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CHAPTER VI
Introduction
the Philippines, located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and
the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west
of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores
of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2015 census, the province's
total population is 3,035,081. It is also currently the seventh richest province in the
country.
Laguna is notable as the birthplace of Jose Rizal, the country's national hero. It is
also famous for attractions like Pagsanjan Falls, the University of the Philippines Los
Baños campus, the hot spring resorts of Los Baños and Calamba on the slopes of Mount
Makiling, Pila historic town plaza, Taytay Falls in Majayjay, the wood carvings and papier-
mache created by the people of Paete, the annual Sampaguita Festival in San Pedro,
the turumba of Pakil, the tsinelas footwears from Liliw, the Pandan Festival of Luisiana,
the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, and the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery in Nagcarlan.
Calamba City is a 1st class city in the Province of Laguna, Philippines. According
It is the regional center of the Calabarzon region. It is situated 50 kilometres (31 mi)
south of Manila, 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Santa Cruz, Laguna and 31 kilometres
(19 mi) north of San Pablo, Laguna. The city is known as the "Resort Capital of the
Philippines" because of its numerous hot spring resorts, which are mostly located in
According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 454,486 people, making
it the most populous local government unit in Laguna. [3] It is the 5th densest city in the
province with more than 2,600 people per square kilometer after San Pedro, Biñan,
Cabuyao and Santa Rosa. Based on the overall rankings of the 2014 Cities and
Municipalities Index, the city ranked 18th in the overall competitiveness (cities ranking)
and 1st among cities in the Calabarzon region. The city is known to be the Calabarzon's
richest city, followed by Cabuyao City, because of its numerous factories according to the
Laguna is one of the Marikina-Infante Highway, also known as the Marcos Highway
or MARILAQUIE stands for Manila- Rizal – Laguna – Quezon, is a scenic mountain 110
– kilometre highway that connects Metro Manila with Infantan, Quezon in the Philippines.
The highway starts in Marikina near Katipunan Avenue, the Loyola Heights
segment of Circumferential Road 5, in Quezon City. Some of races use this highway in
illegal racing and this highway always in the news they reported about illegal racers race
PHYSICAL STRUCTURES
The researcher has identified major physical structure around the site within the
10-kilometer radius. Included in the radius aside from. The beautiful destination, historical
The following lists will show the major developments per city that surrounds. The
chosen site in the 10- kilometre radius included in the list also are the general
characteristics within this region such us: Geography and soil, Water, Topography,
Climate, Ecology and Built environment. The researcher has discussed the following
GEOGRAPHY
Calamba lies on the northern slopes of Mount Makiling, a dormant volcano. The
southern terminus of the South Luzon Expressway is in Calamba and this geographic
position makes the city a gateway to the southern provinces of Luzon. The highway at the
end of the South Luzon Expressway leads east to the other towns of Laguna and south
The city is bordered by Cabuyao to the north, Los Baños to the east, by the
province of Batangas to the south, specifically the city of Tanauan, the municipalities
of Santo Tomas and Talisay, and by the province of Cavite to the west,
with Tagaytay and Silang. Laguna de Bay the country's largest lake, forms the city's
northeast border. The provincial capital, Santa Cruz, is located 37 kilometers (23 mi) by
Calamba covers a total land area of 14,950 hectares (36,900 acres), making it is
the 2nd largest city in Laguna province in terms of land area after San Pablo. Calamba
has only one types of soil that is loam to hydrosol but Laguna, has many types of soil
varying from different types of loam and clay to hydrosol. The hydrosol type plus clay loam
type soil with find sandy materials found in the lakeshore has given rise to early
homogenous lowland rice farming pattern in the province. In contrast, the upland plains
of Quezon and Laguna are characterized by the presence of clay, clay loam, and type
HYDROLOGY
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The main source of water supply in Calamba and Los Baños is groundwater,
sourced through pressurized pumps, wells and reservoirs. The piped water systems in
Calamba are being maintained by the Calamba Water District (CWD), while the Laguna
Water District (LWD) provides water service connections to Los Baños. A total of 49
pumps across Calamba are registered in the CWD (CWD, 2015). However, many
households have their own pumps installed, without the regulation of the water districts.
As of 2014, the CWD piped system serves about 46,595 households and government
institutions and 2979 commercial and industrial establishments (CWD, 2015). There are
nine (9) main water sources of LWD across Los Baños, which include the Dampalit Dam
in Mt. Makiling, and groundwater wells located in the barangays (villages) of Lalakay,
Lopez Heights Timugan, Villegas Baybayin, Maahas, UPCO, Umali, Batong Malake and
Bayog. Aside from Los Baños, the LWD also supplies potable water to the nearby towns
located along the southern coastline of Laguna de Bay (towns of Bay, Calauan and some
areas in Victoria). At present, the LWD covers water connections for 18,522 residential
Based on the records of the CWD, the total monthly water consumption of domestic
and commercial users in December 2014 was about 925,051 m3. Of the total
consumption, 94% (869,463 m3) was for domestic consumption, while 6% (55,588 m3)
was used by the commercial sector (CWD, 2015). Meanwhile, in Los Baños the total
monthly water consumption in October 2014 based on the records of the LWD, was about
659,826 m3. Of this amount, 97% (639,896 m3) was accounted for domestic consumption,
while 3% (19,930 m3) was consumed by the commercial and bulk users (LWD, 2015).
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Other major channels are listed below with their description, these major channels
Laguna de Bay
Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines located east of Metro
Manila between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north.
The freshwater lake has a surface area of 911–949 km² (352–366 sq mi), with an average
depth of about 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) above
sea level. The lake is shaped like a stylized 'W', with two peninsulas jutting out from the
northern shore. Between these peninsulas, the middle lobe fills the large volcanic Laguna
Caldera. In the middle of the lake is the large island of Talim, which falls under the
The San Cristobal River commonly known as Matang Tubig River is a river system
in the cities of Calamba and Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines. The river forms as Calamba's
northern boundary with Cabuyao. The river is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de
Bay.
The main source of the San Cristobal River is Mount Sungay, the highest mountain
of Cavite province, where the main stem and its tributaries drain the northern and eastern
side of the mountain. Its watershed area covers Calamba City and Cabuyao
City in Laguna, Tagaytay City and the municipality of Silang in Cavite. The river system
of San Cristobal from Mount Sungay, is connected to the Matang Tubig located
Along with the San Juan River, the two rivers act as natural drainage systems by
receiving and conveying Calamba's (and Cabuyao's for San Cristobal) liquid wastes and
storm surface runoff to the nearby Laguna de Bay. Both rivers are very polluted as a
Although a 1991 study cited the San Pedro River and Morong River as the sources
Authority (LLDA) has noted that more recent deterioration of the San Cristobal River in
Calamba have made it one of the lake's major sources of nutrient loading. The LLDA's
conservation efforts for the major tributaries and watersheds of Laguna de Bay have led
to the creation of the Laguna de Bay River Basin Councils, of which the San Cristobal
San Cristobal.
The San Juan River known to be as Calamba River, is a river system in Calamba
monitored by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) through one of its 15 river
monitoring stations. Along with the San Cristobal River, it is one of the two major rivers of
Calamba that drains into Laguna de Bay.[1] Its watershed area covers Calamba City in
Laguna and the municipalities of Santo Tomas, Tanauan, and Malvar in Batangas.
Tadlac Lake
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lake located in Barangay Tadlac, in the municipality of Los Baños of Laguna province in
the Philippines. The lake-filled maar is located along the southern shore of Laguna de
Bay, the largest lake in the country, with Alligator Lake protruding out of the shore of the
larger lake. If not for its slightly-elevated crater rim, Alligator Lake would be wholly
an oligotrophic lake, having low nutrient content and low algal production, resulting in very
Lake Caliraya
Created in 1939, the lake has developed as a popular spot for water sports and outdoor
recreation including fishing. Surrounding the lake are a number of resorts and vacation
TOPOGRAPHY
City of Calamba covers a total land area of 14,480 hectares. It is almost entirely
plain with 97.89% of its total land area having slopes ranging from 0.0 to 2.5% indicating
level to nearly level lands. Only about 298 hectares or 2.06% of total land area of the city
is subject to slight erosion. The area most susceptible to erosion is the south western tip
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Being primarily flat, the lands of Calamba are subject to none to slight erosion.
