Biñan City, Laguna

The City of Biñan (In Filipino: Lungsod ng Biñan) is the newest component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Accessible from Metro Manila via the South Luzon Expressway, Biñan has become both a suburban residential community of Metro Manila and a location for some of the Philippines' largest industrial estates and export processing zones. Before it was converted into a city, Biñan was the richest municipality in the Philippines with an annual gross income of Php677 million and net income of Php250 million, as of 2007 by the Commission On Audit. According to the latest census, it has a population of 262,735 in 42,307 households.

Biñan City comes second in Laguna from Metro Manila next to San Pedro. The city is one of three comprising the first district of Laguna (San Pedro and Santa Rosa City are the others).

The City of Biñan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.

* Biñan
* Bungahan
* Santo Tomas (Calabuso)
* Canlalay
* Casile
* De La Paz
* Ganado
* San Francisco (Halang)
* Langkiwa
* Loma
* Malaban
* Malamig
* Mamplasan
* Platero
* Poblacion (City Proper)
* Santo Niño (San Antonio)
* San Antonio
* San Jose
* San Vicente
* Soro-Soro
* Santo Domingo
* Santo Tomas
* Timbao
* Tubigan
* Zapote

The City Of Biñan was originally part of Bay. It was discovered by the Spaniards who founded it at the end of June 1571, a month after Miguel Lopez de Legaspi established Manila.

In 1769, Biñan was separated from Bay and became a portion of Santa Rosa. In 1771, during the time of Pablo Faustino, Biñan was separated from Santa Rosa and became a town.

The town is now known for rice cake made from rice wheat topped with cheese or butter Puto Biñan). The best known makers of Puto in Biñan are located in the barangay of San Vicente.

Biñan City is also considered the educational center of the first congressional district of Laguna, having the most number of secondary and tertiary schools in the area.

The first University in Biñan City is the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna located in Barangay Sto. Niño. The first International School, Brent International School Manila, is located at Barangay Mamplasan.

Schools include the prestigious and exclusive Brent International School Manila, Colegio San Antonio-Biñan (formerly Saint Anthony School of Biñan), La Consolacion College-Binan, Colegio San Agustin-Biñan, De La Salle-Canlubang, Saint Michael's College of Laguna, Catholic School of Pacita, University of Perpetual Help System Laguna, Alpha Angelicum Academy, Santa Catalina College-Biñan, Lake Shore Educational Institution, Caritas Don Bosco School, Manila Montessori School, Nereo Joaquin National High School, Panorama Montessori School, Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School Of Arts And Trades, Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial National High School, Biñan Secondary School of Applied Academics and Biñan National High School (Main and Dela Paz Annex), Saint-Sebastien Elementary school.

Cityhood

Republic Act 9740,converting the Municipality of Biñan in the province of Laguna into a component city to be known as the City of Biñan was approved by the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on October 30, 2009. However, Republic Act 9740, unlike other cityhood laws, said that the conversion of the city would not result in the creation of a new congressional district. A plebiscite to ratify Republic Act 9740 was held on February 2, 2010. The residents mostly agreed to the cityhood, then on the 65th. Liberation Day of Biñan held on February 5, 2010, the town was officially introduced and proclaimed the new incorporated City of Biñan, making it the 4th. city of the province of Laguna and 122nd. in the Philippines