17 Facts About Muntinlupa

1.

Muntinlupa, officially known as the City of Muntinlupa, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.

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Muntinlupa is known as the location of the national insular penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, where the country's most dangerous criminals are incarcerated, as well as the location of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the country's biggest and most expensive residential communities, where many of the wealthy and famous live.

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3.

Muntinlupa's terrain is relatively flat to sloping towards the east along the lake.

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4.

Muntinlupa is composed of a lone congressional district, and two legislative districts which are politically subdivided into nine barangays.

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5.

People on from Muntinlupa are referred to as Muntinlupeno as an adaptations from the standard Spanish suffix -o.

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6.

Catholic churches in Muntinlupa fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Paranaque with about 11 parishes within Muntinlupa.

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7.

Barangay Alabang, part of the second district of Muntinlupa, has undergone tremendous growth mainly due to a development boom in the late 1990s.

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8.

Shopping centers in Muntinlupa include Alabang Town Center and Ayala Malls South Park, both owned by Ayala Malls, Festival Alabang owned and operated by Filinvest Development Corporation, Starmall Alabang, SM Center Muntinlupa owned by SM Prime Holdings, and Commercenter Alabang.

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9.

Muntinlupa is the first city in the Philippines to ban the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam for packaging.

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10.

Muntinlupa has its official hymn, called "Martsa ng Muntinlupa", composed by Renato Dilig.

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11.

Muntinlupa Museum is a five-story structure which is set to contain items of historical value to the city.

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12.

Muntinlupa is home to 19 East, a premier live music venue that features the country's top artists.

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13.

Muntinlupa can be accessed through private vehicles, buses, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, and UV Express.

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14.

Muntinlupa is served by expressways, national highways, and arterial roads, usually crowded.

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15.

Expressways passing through Muntinlupa include South Luzon Expressway, a part of the Pan-Philippine Highway Luzon route, the elevated Skyway, and the Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway.

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16.

Muntinlupa has 18 health centers, 1 public hospital, and 8 private hospitals.

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17.

Schools providing public education in Muntinlupa is administered by Division of City Schools – Muntinlupa, a local division of the Department of Education.

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