There are three (3) types of terrain in the city: But, other of Barangays are the same.
Level to nearly level. Areas with slopes ranging from 0.0 to 2.5 and are ideal for
Barangays Real, Sampiruhan, San Cristobal, and Sanjuan has undulating to rolling
terrain.
Rolling to moderately steep. Only the southwestern portion of San Jose has
CLIMATE
Calamba has a tropical monsoon climate (type Am), with a short dry season and a
longer rainy season. The dry season lasts only from January to April, and the rest of the
year is characterized by high levels of rainfall. The climate of the area is characterised by
two pronounced seasons – dry from November to April and wet for the rest of the year.
Mean annual temperature is 27.6ºC and is relatively cool due to the site’s elevation
and favourable airshed condition. The warmest month is May with an average of 30.0ºC
Average relative humidity, the measure of the moisture content of the atmosphere
is 80% in Calamba. This makes the city fairly cooler than the Metropolitan Manila area
Northeasterly winds prevail during the months of October through February. Winds
come from the southeast during March and April. Southerly winds prevail during May while
from June through September southwesterly winds prevail. The average speed of winds
Annual average rainfall is notably 1,950 millimetres. The maximum rainfall occurs
located in a region subject to typhoons, Santa Rosa is hardly affected due to protection
ECOLOGY
The City Government adopts a policy of growth with environmental integrity. The
ecological balance of the city shall at all times be maintained in order to achieve a
the recommendations of the UPLB External Panel (2008) to promote inter-unit and
environmentally-based education and research. Limited researches have been done that
level. Mt. Makiling-Laguna de Bay landscape consists of Bay subwatershed, Los Baños-
Makiling subwatershed, and the rest is part of San Juan Subwatershed and Laguna de
Bay, particularly the immediate influence area of this landscape. Calamba City, Los
Baños, Bay and Calauan are lakeshore city and municipalities while Sto. Tomas,
Batangas and Alaminos are inland municipalities. Inland and lakeshore flooding; floral
and faunal biodiversity, conversion of forest into farmlands and settlement in Mt. Makiling
Forest (MFR); garbage, sewage, animal and chemical waste pollution of the surface
water; introduction of invasive species into and loss of endemic species in the lake and
occurrence of fish kills; autonomous settlers in reparean zone; land development and
human settlement in the lakeshore below 12.5 elevation are some of the environmental
concerns of this landscape. The implementation of the Master Plan for Laguna Lake Basin
BUILD ENVIRONMENT
The city is a haven for industries. Considered as the heart of Calabarzon due to
the number of companies housed in its area, Calamba City is one of the premiere
industrial hubs outside of Metro Manila. Some of the industrial parks located in the city
are:
Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines II (Brgy. Real & Lamesa)
Calamba Claypot
Rizal Shrine
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
There is also a PNR station in the city, namely as the Calamba railway station that will
passes through the city with 3 exits. SLEX is part of AH26 up to Calamba Exit.
National Highway, which passes through the city and curves toward Santo
Other arterial roads includes Chipeco Avenue and Extension, which passes near
the city hall, Calamba–Tagaytay Road, a road leading to Tagaytay via the Tagaytay
from SLEX Extension (Calamba Exit), traverses along Laguna de Bay and ends on a
national highway at Bay, and Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike, an expressway and
dike that will run on the coast of Laguna de Bay. The projects will cost an estimated ₱5.9
There are three located in Calamba, Halang is for who going into City Hall in
Calamba. The SLEX Calamba Mayapa Exit is the entrance going to Calamba City and
Paseo De Calamba in Paciano Rizal is for the tourist want to going to Rizal Shrines, SM
Road Networks
The road networks within the city are classified into national, provincial, city and
barangay. The total road length of Calamba is 143.5km, of which 16.5km are national
There are eleven major road bridges in the city located in Looc, San Cristobal, Bucal,
Mayapa, Pansol, Real, Parian and Banadero. Minor bridges interconnect adjoining
barangays and sitios. These are in Canlubang, Palo-Alto, Majada Labas, Sirang Lupa,
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Lamesa Bunggo, Halang, Makiling, Pulang Lupa, Saimsim, Paciano Rizal, Sampiruha
and Uwisan.
