17 Facts About Cabuyao

1.

Cabuyao, officially known as the City of Cabuyao, is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines.

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Cabuyao was once the central part of "Tabuco", a large territory which once included the modern-day cities of San Pedro, Binan, Santa Rosa and Calamba.

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3.

Cabuyao coordinated with the different leaders of the revolutionary groups and his group joined the forces of Gen.

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4.

Cabuyao was instrumental in the construction of the school building at Bagong Kalsada, which is Bonifacio Street.

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5.

Cabuyao was instrumental in the construction of the monument of Dr Jose Rizal at the Cabuyao City Plaza and the establishment of the new municipal cemetery at the southwestern portions of the town somewhere the area of Puntod.

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6.

Cabuyao was instrumental in the planting of mango trees around the Cabuyao Town Plaza and construction of school building at Barangay Mamatid and Pulo.

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7.

Cabuyao was not of legal age when he was elected as required by law during that time.

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8.

Cabuyao was commonly known as "Bargat" because he was brave enough to fight and control the cattle rustlers of the town.

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9.

Cabuyao was responsible for the construction of the Domestic Science Building located at the Central School of Cabuyao.

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10.

Cabuyao was responsible for widening the road going to the public cemetery and other improvements at the public market such as construction of its concrete fence.

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11.

Cabuyao's accomplishments included the construction of road from Poblacion to Barangay Marinig which shortened the travel time going to the different barangays along the coastal area of the town, and the installation of water line from Matang Tubig at Casile to Poblacion.

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12.

In Cabuyao, there was no direct military confrontation between the Japanese soldiers and Filipinos.

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13.

Cabuyao hired 10 "terong" coming from the mountainous areas of Cabuyao and appointed them as policemen.

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14.

Cabuyao assisted the war veterans of Cabuyao in receiving their back pay, those whose properties were destroyed during the war in receiving war damage, and freed from jail people mistaken as Makapili or collaborators.

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15.

The City of Cabuyao is the 142nd city in the Philippines and 5th component city in Laguna besides San Pablo City, Calamba City, Santa Rosa City and Binan City.

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16.

Cabuyao is located 42 kilometres southeast of Metro Manila, at the western portion of Laguna.

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17.

Until this time Cabuyao is the only place in the Philippines where St Polycarp is the patron saint.

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