BARANGAY LABANGON

• BARANGAY & SK OFFICIALS
  Barangay Chairman	Hon. Victor M. Buendia
  Committee on Health	Hon. Derick Yap
  Committee on Social Services	Hon. Zenaida Amores
  Committee on Finance	Hon. Rudolfo Tabasa
  Committee on Infrastructure	Hon. Faustino Masong Jr.
  Committee on Education	Hon. Segundo Hermosa Jr.
  Committee on Peace and Order	Hon. Ronald Q. Dagatan
  Committee on General Services	Hon. Ian Anthony Osmeña
  SK Chairman / Committee on Sports	Hon. Mary Jane Chua

HISTORY OF THE BARANGAY

The word Labangon comes from the root word “Labangon” which means “to cross” . Early setters found the place difficult to cross because of the river that separate Labangon from San Nicolas. The only way to reach Labangon was to cross the river with a bamboo raft.

It was Labangon, particularly on the once sugarcane field owned by Jacinto Pacaña, where the plans for the Katipunan uprising in Cebu during the Spanish rule was mapped out. It was also in the same barangay exactly on Veleriano Weyler St. now Tres De Abril, where Leon Kilat led an uprising against the Spaniards on 03 April 1898.

DESCRIPTION

Labangon is one of the largest barangay in Cebu City with an area of 1,095 sqa. Km. The timezone in Labangon is Asia/ Manila. Sunrise is at 05: 33 AM and Sunset is at 17:55 PM. Latitude is 10.3044444 Degrees and Longtituted is 123.87 Degrees. The weather is warm and tropical with temperature at around 30 Degrees Celsius or 86 Degrees Fahrenheit.

PROXIMITY

It takes approximately 15-20 minutes to reach Labangon from the Cebu City Hall or Basilica del Santo Niño via jeepney. An average of 10-15 minutes is what it takes to reach Labangon from either Uptown area or Downtown area also via jeepney.

POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHICS

As of 2007 census of the National Statistics Office of Cebu City, Barangay Labangon ranked fifth in the most populous areas with a total population of 29,471.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Hon. Victor M. Buendia envisions Labangon to be the friendliest, most accommodating, most efficient, and most responsive barangay in Cebu City, under his term.

Today, one does not have to maneuver a bamboo raft to get to Labangon. Wide and paved concrete roads lead people to its different areas. Business establishment that lined up on the streets give proof that Labangon is now a very booming barangay.

The street along Katipunan, where the public market is located, is considered the hub of commerce and trade in the barangay. Other areas are also locations for specialized industry like furniture-making, shellcraft, and woodcraft, to name a few. The presence of giant firms like Covergys, a BPO company, provides job opportunities to the locals.

High-end subdivision and villages as well as numerous schools abound in Labangon to answer increasing demands of the people for better standards of living.

LANDMARKS

• Cebu Veterans Cemetery
  Katipunan
• Remedios Parish Church
  A. Lopez St. Labangon
• Sovereign Grace Bible Church
  Happy Valley Labangon
  Phone: (032) 261-8831

ESTABLISHMENTS

• ABSobrerano International Inc (ABS International)
• Convergys Corporation
  R. Arcenas St.
  Arcenas Estate, Banawa Hills
• Paseo de San Ramon
  R. Arcenas St.
  Arcenas Estate, Banawa Hills

SCHOOLS

• Cebu City SDA Elementary School
  400 Tres de Abril St., Labangon
  Phone: (032) 418-6776
• Cebu South Hills School
  132 Salvador Ext., Labangon
  Phone: (032) 414-8867
• One World Montessori
  R. Duterte St. Labangon
• Marianne Childhood Education Center
  722 Tres de Abril St., Labangon
  Phone: (032) 261-3402
• Labangon Elementary School
  Katipunan St., Labangon
  Phone: (032) 261-2696
• Labangon Bliss Elementary School
  Balaga Drive Labangon
• SIT- Salazar Institute of Technology
  211 N. Bacalso Ave., Cebu City
  Phone: (032) 261-0233
• CIT- Cebu Institute of Technology
  N. Bacalso Ave., Cebu City
• Cebu City National Science High School
  Salvador St., Labangon
  Phone: (032) 261-2802
• Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial High School
  Balaga Drive Labangon
  Phone: (032) 417-7102

Passenger Utility Jeepney (PUJ) Routes

• 12A - Labangon - Highway - Panganiban - Carbon - vice versa
• 12B - Labangon - Highway - Sikatuna - Cathedral/Sto Niño - vice versa
• 12C - Labangon - Highway - Panginaban - Colon - vice versa
• 12D - Labangon - Highway - Junquera - Colon
• 12E - Labangon - Highway - San Carlos - Sikatuna - SM
• 12F - Labangon - Tabo-an - Carbon - Manalili
• 12G - Labangon - Tabo-an - Colon - SM
• 12I - Labangon - Highway - Panganiban - Colon - SM
• 12J - Labangon - Highway - Junquera - Colon - SM
• 12L - Labangon - V.Rama/Fuente Osmeña/Mango - CIC - Ayala
• 12M - same route as 12B but will pass through Leon Kilat St. when returning to Labangon

FACILITIES

• Labangon Barangay Hall
  Katipunan Labangon
  Phone: (032) 260-2285
• Labangon Fire Station
  Katipunan, Labangon beside Barangay Hall
• Labangon Health Center
  Phone: (032) 261-2680
• Labangon Public Market
  Katipunan, Labangon
• Labangon Sports Complex/Gym
  Katipunan, Labangon
• Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS)
  Phone: (032) 261-7986

PROJECTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS