Muntinlupa City, Philippines, The
 Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines Muntinlupa City (popuplation: 379,310 Census 2000) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Taguig, to the northwest by Parañaque City, by Las Piñas City to the west, to the southwest by the municipality of Bacoor in the province of Cavite to the southwest, by the municipality of San Pedro, in the province of Laguna, and by Laguna de Bay to the east, the largest lake in the country. It earned the title "Emerald City of the Philippines".
Muntinlupa City was once notoriously known as the home of the maximum security, National Bilibid Prison (NBP), where the country's most dangerous criminals were incarcerated. Nowadays, it has largely shaken-off this negative image to become one of the most progressive city in the country today.
Muntinlupa is home to some of the best commercial establishments in the metro and is the location of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the biggest residential community in the country, where many of the wealthy and famous live. Among the village's well-known residents include former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, local actor, Aga Mulach and his wife, actress/host, Charlene Gonzales, and even the Prince of Brunei reportedly has a large mansion there as a his residence.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Muntinlupa Region: National Capital Region Province: Dates:
Founded—Year 1601 A.D.
Cityhood—March 1, 1995 Population:
2000 census—379,310
Density—8,122 per km² Area: 46.70 km² Coordinates: 14°22'60.00"N, 121° 2'60.00"E Barangays: 9 Congressional districts: Lone District of Muntinlupa City Income Class: First Class City; Urban
DevelopmentsThe town of Alabang, part of the first district of Muntinlupa City, has undergone tremendous growth in the last decade. Because of two large scale commercial real estate development projects namely; the "Filinvest Corporate City (FCC)" by Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), and Ayala Land, Inc.'s "Madrigal Business Center District (MCBD)", both of which changed the landscape of Muntinlupa City -- from what was once vast fields of cow pature in the late '80s, into now a supercity that houses new residential, business, industrial and commercial establishments that rivals the best, example of these are; one of the country's premiere shopping center, Alabang Town Center, the Festival Supermall (One of Asia's biggest mall), the towering Insular Life Buildings, the prestigous Asian Hospital and Medical Center, the Northgate Business District, that specializes in hosting information and technology industries.
Many companies from other crowded cities are planning to, or already have moved their base of operations into Muntinlupa City, in a transformation reminicent of Makati City's development boom 30 years ago -- the city's future is bright.
Districts and BarangaysMuntinlupa City is composed of a lone congressional district, and two legislative districts which are further subdivided into nine Barangays. Legislative District One contains four Barangays in the southern half of the city, while legislative District Two occupies the five Barangays in the northern portion of the city.
While Barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their Barangay.
Listed below are the Barangays in each district plus some notable subdivisions (villages).
District 1 Barangays- Alabang
- Ayala Alabang
- Buli
- Cupang
- Sucat
District 2 Barangays- Bayanan
- Poblacion
- Putatan
- Tunasan
Subdivisions (Villages)- Alabang Hills Village
- Ayala Alabang Village - Official Site
- Hillsborough Alabang
- JPA Subdivision
- Lodora Village
- Pacific Village
- San Jose Village
- Soldiers Hills Village
- Sto. Niño Village
Attractions- Alabang Town Center - Official Site
- Ayala Alabang Country Club
- Festival Supermall - Official Site
- Filinvest Corporate City - Official Site
- Madrigal Business Center District
- Metropolis Mall
- National Bilibid Prison (NBP)
Educational Institutions
Primary and Secondary Education- De la Salle - Santiago Zobel School (Multiversity of DLSU) - Official Site
- Muntinlupa National High School
- Muntinlupa Science High School
- PAREF Southridge School - Offical Site
- PAREF Woodroose School - Official Site
- Pedro E. Diaz High School
- St. Benedict College (High School) - Official Site
- Theresiana De Montealegre Dame School "The First Chinese School In the South" - E-Mail
Colleges, Universities and Technical Schools- Asian College of Science and Technology
- Christ The King Technical School
- Criminal Justice College
- De la Salle - Santiago Zobel School (Multiversity of DLSU) - Official Site
- Imus Computer College (ICC) - Alabang - Official Site
- International Electronics and Technology Institute (IETI) College
- Muntinlupa Institute of Technology
- National College of Science and Technology
- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (Formerly Muntinlupa Polytechnic College)
- Philippine Science Technology Center
- St. Benedict College - Official Site
- St. Dominic College
- St. Francis of Assisi College - Alabang
- Systems Technology Institute (STI) College - Alabang
- West Bay College - Official Site
Historical FocusThe origin of the name “Muntinlupa” came from at least three versions. First, its association with the thin top soil in the area – thus the term Muntinlupa. Second, residents, purportedly replying to a question by Spaniards in the 16th century what the name of their place was, said "Monte sa Lupa" – apparently mistaking the question for what card game they were playing. Third, the topographical nature of the area, where the term Monte or mountain was expanded to Muntinlupa or mountain land.
