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The legislative districts of Biñan are the representations of the component city of Biñan in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
Biñan's at-large congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Biñan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2016. [3] Previously included in Laguna's 1st congressional district , it includes all barangays of the city.
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Where Biñan got its name is a mystery. Some deduced that before Captain Juan de Salcedo proceeded to Cainta and Taytay finally reaching Bay, he landed in Biñan. According to the story, Padres Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar planted a huge wooden cross on the spot where the present-day San Isidro Labrador parish stands and co-celebrated a Than...
Captain Juan de Salcedo explored Laguna de Bay and founded Biñan at the end of June 1571, a month after Miguel López de Legazpi established Manila. In 1644, Dominican friars turned the area into a hacienda known as Hacienda de San Isidro Labrador de Biñán, in honor of Saint Isidore the Laborer. When the seat of the provincial government of the Prov...
Biñan is located 35 kilometers (22 mi) south of Manila and 52 kilometers (32 mi) from Santa Cruz. It is bounded on the north by San Pedro, on the west by General Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, and Silang, on the south by Santa Rosa, while on the east lies Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. The city covers a total land area of 43.50 km2 (16....
Religion
The majority of the people are Roman Catholics. Other religious groups include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Members Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan/The Old Path/El Camino Antiguo), Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), His Life City Church, Biyaya Ng Diyos Christian Fellowship, United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Jesus is Lord Church(JIL), The United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Churches, Word International Ministries (WIN), Pag-ibig Chris...
Biñan has been popularly recognized as the trading center area immediately south of Metro Manila. The city has the largest public market in the province of Laguna, and in the Calabarzon Region. Retailers from nearby towns often plow the city proper to purchase goods and merchandise intended to be sold elsewhere. Biñan has also been the center of co...
The city is accessible to all types of land transportation via South Luzon Expressway through Greenfield City/Unilab (Mamplasan), Southwoods, and Carmona exits. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway, which would extend up to Kawit, Cavite, also starts in the city, particularly at Mamplasan Exit. The Manila South Road (N1) also passes through the city. Gener...
Biñan is classified as a component city. The mayor is the chief executive and is assisted by the vice mayor, who presides over a legislative council consisting of 14 members: 12 elected members at-large, the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Federation representing the youth sector, and the President of the Association of Barang...
Biñan is also considered the educational center of the first congressional district of Laguna, having the greatest number of secondary and tertiary schools in the area. Most barangays in the city also have their own respective public elementary schools. Biñan has 3 universities: the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna, the first university i...
Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, lawyer and author of the Declaration of Philippine IndependenceEncarnacion Alzona, National Scientist of the Philippinesfor Philippine HistoryDioscoro L. Umali, National Scientist of the Philippinesfor Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentLegislative districts of Laguna. The component cities of Biñan, Calamba, and Santa Rosa, while remaining integral parts of the province, granted their separate congressional representations in 2015, 2018, and 2019, respectively.
The Philippines uses legislative districts ( Tagalog: distritong pambatas) in elections to the Congress and to several other legislatures in the Philippines.
Legislative districts of Basilan. Legislative districts of Bataan. Legislative districts of Batanes. Legislative districts of Batangas. Legislative districts of Benguet. Legislative districts of Biliran. Legislative districts of Biñan. Legislative districts of Bohol. Legislative districts of Bukidnon.
वा. सं. विधायिका (Legislature) या विधानमंडल किसी राजनैतिक व्यवस्था के उस संगठन या ईकाई को कहा जाता है जिसे क़ानून व जन-नीतियाँ बनाने, बदलने व ...
