Guiguinto, Bulacan
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Guiguinto is one of the fast growing municipalities in the province of Bulacan. From a predominating agricultural economy, it gradually urbanized and developed. It is now a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines
. It's now conurbated with Metro Manilla. According to the latest census, it has a population of 89,225 in 14,513 households. It is the Birthplace of the Composer Constancio De Guzman, known for writing songs like "Maala ala mo kaya". It also houses the Immaculate Conception Seminary, a Diocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
located in barangay Tabe
, the municipality is now included in Manila built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its Northernmost part.
. Clemente is being managed by former GNK (Gym Ni Konsehal) middleweight champion John Paul Limpo, a former resident of Barangay Ilang-Ilang, Guiguinto.
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Philippines
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. It's now conurbated with Metro Manilla. According to the latest census, it has a population of 89,225 in 14,513 households. It is the Birthplace of the Composer Constancio De Guzman, known for writing songs like "Maala ala mo kaya". It also houses the Immaculate Conception Seminary, a Diocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Malolos
Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines...
located in barangay Tabe
Built up area
With the continuous expansion of Metro ManilaMetro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, the municipality is now included in Manila built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its Northernmost part.
Halamanan Festival
On January 23, 2010, Guiguinto celebrated the 11th Halamanan or Garden Festival with Guiguinto Foundation day. 1/4 of its 2,512 hectares was converted into nurseries giving livelihood to 500 families of gardeners and landscapers. Mayor Isagani Pascual announced that the landscaping business in Guiguinto is now a P 50 million industry. Jojo Sebastian, chair of the Guiguinto Garden City Cooperative stated that their garden stores sell P 100,000 to P 300,000 plants and contracts for garden and landscapes designs a month.Town of the Champion
Since 2008, Guiguinto has been known as the "Town of the Champion". It is primarily because the town is the home of Alvin Clemente, the bodybuilder from Barangay Tiaong who emerged as the champion in the 2007 World Super Bodies contest. Many fitness experts here and abroad considers Clemente as the next Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
. Clemente is being managed by former GNK (Gym Ni Konsehal) middleweight champion John Paul Limpo, a former resident of Barangay Ilang-Ilang, Guiguinto.
Barangays
Guiguinto is politically subdivided into 14 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Cutcut
- Daungan
- Ilang-Ilang
- Malis
- Panginay
- Poblacion
- Pritil
- Pulong Gubat
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rita
- Tabang
- Tabe
- Tiaong
- Tuktukan