Road Conditions
Most of the road in the city are concrete. Certain areas are asphalt and small
portion are either dirt or gravel surface. Nonetheless, all roads are passable all year round.
Even the bridges located in some barangays are passable anytime of the day.
Traffic Congestion
congestion has become a daily occurrence. Gridlocks ofthen occur along busy streets,
particularly in Barangays Mayapa AND Parian all the way down to the crossing are. During
summer time, traffic become almost unmanageable in Barangays Pansol and Bucal as
Commuters going in and out of the city take advantage of the various bus line in
operation or those buses coming from nearby towns. Some of the existing bus companies
are St. Rose and JAM Liner, which have terminals in the Crossing Area in Barangay 1.
For passengers travelling within the city, jeeps and tricycle are the major mode of
UTILITY SYSTEMS
postal affairs rests on the Philippine Postal Corp. with three operating offices located in
Barangays. Canlubang, Mayapa and the main office located at the back of City Hall.
Telecommunications as well as internet connections are under the three major telecom
companies such as PLDT, Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and Sun Cellular for
Digitel. Aside from these, print and radio services are also present, with Calambalita
DZLN-AM and DZJV – a local radio station catering to the whole Calabarzon area.
A major part of the city is currently served by MERALCO, with two substations of
the company located in Brgys Mayapa and Brgy 1 facilitate the flow of power throughout
the entire city. All the 54 barangays are equipped with electricity, with only a few
barangays such as part of Canlubang, Pansol, Bucal and Lecheria under NAPOCOR.
A big part of the City is served by the Calamba Water District, providing water to
the city's water supply comes from the faucet community water system.
The main receiving bodies of water for stormwater run-off in the city are the San
Juan River at the western boundary, the Diezmo and Cabuyao Rivers at the eastern side,
and the Laguna de Bay. A system of storm drainage systems in the urban areas,
residential areas and industrial estates convey runoff to these natural water bodies. These
consist of reinforced-concrete pipes, open canals (either lined or unlined), and reinforced-
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concrete rectanqular culverts. Flooding is limited to tidal flooding in the lakeshore areas
and river overflows. An area of around 50 hectares within the Diezmo River Irrigation
Combined Drainage Sewerage System for the Calamba Basin Project Interim Report, the
pipe and rectangular channel. Most of the system is closed and about 90 is pipe. Based
on the study, it reveals that most of the drainage structure are either insufficient to catch
surface run-off due to structures are damaged. This condition coupled with encroachment
of informal settlers along river banks resulting to flooding in the low lying areas. It was
also observed during the field visit of the Study Team on February 12, 2016 that
Approach for Integrated Climate Change Actions" of the University of the PhilippinesLos
that the flood extent area of Santa Rosa City will increase by 22 percent in 2025, reckoned
from 2014 level, if the current urban development scenario is allowed to run its course
without intervention. This translates to 1,180 hectares of flooded areas, compared to 970
hectares in 2014. This projection is based on the rapid land conversion from agricultural
5% from 1995 to 2000, repeated and more in subsequent decades (except for 2007 to
2010 census). According to the 2015 census, Calamba has a population of 454,486
inhabitants, making it the most populated town in Laguna province, followed by Santa
Rosa, Biñan City, San Pedro City, Cabuyao City, and San Pablo. Calamba City is the
Church of God International (MCGI or ADD) (4.5%), Protestants (3.43%), Iglesia Ni Cristo
The growth rate of the city 2015 is 2.99 percent. The city is expected to double its
population in 2040.
