Santa Rosa City

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official_name = Santa Rosa City
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native_name = Lungsod ng Santa Rosa
nickname = "Investment Capital of South Luzon"
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno (Lakas-CMD) (2007–2010)
leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
leader_name1 = Manuel G. Alipon (NPC/GO) (2007–2010)
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established_date2 = January 15, 1792
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The City of Santa Rosa (In Tagalog, "Lungsod ng Santa Rosa") is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is also known as "The Investment Capital of South Luzon" since 1994. The city lies 38 kilometers south of Manila via the South Luzon Expressway, making it a suburban residential community of Metro Manila. This quiet town of Laguna started its progress initially from the establishment of Filsyn, CIGI and couple of other small multinational companies there when the government BOI provided for incentives to companies located at not less than 40 kilometers away from Manila. According to the 2007 census, City of Santa Rosa has a population of 266,943 inhabitants ("185,633 people in 43,625 households in census 2000") but in 2005, it surpassed San Pablo City in terms of population, making it the fourth largest town or city in Laguna after Calamba City, San Pedro and Biñan.

Until a few years ago, Santa Rosa was mainly known for the Coca-Cola and Toyota manufacturing plants in its industrial estates. More recently it has also become famous for being the site of Enchanted Kingdom, a local theme park, as well as several housing developments. Santa Rosa is also the exit travellers take along the South Luzon Expressway to go to Tagaytay and Taal Volcano. This city contains the 3rd largest complex in Laguna, Paseo de Santa Rosa.

Ford Motor Company has a plant here, assembling the Ford Lynx, Ford Focus, Mazda 3, Ford Escape, and Mazda Tribute and also selling Ford Ranger, Ford Everest & Mazda6. Other automobile manufacturers that have plants in Santa Rosa City include Nissan Motors Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Isuzu Motors Ltd. (now in Binan), and Mitsubishi. Food giant, Monde Nissin Corporation, which manufactures industry leader Lucky Me Noodles and Monde biscuits, has a plant here in its sprawling 14-hectare manufacturing facility.

City of Santa Rosa is also the location for the largest plant of The Coca-Cola Company in the Philippines, which is situated right across the Santa Rosa Exit of the South Luzon Expressway.

Santa Rosa is the 2nd municipality/city in Southern Luzon to have both an SM and Robinsons after Dasmarinas in Cavite

Santa Rosa became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 9264, which was ratified by the citizens on July 10, 2004.

Built up area

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the city is now included in Manila Built Up Area which reaches Lipa City in its southernmost part.

Transportation

The main vehicle for transportation used in Santa Rosa City are Jeepneys. But, people also use Tricycles and Buses for transportation. In Laguna Bel Air, the people use the village shuttle within the village complex.

Routes

"Jeepneys:"
* Alabang - Balibago via SLEX (from Alabang to Balibago via South Luzon Expressway)
* Alabang - Balibago via National Road(from Alabang to Balibago via Old National Road that may pass the SM City Santa Rosa)
* Pacita Complex - Calamba (from Pacita Complex to Calamba City via Old National Road)
* Tagaytay - Balibago (from Tagaytay City to Balibago via Santa Rosa-Tagaytay National Road)
* Balibago - Technopark Panasonic (from Laguna Technopark near Panasonic Philippines, Inc. to Balibago)
* Tanauan - Balibago (fromTanauan City, Batangas to Balibago via South Luzon Expressway and STAR Tollway)

"Buses:"
*Cubao - Balibago (from Cubao to Balibago, vice-versa)
* Lawton - Balibago (from Lawton in Quiapo, Manila to Balibago, also known as Lawton - Buendia (Pedro Gil LRT Station) - Balibago, vice-versa)
* Makati - Balibago (from Makati City (Ayala Bus Terminal) to Balibago)
* Makati - Laguna BelAir (from Makati City (Ayala Bus Terminal) to BelAir)
* Santa Rosa City Proper - Lawton (from Santa Rosa to Lawton)
* Santa Rosa City Proper - Cubao (from Santa Rosa to Cubao)
* Batangas City Pier - Balibago (vice versa)
* Lemery - Balibago (vice versa)