Some documents suggest that the first and third versions of Muntinlupa and Monte sa Lupa respectively eventually became Muntinlupa either through misspelling or mispronunciation. But no record to date can firmly establish which of the three versions is historically correct.
Muntinlupa is an old term, which refers to a village now known as the Poblacion. As early as 1800, the Catholic priest Father Joaquin de Zuniga chronicled it as La Poblacion que Sigue se Llama Muntinlupa.
Historical Milestones| DATE | MILESTONE | | 1601 | Some 80 years after the discovery of the islands for King Philip II of Spain by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, Muntinlupa starts being under the religious supervision of the Augustinians. The religious education of the residents was under the convent of the Guadalupe Sanctuary until one Quijano Bustamante bought from the residents the land of Muntinlupa. | | 1869 | The then Civil Government approves the project of forming a town out of the barrios of Muntinlupa. | | 1901 | Muntinlupa becomes a district of Morong, Rizal. | | November 25, 1903 | By Act 1008 of the Philippine Commission, the municipality of Muntinlupa is included within the boundary of Laguna province and is placed under Biňan Town. | | March 22, 1905 | Act 1308 of Philippine Commission, following a petition presented to the Governor General for the separation of Muntinlupa to Rizal province, grants the request of residents of Muntinlupa which becomes a part of Taguig from which later it was eventually separated. | | December 19, 1917 | The government grants the petition of residents for an independent status of their municipality under Executive Order 108 signed by Governor General Francis Burton Harrizon. | | January 01, 1918 | Governor General Harrizon's Executive Order 108 takes effect. Vidal Joaquin, a native of Alabang, served as the first appointed mayor in 1918 while the first elected mayor was Melencio Espeleta. | | November 07, 1975 | Muntinlupa became a part of Metropolitan Manila by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824 issued by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Under the Loresca and Argana administration, education was given priority. Elementary public schools in the different barangays were established. | | June 13, 1986 | President Corazon C. Aquino appoints Atty. Ignacio R. Bunye, Officer-In-Charge of Muntinlupa as part of a nationwide revamp of local government units following the EDSA Revolution in February that year. He takes his oath of office six days later. He served the local government for three consecutive terms. Together with Vice Mayor Atty. Jaime R. Fresnedi, the administration undertook various projects that converted the municipality into a very progressive town in the far south. In the ratification of the 1986 Constitution, Muntinlupa together with Las Piñas formed one political district. Muntinlupa was divided into two districts. District I included Barangays Tunasan, Poblacion, Putatan and Bayanan while Distric II consisted of Barangays Alabang, Cupang, Buli, Sucat and New Alabang. | | December 06, 1988 | President Corazon C. Aquino by Proclamation 351 declares the 19th of December as "Municipality of Muntinlupa Day". | | March 01, 1994 | During the Bunye Adminstration, Muntinlupa signed a sisterhood pact with Gunma, Japan. The covenant called the “Muntinlupa-Gunma Sisterhood Pact” that will establish bilateral relations between the two municipalities. | | February 16, 1995 | House Bill No. 14401 converting the Municipality of Muntinlupa into a highly urbanized city was approved by the House of Representatives. Muntinlupa formally became a charter city when President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act 7926 proclaiming Muntinlupa as a city. Atty. Ignacio R. Bunye became the first representative of Muntinlupa City in Congress. | | March 01, 1995 | Muntinlupa becomes the 65th city in the Philippines as signed into law by President Fidel V. Ramos, its conversion into a highly urbanized city by virtue of Republic Act No. 7926. | | Febuary 26, 1996 | Resolution No. 96-256 was passed, declaring the first day of the Month of March and every year thereafter as "Muntinlupa-Gunma Friendship Day", by the city council. | | June 29, 1998 | Atty. Jaime R. Fresnedi takes his oath of office as the new mayor of the City of Muntinlupa after winning in the May elections. | | March 01, 2001 | An act declaring the First Day of March of every year as a Special Working Holiday in the City of Muntinlupa to be known as "The Muntinlupa City Charter Day" by virtue of Senate Bill No. 2165. |
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