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Urban Redevelopment
Zone
25 Lecheria 157.5 8,391 6,722 Urban Agricultural Development
Zone
Agricultural Development
26 Lingga 45.0 5,817 6,322 Urban Zone
Agricultural Development
27 Looc 179.1 14,524 12,444 Urban Zone
Agricultural Development
37 Palingon 15.3 6,403 5,093 Urban Zone
Agricultural Development
46 Sampiruhan 81.0 8,144 6,788 Urban Zone
Urban Redevelopment
47 San Cristobal 119.0 12,584 13,453 Urban Zone
Urban Redevelopment
48 San Jose 89.6 4,203 4,299 Urban Zone
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Urban Redevelopment
49 San Juan 15.3 4,780 4,309 Urban Zone
Urban Redevelopment
51 Sucol 31.6 4,765 4,300 Urban Zone
Urban Redevelopment
52 Turbina 51.5 4,475 3,677 Urban Zone
Agricultural Development
54 Uwisan 78.0 2,358 2,367 Urban Zone
The population, land area, classification and zoning classification per barangays in the
city of Calamba. The biggest population and land area in barangays in Calamba is
Canlubang has 3,912.0 hectares in land area and for the population is 54,655 in 2010 and
the type of classification and zoning classification in Barangays Canlubang is Urban and
Growth Management Zone 1 & 2 means the type of zoning are for commercial, residential,
institutional, and agricultural. For the smallest land area in Calamba is Barangay San Juan
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has 15.3 hectares only. And for the population smallest is Mabato has only 705 population
and there type of classification was Rural and Upland Conservation Zone.
Emplyoment
Based on the research and survey, there are 48,534 members of the labor force in
Laguna, 28,451 for male and 20,083 are female. Employed members consist of 19,234
Employees in Calamba City, make an average salary of PHP 240,568. The most
and Industrial Engineer which pay between PHP 138,000 and PHP 300,000 annually. The
Calamba City employers include Microchip Technology, Inc, Avon Products, Inc., and
Dyson.
Economy
Calamba City is known today as the "Richest City in Calabarzon", (according to the
₱2,501,048,126.00. Calamba is also considered as one of the "Next Wave Cities" for
outsourcing firms.
The major income sources comes from manufacturing and economic plants,
tourism, agriculture and services. There are many manufacturing and economic plants
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located in upland barangays like Canlubang, Real, LaMesa, Milagrosa, Makiling, Punta,
Income
YEAR TOTAL INCOME (COA) GROWTH % TOTAL LINCOME (BLGF) GROWTH %
Transportation Terminal
in Barangay 1 (Poblacion). It houses all buses, jeepneys, and tricycle playing to and from
various places outside the city. The common terminal considered the biggest land
There are three bus terminals: Turbina Bus Terminal, Saint Rose Transit and
Education
Calamba has a literacy rate of 98.9%. As of 2007, there are 120 elementary
schools, 51 of which are public and 69 private. There are 50 secondary schools, 16 public
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The city has four NCAA affiliate schools that set up branches in the city, namely as
the Colegio de San Juan de Letran (Calamba Campus), Lyceum of the Philippines
Some private schools that are also located in Calamba are City College of
Business and Arts, Saint Benilde International School, Asian Computer College, Inc.,
Churchitute, Inc. and the new university National University - Laguna, Philippine Women's
University Saint John Colleges. In Nuvali Calamba, there are two other schools located
which are the Miriam College and Xavier School. In the near future, Everest Academy, a
renowned Catholic and international school will also open its second campus in Nuvali.
The City College of Calamba is the only public college in the city.
Health Facilites
The Calamba City has taken pride in providing health care despite its meagre
services, partifuclary primary health care has been attuned to the national direction and
health centers in the city are the Calamba Medical Center, Calamba Doctors' Hospital,
Pamana Golden Care Hospital, St. John the Baptist Hospital, San Jose Hospital and
Trauma Center, St. Marks Hospital Medical Center, Holy Angel General Hospital, CH
Garcia Medical and Diagnostic Center, Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital, and Jose Yulo
The continuous rapid pace of urbanization is brought about by full factors existing
in the City. This attracts more and more people every year to migrate to the growth center.
