Gender and Development</h1> <article> <h1>Gender and Development</h1> <p>2019-04-25T07:06:36+00:00</p> </article> <article> <h1>Awards and Recognitions</h1> <p>2019-04-12T08:55:18+00:00</p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </article> <article> <h1>CITY PROFILE</h1> <p>2015-09-17T07:08:30+00:00</p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"></p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: blue;">DEMOGRAPHIC DATA</span></strong> </p> <p><strong><span style="color: black;">Historical Background</span></strong> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">In the early days, Calamba was just a part of Tabuco, now known as Cabuyao. On August 28, 1742, Calamba became a pueblo, separating it from Cabuyao. Progress set in and since then development started to flood in continuously. Calamba became a component city on April 21, 2001 by virtue of Republic Act 9024. According to a legend, the word “Calamba” was taken from the phrase “kalan-banga”. Kalan-banga was an earthen jar being carried by a young woman whom a Guardia Civil stopped to ask for the name of the place. Mistakenly thinking that she was being asked what she was carrying, she answered “kalan-banga”. Later on, Kalambanga was shortened to Calamba.</span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Geographic Location and Topography</span></strong> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Calamba is bounded in the east by Laguna de Bay, in the north by Cabuyao, in the south by Los Baños and in the west by Sto. Tomas and Tanauan in Batangas. Only 54 kilometers away from Metro Manila, the city is a haven for industries, hence the influx of migrants. Considered as the heart of CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) due to the numerous number of companies housed in its area, Calamba is the premier industrial hub outside of Metro Manila.</span> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Legal basis of creation / date of approval : </strong>Governatorial Decree/August 28, 1742</span> </p> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Became a Component City </span></strong> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">By virtue of Republic Act 9024 signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 5, 2001 and strengthened by a plebiscite held on April 21, 2001.<strong> </strong></span> </div> <div> <table style="width: 582px; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 6.75pt; margin-right: 6.75pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Total Land Area</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 14, 480 has.</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Urban Expansion Area</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 8,526.7 has.</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Number of Barangays </span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: </span><a href="images/OtherAttachments/Classification_by_Barangay.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">54 [Urban 37/Rural 17]</span></a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Total Population (May 1,2010 NSO)</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 389,377</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Total Number of Households (2007 NSO)<em> </em></span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 77,473</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Registered Voters (as of May 2010) </span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 223,241</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Major Religious Denominations</span></strong> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Roman Catholic</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Islam </span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Iglesia Ni Cristo</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Protestant</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Others</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 89.72% </span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 0.26%</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 3.14%</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 3.43%</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 3.45<strong>%</strong></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Basic Facilities</span></strong> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Hospitals</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Clinics</span> </div> <div>- Diagnostic Centers</div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Public Market</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Communications</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;"> : Cellular phones</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;"> : Landline </span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;"> : Postal Service</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Recreational Facilities</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Transportation</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Power Supply</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Water Supply</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 6</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 111<br /></span> </div> <div>: 9</div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 2</span> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Globe, Smart, SunCellular</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: PLDT, Digitel, SunCellular</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Philippine Postal Corporation</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 3</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 23</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Meralco, Napocor</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Calamba Water District</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Number of Educational Institutions</span></strong> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Technical & Vocational Schools</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Universities & Colleges</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Highschool (Public/Private)</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Elementary (Public/Private)</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 16</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 17</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 21/39</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: 51/69</span> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 481px; height: 161px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Land Uses (in hectares) </strong></span> </div> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Classification</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Area</span></strong> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Urban