Barangay Cembo, Makati City

INTRODUCTION

 

Barangay Cembo is situated along the Pasig River and belongs to the Second District of Makati City. It is under the North East Cluster or Cluster 6 with Guadalupe Viejo, West Rembo and Northside. Based on the 2010 Census of Population conducted by the National Statistics Office, Cembo has 27,998 total population and a percentage share of 5.3% versus the city’s population with an estimate of at least 5,600 households. By population density, on the other hand, considering its land area and population count, the barangay has 66 person per 1,000 square meters.

 

This barangay has a total land area of 0.427 square kilometer and it is predominantly residential. Cembo Bliss and the New Building of Makati Science High School is located within Barangay Cembo.

 

 

HISTORY

 

Cembo, a popular acronym for Central Enlisted Men's Barrio, has its beginnings in 1949, when the first batch of enlisted servicemen from the Infantry Group, Philippine Ground Force, Florida Blanca, Pampanga arrived at the Fort William McKinley (now Fort Bonifacio). They were directed to settle at big rolling open tract of land adjacent to the North Gate (Gate I) which was mostly covered by a dense growth of cogon grass. The place was selected to be the site for the housing area of the enlisted personnel of the Philippine Ground Force.

 

As the bulk of the whole command came later, the housing area became congested. Sgt. Teofilo Bautista, the Barrio Lieutenant and Assistant Reservation Officer, was directed by the higher headquarter offices to lead a survey team for the location of the unoccupied space in the vast sprawling reservation. Subsequently, other barrios were created like West Rembo East Rembo, Comembo, and Pembo to accommodate the increasing population of the military personnel.