Calamba City is also considered as one of the "Next Wave Cities" for outsourcing firms
and call centers, among them are Accenture and SPi Technologies. Calamba is
The existing urban use area now covers 14,480 hectares total land area covering
seven basic urban land uses. The largest land uses is Growth Management Zone 1 in
Its shows that Growth Management Zone 1 is the most extensive in Poblacion and
Redevelopment Zone of the city. Urban Redevelopment Zone are constitutes 2,080
hectares of the total city area and is found mostly along Halang and San Cristobal River
in Barangays Burol, Parian, Paciano, Banadero, Mayapa, Sirang Lupa, Majada and
Laguerta.
Commercial area uses 2,460 hectares of the total land area where Calamba
Poblacion area has become a commercial district. Commercial activity centers are located
in malls at the downtown area while shops and stores scattered throughout the Poblacion.
Additional that Urban Core or Poblacion is at the center of the whole urban area it
is wedged between two big rivers San Juan River it is one of the two major rivers of
Calamba that drains into Laguna de Bay. Its watershed area covers Calamba City in
Laguna and the municipalities of Santo Tomas, Tanauan, and Malvar in Batangas. San
Cristobal River the river forms as Calamba's northern boundary with Cabuyao. Its
Shoreland Area has no permanent measurement because of that 2 rivers have connection
to other cities.
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the poblacion (city proper), and St. John the Baptish Parish Church, the location of Rizal's
baptism. A park built to commemorate José Rizal, Rizal Park (or the Plaza) hosts a 22
feet (6.7 m) tall statue of Rizal, with the number symbolizing the 22 languages and dialects
used by Rizal. The statue sits on top of a 15-step podium, symbolizing one decade since
Rizal was born. The monument was once cited as the tallest Jose Rizal Monument in the
World,until a monument of Rizal was built in Santa Cruz, Laguna for the Palarong
Pambansa 2014. The monument was inaugurated by President Benigno Aquino III in
preparation for the National Hero's sesquicentennial birth anniversary on June 19, 2011.
large pot that is the namesake of the city, Republic Wakepark, a water sports park in the
island.For its proximity to Mount Makiling, Calamba also hosts hot spring resorts,
The Calamba City Hall is located in the plaza of Calamba. It is where the Mayor of
Calamba holds office and the chambers in the Calamba City Council., The old Calamba
City Hall is also located at the front of "Calamba Church" and the "Calamba Claypot",
which situated in Rizal Shrine, the original birthplace of the Philippine national-hero Jose
Rizal. The Calamba City Council decided to design into an octagon shape, believed to be
as unique city hall in Philippines in the 21st century, which represent the Calamba City is
the new Regional Center of Region 4-A CALABARZON in year 2003, followed by Lucena
City in Quezon. To make attraction in the city and tourist spot for the travellers.
St. John the Baptist Parish Church commonly known as Calamba Church, is the
oldest Roman Catholic church in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines under the Roman
Catholic Diocese of San Pablo. It is located adjacent to Rizal Shrine and is known as the
christening site of José Rizal. The church baptistery where Rizal was baptized on June
22, 1861 by the then parish priest of Calamba Father Rufino Collantes and his godfather
The church of Calamba is a stone church built under the Baroque style. It has
several stained glasses, two of which are in the church entrance depicting St.
Dominic and San Lorenzo Ruiz. Other stained windows depicts the seven holy
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others.
