dehesa de Alabang". Revista agrícola de Filipinas. 1: 59.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Sanz, Gonzalo Mateo (2020). Topónimos y apellidos ancestrales de los países de la hispanidad. Jolube Consultor Botánico y Editor. p. 27. ISBN 9788412165623.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "National Capital Region (NCR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Republic Act No. 9155". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Republic Act No. 7722 – An Act Creating the Commission on Higher Education appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. May 18, 1994.
  11. ↑ Caña, Paul John (September 30, 2021). "Andrew E's Song 'Alabang Girls' Can Teach Us a Thing or Two About Economics". Esquire. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ The Alabang Housewives headline their own reality show retrieved via www.interaksyon.com November 1, 2013
  13. ↑ The fabulous truth about the Alabang Housewives Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.manilatimes.net/ Jan 18, 2013
  14. ↑ Housewives lose race, win a show retrieved via http://entertainment.inquirer.net/ Jan 15, 2013

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