Infrastructures

*Santa Rosa-Tagaytay National Road - the road from Balibago to Tagaytay City with the view of Taal Volcano.
*San Lorenzo South Avenue - the road that links from Walter Mart - Santa Rosa City to Asia Brewery, Inc.
*Technopark-Ayala Westgrove Avenue - the road that links from Laguna Technopark to Ayala Westgrove Heights.
*South Luzon Expressway - an expressway can go from Manila to Batangas.
*Old National Road - the road from Alabang, Muntinlupa City to Pagsanjan that motorists can pass into it.
*Laguna Boulevard - the road that links from Asia Brewery, Inc., Greenfield City, and Laguna Technopark, Binan and can take at South Luzon Expressway. In the future, it will go straight at the intersection of it and United Avenue. The extension southwards is under construction.
*Santa Rosa-Dasmariñas, Cavite via Expressway then National Road - the road from Balibago to Dasmariñas, Cavite with dropping off to Dasmariñas and Robinson.
*Santa Rosa-Lipa City,Batangas via Expressway then National Road - the road from Balibago to Lipa City.

Mayors

:mnb|larcillas|1 Leon Arcillas was assassinated on May 10, 2005.:mnb|jcatindig|2 Jose Catindig, Jr. was suspended from July 27, 2006 to February 14, 2007 by the DILG. Vice Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno became an acting city mayor.

History

City Officials

*Mayor: Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno
*Vice Mayor: Manuel "Manoy" G. Alipon

Councilors

# Dr. Luisito "Louie" B. Algabre
# Mythor Cendaña
# Teresa "Tess" Aala
# Arnel D.C. Gomez
# Jose "Peping" Cartaño
# Arthur M. Tiongco
# Antonia "Sonia" Tatlonghari-Laserna
# Ronald Ian de Guzman
# Paulino "Pole" Camaclang
# Raymond Ryan "Ninoy" Carvajal

Barangays

City of Santa Rosa is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

* Aplaya * Balibago * Caingin * Dila * Dita * Don Jose * Ibaba * Labas * Macabling

* Malitlit * Malusak * Market Area * Kanluran * Pook * Pulong Santa Cruz * Santo Domingo * Sinalhan * Tagapo