Rizal Shrine
Colonial style house in Calamba, Laguna where José Rizal was born on June 19,
1861. Rizal is regarded as one of the greatest national heroes of the Philippines. The
Calamba's Poblacion 5 and is in close proximity to St. John the Baptist Parish Church and
Filipino homes built during the Spanish Colonial era. The lower portion is made of adobe
stone and brick, while the upper portion consists of hardwood. The original interior flooring
of the house was discovered during reconstruction and utilized. It has sliding windows
made of capiz shells, the exterior walls are painted green (originally white) and the roof is
constructed of red ceramic tile. In June 2009, the National Historical Institute
(now National Historical Commission of the Philippines) ordered the shrine's repainting to
highlight the meaning of Rizal's surname. The ground floor of the house historically served
as a stable for horses and carriages. It contains several exhibits on Rizal's childhood,
including exact copies of Rizal's writings, drawings and original baptismal certificate. The
upper floor served as the family's living quarters and consisted of: the living room, dining
Rizal Monument
sesquicentennial (150th) birth anniversary of Dr. José Rizal, the Philippines' national hero
and the greatest son of Calamba. It is a 22 metres (72 ft) statue sculpted by Jonas Roces
and is located at The Plaza, a 6.7-hectare (17-acre) park in front of the Calamba City Hall
Complex along Bacnotan Road in the barangay of Real. President Benigno Aquino III led
the unveiling of the monument on June 19, 2011. The monument was cited as the tallest
Rizal monument in the world before former Laguna Governor Jeorge 'E.R.' Ejercito
Estregan inaugurated a 26 feet bronze Rizal Monument sculpted by Toym Imao, son
of National Artist for Sculpture Abdulmari Asia Imao in Santa Cruz, Laguna for the 2014
Republic Wakepark
Nuvali’s premiere offering for wakeboarding enthusiasts, is just around 52 kilometers from
Metro Manila, making it a quick and convenient weekend destination for those living in
Calamba Claypot
world. It is located at the City Plaza near Calamba Church and Rizal Shrine. Built in 1937,
it is constructed to illustrate and immortalize the folk tale on how the city got its name with
the names of the city's barangays inscribed on its surface. The giant claypot can also be
FESTIVALS
The Buhayani Festival, the official festival of the City of Calamba was the brainchild of
Mayor Justin Marc SB. Chipeco during his first year as Mayor in 2013. Mayor Timmy
wanted the city to have a festival that will best characterize its culture, progress and
tourism potential. He wanted to capitalize on the city’s historical heritage as the birthplace
of Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Thus, the Buhayani Festival was born.
The city is a haven for industries. Considered as the heart of Calabarzon due to
the number of companies housed in its area, Calamba City is one of the premiere
industrial hubs outside of Metro Manila. Some of the industrial parks located in the city
are:
Philippines on a wide stretch of land measuring 270 hectares. Developed in stages, Phase
1 and Phase 2 cover 95 and 135 hectares respectively. It is a fully integrated industrial
park. Its aim is to provide facilities that will cater to light and medium sized locators. Apart
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from the industrial facilities, CIP1 also has administrative and support service centers for
Agri- industrial
The Agri-industrial area has a total land area of 1,427 hectares in Brgy.Mabato this
will serve as the investment area for agricultural processing industries and other
entrepreneurial ventures within agriculture. This provides a nurturing ground for business
start-ups with easy access to finance, professional consultancy and strategy creation,
One of its more important facilities is a Special Export Processing Zone, where
investors and locators may avail of import/export documentation as well as tax incentives.
This industrial zone is bounded by Pittland, Casile, Palao, Manphil and Carmel. It is
situated at the middle part of Canlubang located to the Sitio Palao of Kapayapaan Road.
Aside from the Crossing area in Barangay Uno, Barangays Real and Parian are
also bustling with business structures, including SM City Calamba, Walter Mart Calamba
Notable shopping centers and travel agencies in Calamba also include Southern
Sky Travel & Tours (Calamba Headquarters), Walter Mart Makiling, SM Savemore Parian,
Puregold Halang, Puregold Calamba Crossing, Checkpoint Mall, and iMall Canlubang
among others.
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Food processing plants in Calamba like Zenith Foods Corp. (central commissary
of Jollibee Foods Corporation), where its sauces and food products (i.e. burger, pies, fries,
etc.) are first made before distributing to Jollibee outlets is currently the most advanced
food processing plant in the Philippines and one of the best in Asia. Other food and
Philips Electronics), Fuji Electric Philippines, NEC Tokin Electronics, NEC Toppan Circuit
Automobile manufacturer that have plants located in Calamba City are Asian
Transmission Corporation and Suzuki Philippines Inc. Avon, the leading global beauty