INTRODUCTION
Barangay
West Rembo is located in the Second District of Makati and situated at the
North East Cluster along with Cembo, Northside and Guadalupe Viejo.Based on the
2010 Census of Population conducted by the National Statistics Office, West
Rembo has a total of 28, 406 population and percentage share of 5.4% versus the
city’s population with an estimate of at least 5,681 households. By population
density, on the other hand, considering its land area and population count, the
barangay has 52 person per square meters.
This
barangay has a total land area of 0.552 square kilometer and predominantly
residential. Barangay West Rembo is known to house several institutional lots
such as the Makati Parks and Garden and University of Makati.
HISTORY
Barangay
West Rembo is one of Fort Bonifacio's first barangays. It was established in the
early 1950's when military authorities headed by B/Gen. Alfonso Arellano, Chief
of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines designated Fort Bonifacio as
home of the Philippine Army. Gen. Arellano met the residents of the nearby
barrio and informed them to transfer the houses to a more convenient area,
which is along the Pasig River and Pateros Road (now J.P. Rizal extension),
west of the historical river and Rembo meaning Riverside Enlisted Men's Barrio.
Led by
the working and very capable barangay leaders who came mostly from the
Philippine Army, West Rembo worked the way to be one of the most peaceful and
progressive barangays in Makati today. On January 7, 1986 then President
Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed the separation of the seven barrios from the
military reservation and was made a part of the Municipality of Makati. Today,
with the support of the City Government of Makati, the Barangay boasts of
modern public schools, a Barangay Hall, Sports Complex, Health Center, concrete
roads and gutters with improved drainage systems.
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