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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).[1] A large portion of Ayala Alabang came from Barangay Alabang.[2] It was the location of the Alabang Stock Farm.[3]

Etymology

Aerial view of Alabang, circa 1944

Alabang was formerly the cattle grazing pastures of the hacienda of the friars of Muntinlupa.[4] It is named after the Alabang River that passes through the area, labeled as “Rio de Alban” in the 1852 Coello-Morata Case Map.[5]

Demographics

Year Population
2007 59,521
2010[6] 56,752
2015[7] 63,793
2020[8] 71,075
2024 69,215

Education

See also: List of schools in Muntinlupa

The Department of Education (DepEd) is responsible for basic education in the Philippines.[9] The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is responsible for Higher Education in the Philippines.[10]

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.[11][12] It was then turned into the Philippine television sitcom Alabang Girls (1992-1994) broadcast by ABC.[13]

Another Philippine television show is The Alabang Housewives which is a reality competition show broadcast by TV5.[14][15][16]

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. ^ https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/andrew-e-alabang-girls-economics-a00289-20210930-lfrm
  12. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416464/
  13. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5964328/
  14. ^ The Alabang Housewives headline their own reality show retrieved via www.interaksyon.com November 1, 2013
  15. ^ The fabulous truth about the Alabang Housewives Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.manilatimes.net/ Jan 18, 2013
  16. ^ Housewives lose race, win a show retrieved via http://entertainment.inquirer.net/ Jan 15, 2013

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