Landmarks

ubdivisions/Villages

*Villa Santa Rosa OVAL Subdivision, Santa Rosa City (Barangay Market Area)
*Anahaw Homes (Barangay Dita)
*Metro Ville Subdivision, Santa Rosa City (Barangay Balibago)
*Perlas Village, Santa Rosa City (Barangay Tagapo)
*Dia Leyco Subdivision Exclusive Homes (Barangay Market Area)
*Francisco Village (Barangay Pulong Sta Cruz)
*Garden Villas Executive Village 1,2 and 3 (Barangay Macabling and Malusak)
*Laguna Bel-Air (Barangay Don Jose; the parcel 3 is formerly located at Biñan, Laguna)
*Pramana Residential Park (formerly The Garlands; Barangay Malitlit; under construction; soon to be opened)
*South Forbes Golf City (Barangay Don Jose; its old site with squatters are formerly the part of Silang, Cavite)
*Santa Rosa Estates (Barangay Don Jose)
*San Jose Village (Barangay Don Jose)
*Ayala Westgrove Heights (Barangay Don Jose, its old site, plains are formerly the part of Silang, Cavite)
*Metrogate (Barangay Tagapo)
*Anros Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Cataquiz Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Progressive Village (Barangay Tagapo)
*La Joya Subdivision (Barangay Balibago)
*Villa Caceres (Barangay Balibago)
*Terra Fortuna (Barangay Dita, Dila, and Malitlit)
*Mercado Village (Barangay Pulong Santa Cruz)
*San Lorenzo Royale (Barangay Dita)
*Villa Esmeralda (Barangay Dita)
*Villa de Toledo (Barangay Dita)
*Casan Residenzia (Barangay Malitlit)
*Villa Susana (Barangay Malitlit)
*Lakeshore (Barangay Macabling)
*Zeramyr Village (Barangay Macabling)
*Olympia Park (Barangay Labas)
*South Drive (Barangay Dila)
*Don Pablo Subd. (Barangay Market Area)
*Golden City Subdivision (Barangay Dila)
*Zeramyr Subdivision I (Barangay Market Area)
*Mercedez Homes IV Subdivision (Barangay Market Area)
*Villa Mercedes (Barangay Pook)
*Saint Francis 8 (Barangay Pook)
*Ciudad Grande and Grand Riverside Villa (Barangay Market Area)
*Don Jose Zavalla Subdivision (Barangay Pooc)
*San Lorenzo South (Barangay Malitlit)
*Roseville Subdivision (Barangay Dita)
*Buena Perlas 2 (Barangay Labas)
*Ambrocia Village (Barangay Ibaba)
*Zavalla Village 1 & 2 (Barangay Market Area)
*Santarosa Village (Barangay Don Jose)
*Saint Rose Village 1 (Barangay Market Area)
*RCA Homes (Barangay Market Area)
*Rosario Homes (Barangay Market Area)
*Terrytown Subdivision (Barangay Market Area)
*Satellite Ville (Barangay Market Area)
*Ilem Homes (Barangay Tagapo)
*Saint Agatha Village(Barangay Dila)
*Mabuhay Homes (Barangay Dila)
*La Residencia de Sta.Rosa (Barangay San Jose)
*Console Village(Barangay Dita)
*Zavalla Compound (Barangay Market Area)
*Maja Village (Barangay Dila)
*Valenza Crown Asia (Barangay Sto. Domingo)
*Dictado Village (Barangay Market Area)
*Westdrive Village (Barangay Labas)
*Rosaflor Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Rosewood Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Rosewood Village (Barangay Tagapo)
*J.B. Village 1 (Barangay Tagapo)
*J.B. Village 2 (Barangay Balibago)
*Villa Segovia (Barangay Dita)
*L.M. Subdivision (Barangay Market Area)
*Alfonso Homes 1 (Barangay Labas)
*Romanville Subd. (barangay Tagapo)
*Panorama Ville (barangay Dita)
*Tierracon Homes VI (barangay Dita)
*Amihan Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Celina Homes (Barangay Tagapo)
*Fairfield Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Nuvali
* [Rosemont Ville Subd.] (Barangay Macabling)
*Ma. Jesusa Subdivision (Barangay Pooc)
*Bagong Sta.Rosa Village 1 (PABAHAY) (Barangay Pooc)
*Florenceville Subdivision (Barangay Tagapo)
*Villa De Oro (Barangay Tagapo)

Industrial/Commercial

*Laguna Technopark (Barangay Don Jose)
*Canlubang (Barangay Don Jose and Malitlit)
*Greenfield City
*Daystar Business Park
*Monde Nissin Corporation

Theme Parks

*Enchanted Kingdom

Miscellaneous Village

*Eton City (under construction; Barangay Malitlit and Pulong Santa Cruz) - owned by Lucio Tan, with commercial and residential areas, nicknamed as "Makati of the South".

Hospitals and Medical Center

*Southern Luzon Hospital And Medical Center (Barangay Don Jose)
*Santa Rosa City Hospital And Medical Center (Barangay Balibago)
*St. James Hospital (Barangay Dita)
*Fortmed (Barangay Don Jose; after its construction in Greenfield City, the branch in Paseo de Santa Rosa is closed and move there)
* New Sinai Hospital and Medical Center (Barangay Tagapo)
*Balibago Polyclinic and Hospital, Inc. (Barangay Balibago)
*Santa Rosa City Community Hospital (Barangay Market Area)
*Sy Medical Clinic (Barangay Dita)
*Firstmed Health Clinic (Barangay Market Area)
*Saint Joseph Hospital, Santa Rosa City (Barangay Dila)

chools

Public

*Santo Domingo Elementary School
*Don Jose Elementary School
*Pulong Santa Cruz Elementary School
*Polytechnic University of the Philippines
*Santa Rosa Elementary School -Central 1
*Santa Rosa Elementary School -Central 2
*Santa Rosa Elementary School -Central 3
*Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School
*Dita Elementary School
*Dila Elementary School
*Sinalhan Elementary School
*Caingin Elementary School
*Aplaya Elementary School
*Balibago Elementary School
*Malitlit Elementary School
*Labas Elementary School
*Santa Rosa Science and Technology Highschool

Private

*Dominican College of Sta. Rosa
*Panorama Montessori School
*Meridian Educational Institution
*Colegio de Sta. Rosa de Lima Inc.
*Canossa School Sta. Rosa
*Saint Rose School
*De La Salle University
* Our Lady of Assumption College
*Holy Rosary College
*Santa Rosa Educational Institution
*University of Santo Tomas (under construction)
*St. Scholastica's College Westgrove
*Caritas Don Bosco School
*Harvard School of Laguna (HSOL)
*Laguna BelAir School
*Science High School
*Saint Peter Parish School
*STI College Santa Rosa
*Saint Peter Parish Earl Childhood Center
*Child Formation Center
*Learning Links Academy
*Regina Coeli School
*Laguna Northwestern College
*Wondrousworks Speed Learning Center
*Marie Margarette School
*Elohim Christian School
*Holy Family Learning Center
*Green Fields International School
*Kainos Learning Institute
*International Montessori School
*Mary's Ville Academy
*Mary's Ville Academy
*Rex Dei Academy
*San Geronimo Emiliani School
*Emmanuel Christian School, Santa Rosa City
*Blessed Christian School, Santa Rosa City

Malls

*Walter Mart (Barangay Balibago)
* SM City Santa Rosa
*Brusmick Place (Barangay Balibago)
*Target Mall (Barangay Balibago)
*Paseo de Santa Rosa (Barangay. Don Jose)
*Robinson's Place Santa Rosa (Barangay.Tagapo)
*South Forbes Golf City Shopping Mall (under construction; Barangay Don Jose)
*Rustan's Shopping Mall (Barangay Don Jose)
*Tram Plaza (Barangay Balibago)
*Laguna Central (under proposal; Barangay Don Jose)
*Eton City Shopping Mall (under construction; Barangay Malitlit or Pulong Sta. Cruz)

upermarkets

*South Supermarket (Barangay Macabling)
*Super 8 Supermarket (Barangay Balibago)
*SM Supermarket (Barangay Tagapo)
*Robinson's Supermarket (Barangay Tagapo)
*Walter Mart Supermarket (Barangay Balibago)
*Rustan's Supermarket (Barangay Don Jose)
*Rey-Sal Supermarket (Barangay Balibago}

Cinemas

*Robinson's Place Santa Rosa
*SM City Santa Rosa
*Tram Plaza and Twin Cinema

Hotels and Condominiums

*El Cielito Inn (Barangay Pulong Santa Cruz)
*Laguna Technopark Hotel (Barangay Don Jose)
*Golf View Condominiums (Barangay Don Jose)
*Golden Gate Inn (Barangay Tagapo)
*Mariposa Star Hotel (Budget Hotel) (Barangay Tagapo)
*Balibago Drive Inn (also known as Kamachille) (Barangay Balibago)

Memorial Parks

*Pambayang Libingan (Barangay Dila)
*Centennial Gardens (Barangay Tagapo)
*Mt. Zion Memorial Park (Barangay Dita)
*Eternal Gardens (Barangay Pulong Santa Cruz)

Christian Churches

*City Bible Church Sta. Rosa(Rosada Subdivision) [http://cbc-starosa.110mb.com/ City Bible Church (CBC) Santa Rosa Laguna ]

*Haven of Praise Christian Church(Barangay Dita, Santa Rosa City
*Living Spring Community Church ( Santarosa Vilage 2 Clubhouse, Anjou St., Laguna Technopark; Contact us [e-mail])
*Victory Christian Fellowship
*New Life Christian Center
*Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)
*Christ the True Foundation Christian Ministry
*Jesus Aking Panginoon Ministry
* UCCP Sambahan sa Baybay Dagat, Purok 3, Aplaya, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
* UCCP Dila Worshipping Congregation, Bgy Dila (tabing riles)
* Members, Church of God Internatinal (Ang Dating Daan ),4 Local Chapters: Aplaya, Sta.Rosa City, San Lorenzo Subd., St.Agatha Subd, Maja Village

Foundations

*Jesus Aking Panginoon Foundation

* Kamanggagawa Foundation Inc.

External links

* [http://www.santarosacity.gov.ph/ City of Santa Rosa Official Website]
* [http://www.arlenearcillasnazareno.com Office of the Mayor Official Website]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://cbc-starosa.110mb.com/ City Bible Church (CBC) Santa Rosa Laguna ]