Cabuyao
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About Cabuyao
Cabuyao, officially the City of Cabuyao (Filipino: Lungsod ng Cabuyao), is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2025 census, it has a population of 365,202 people.
It used to be known as the "richest municipality in the Philippines" due to the large populace of migrants working in the town's industrial estates. Companies such as Nestlé Philippines, Asia Brewery, Inc., San Miguel Corporation, Tanduay Distillers, Inc., Wyeth Philippines, Inc., Procter & Gamble Philippines, Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna have established factories or are located in Cabuyao.
By virtue of Republic Act No. 10163, the municipality of Cabuyao was converted to a component city after the ratification of a plebiscite held on August 4, 2012.
Cabuyao was once the central part of Tabuco, a large territory that included the modern-day cities of San Pedro, Biñan, Santa Rosa, and Calamba. The name "Cabuyao" came from the kabuyaw tree, Citrus hystrix.
The town of Tabuco was located near the junction of a river and the lake of Ba-i where bancas (rafts) were the common means of transportation...
Cabuyao travel guide
Understand
Cabuyao is a manufacturing town on the southern outskirts of the Manila conurbation. The city hosts Nestlé, Asian Brewery, and San Miguel Brewery's factories, and two major industrial parks, the Light Industry and Science Park I (LISP I) and Silangan Industrial Park. It also hosts Malayan Colleges Laguna, built on the former warehouses of the defunct retailer Uniwide. It is home to about 365,000 people (census, 1 July 2024)
Getting there
By bus Bus service to Cabuyao is provided by Jam Liner, which hosts a terminal at barangay Pulo. Buses leave every 30 minutes from their Cubao and Buendia terminals. Fares range between ₱84-102 depending on your originating terminal.
By car Cabuyao is served by the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), and can be reached within an hour or a half from Metro Manila. There is one exit: Cabuyao (exit 43).
By jeep Cabuyao lies on the busy jeepney route between San Pedro and Calamba.
Getting around
Tricycles are the main form of public transportation around town.
See
1 St. Polycarp Parish Church (Cabuyao Church), P. Burgos Street, Barangay Poblacion Uno (Beside Cabuyao Town Plaza. Side entrance: Manuel Quezon Street). The city's main Roman Catholic church, built during the 18th century and restored in the 2020s. A few 19th-century bells are displayed at the side, while in front, a memorial commemorates the 35 people killed at the churchyard during an agrarian revolt known as the Sakdalista Uprising in 1935. (updated Jan 2026) 2 Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer, Mamatid Road, Barangay Mamatid. The city's second Roman Catholic church, containing a revered image of Saint Vincent Ferrer. (updated Jan 2026)
Buy
1 Cabuyao City Public Market, M.H. del Pilar Street. (updated Apr 2026) 2 WalterMart Cabuyao, Manila South Road. (updated Apr 2026) 3 Centro Mall Cabuyao, Manila South Road. (updated Apr 2026)
Eat
1 La Serena, Felix Avenue, Barangay Tres, ☏ +63 916 126 0495. 9AM-11PM. Restaurant with western fare. PHP200-400. (updated Jul 2026)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.