Redevelopment Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 2,080</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Growth Management Area 1</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 4,199</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Growth Management Area 2</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 2,460</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Upland Conservation Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 3,401.22</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Forest Buffer Zone/Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 333</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Making Forest Reservation Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 579.78</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Agricultural Development Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: 1,427</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">Shoreland Area</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">TOTAL</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">: 14,480 has.<br /></span></strong> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: blue;">ECONOMIC DATA</span></strong> </p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 968px; height: 475px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Annual Income </span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div>: Php 2.59 Billion (2015)</div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Php 2.2 Billion (2014)<br /></span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Php 1.95 Billion (2013)<br /></span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Php 1.7 Billion (2012)</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Income Class</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: First Class Component City</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Major Income Sources </span></strong> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Manufacturing</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Agriculture</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Services</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">- Tourism</span> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Industrial Companies</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Rice, Corn, Vegetables, Rootcrops</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Manpower, Metal Craft</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Hot Spring Resorts, Wonder Island, Rizal Shrine...</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Tourist Destinations</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: Tallest Rizal Monument</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Hotsprings</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Wonder Island</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Rizal Shrine</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Industrial Parks</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Clay Pot "Banga"</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: etc....</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong><span style="color: black;">Special Events/Festivals</span></strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: April 21 - Ctiy Hood Anniversary/Banga Festival</span> </div> <div>: June 12-19 - Buhayani Festival</div> <div><span style="color: black;">: June 12 - Independence Day</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: June 19 - Rizal Day/Rizal's Birth Anniversary</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: June 24 - Feast of St. John the Baptist/Basaan Festival<br /></span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: August 28 - Town Foundation of Calamba</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: Month of December - Paskuhan sa Calamba</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">: December 30 - Rizal's Death Anniversary</span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><strong>Sister Cities</strong> </div> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;"> <div><span style="color: black;">: Litomerice, Czech Republic </span><a href="http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Czech_Republic?qsrc=3044" title=""Czech Republic" "></a><br /><span style="color: black;">: Walnut City, California, USA </span><a href="http://uk.ask.com/wiki/United_States?qsrc=3044" title=""United States" "></a><br /><span style="color: black;">: Wilhelmsfeld, Germany </span><a href="http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Germany?qsrc=3044" title=""Germany" "></a><br /><span style="color: black;">: Guri, South Korea </span><a href="http://uk.ask.com/wiki/South_Korea?qsrc=3044" title=""South Korea" "></a><br /><span style="color: black;">: Geumcheon-gu, South Korea </span><a href="http://uk.ask.com/wiki/South_Korea?qsrc=3044" title=""South Korea" "></a> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: blue;">POLITICAL DATA</span></strong> </p> <div><span style="color: black;">Seat of Government - New City Hall Bldg., Brgy. Real, City of Calamba</span> </div> <div><span style="color: black;">The City of Calamba is a lone district of Laguna</span> </div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Number of Voting Precints - Clustered (as of Aug. 2013) = 723</span> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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') no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Hot Lines</h1> <p>2015-01-07T10:05:27+00:00</p> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'andale mono', times;"></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'andale mono', times;"></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'andale mono', times;"></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'andale mono', times;"></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'andale mono', times;"></span></div> </article> <article> <h1>CITYHOOD OF CALAMBA</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> April 21, 2001 was the day that changed the course of history of Calamba. After over seven years of waiting, Calamba became the second component city of the Province of Laguna by virtue of Republic Act No. 9024, “An Act Converting the Municipality of Calamba, Province of Laguna into a Component City to be known as the City of Calamba.” R.A. 9024 was signed into law by Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 5, 2001 at the Malacañang Palace. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) then set the plebiscite for Calamba’s cityhood on April 21, 2001, three weeks before the local elections.