Barangay Kasilawan, Makati City

INTRODUCTION

 

Barangay Kasilawan belongs to the Makati City's first district, and is a member of the Northwest Cluster or Cluster 3 of Makati. Kasilawan is the smallest barangay in Makati with a total land area of only 0.946 square kilometers. that is 0.30% of the total land area of Makati. Based on its existing land use, Kasilawan is predominantly a residential area.

 

During the 2010 NSO census, its total population is 5,291 which is lower than the 2007 data which is 5,756. Relating this to its total land area, there are 56 residents per 1,000 square meters.

 

Although relatively a small barangay, the residence of the first Mayor of Makati, Mayor Pablo Cortez is located in barangay Kasilawan.

 

HISTORY

Kasilawan was once a part of Tejeros, but in 1960, a resolution was passed for its separation from the latter. It was finally approved by the Provincial Board of Rizal on January 29, of the same year.

 

It got its name from Mayor Pablo C. Cortes (1945-1947), a well-known member of the Free Masonry, Lodge No. 77 better known as Kasilawan Lodge. It was also known as "Suaboy" because it was once a swampy area and pigs roamed around the place.

 

Jose De Luna Medina was the first appointed Barrio Lieutenant of Kasilawan. He was followed by Catalino Delos Santos Medina, who is the first elected Barangay Captain in which that time the Barrio Charter was enacted by the Philippine Congress.