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Events leading to Cityhood</span></strong></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> As early as 1994, the town’s Sangguniang Bayan approved Resolution No. 60, Series of 1994 requesting the Senate of the Philippines thru its president and the House of the Representatives thru its speaker to co-sponsor a bill for Calamba’s conversion into a city. It was only after two years that another resolution, Resolution No. 115 was passed requesting then Honorable Congressman Joaquin M. Chipeco Jr, now Calamba City Mayor to co-sponsor a bill for Calamba’s cityhood and requesting the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for their comments and recommendations regarding the matter. Another two years passed before House Bill No. 986 and Senate bill Nos. 1630 and 1791 were filed in the House of Representatives by Congressman Chipeco and Senate of the Philippines by Senators Franklin M. Drilon and Sergio Osmeña, III, respectively.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> It was only in the year 2000 that the motion for Calamba’s cityhood was fast tracked. Then Mayor and now City Vice-Mayor Severino J. Lajara requested favorable endorsement of House Bill No. 986 from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on January 3, 2000. The Sangguniang Bayan also endorsed House Bill No. 986 and Senate Bill Nos. 1630 and 1791 and also requested favorable endorsement from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on the same month. A month passed and Mayor Lajara sent a follow-up letter to then Vice-Governor Teresita “Ningning” Lazaro on updates regarding the matter.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> On March 8, the House Committee on Local Government approved House Bill No. 986 on 2<sup>nd</sup> reading at a hearing held at Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City, MM. The same House Committee conducted a public hearing on House Bill No. 986 at the Calamba Elementary School (Central II) gymnasium on March 23, approving the House Bill in principle. House Bill 986 was deliberated in April by the House of Representatives in plenary session and approved as House Bill No. 10661, which was then filed with the Senate of the Philippines in June.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">The year 2001 came and brought about approval on 2<sup>nd</sup> reading of Senate Bill Nos. 1630 and 1791 and House Bill No. 10661 in a hearing held on February 5 at the Ambrocio Padilla Hall, Senate of the Philippines. Three days later, February 8, Senate Bill Nos. 1630 and 1791 and House Bill No. 10661 was deliberated in Plenary Session and was approved as Republic Act No. 9024.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> Calamba’s dream of becoming a city was slowly becoming a reality when Her Excellency, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law Republic Act No. 9024 “An Act Converting the Municipality of Calamba, Province of Laguna into a Component City to be known as the City of Calamba” on March 5, 2001. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) then set the plebiscite on April 21, 2001.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Publications and Campaign</span></strong></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> The campaign for Calamba’s cityhood was intensive and widespread. Numerous posters, billboards and streamers encouraging Calambeños to go out and vote in the coming April 21 plebiscite for Calamba’s cityhood were placed in strategic locations around the municipality. Barangay patrol services equipped with loud speakers were also utilized to spread information. Since the plebiscite coincided with the summer season and the implementation of the Special Program for the Employment of the Students (SPES), the said participants were also employed to hand-out flyers in all barangays. The City Planning and Development Office, then the Municipal Planning and Development Office, has produced brochures, both in English and Filipino, outlining the benefits and advantages of becoming a city. One set was distributed during the Public Hearing held at the Central II gymnasium on March 23, 2000. Another set of brochures along with a comic strip geared towards persuading Calambeños to vote “YES” to Calamba’s cityhood, was distributed in all the barangays of Calamba. From March 30 to April 19, two teams of representatives from various departments of the municipal government conducted information education campaigns in all the fifty-four (54) barangays. Presenters from each team talked about the requirements, process, benefits and advantages of cityhood and how Calambeños can help in making this dream a reality. An open forum, where residents can voice out their opinions and questions, followed the presentation. Most of the questions centered on possible changes in taxation and delivery of basic services. Calambeños reacted positively to Calamba’s impending cityhood and expressed their wholehearted support in this endeavor.</span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Plebiscite Results</span></strong></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.2666664123535px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> A vast majority of Calambeños took part in the historic plebiscite, which determined the destiny of Rizal’s hometown. Of the total fifteen thousand fifty-six (15,056) Calambeños who voted, only three thousand four hundred thirteen (3,413) or 22.67% vote “No”. The remaining 77.33% voted “Yes” to Calamba’s conversion into a component city. <br /></span></p> <p style="color: #364749; font-size: 13px;"><a href="images/REPUBLIC_ACT_NO_9024_Calamba_Cityhood.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: #526c6f;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span>>>>> download R.A. 9024, S. 2001 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALAMBA, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CALAMBA.</span></span></a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>OFFICIAL LOGO</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>POLICE, JAIL & FIRE DEPARTMENTS</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: #ff0000;">PNP Calamba</span> - (049) 545-1694 or (049) 545-6789 loc. 8700 / 8701</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: #ff0000;">Bureau of Jail Management and Penology</span> - (049) 834-7963</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="background-color: #ecf9fd;">Bureau of </span>Fire and Protection</span> - (049) 545-1695</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>BANKS</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>HOSPITALS</h1> <p>2014-12-09T08:42:43+00:00</p> <div class="art-content-layout-wrapper" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px;"> <div class="art-content-layout" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; border-top-color: #C9C9C9; color: #1f2c33; background: #ECF9FD; border-spacing: 10px 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="color: #1f2c33; width: 100%;"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </main></body></html>