Carmona is one of the 33

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

s of

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

, it is located in the northern part of the city. It is a residential area with a population of 3,109 recorded by the 2015 census. The barangay was named after

Comandante Commandant ( or ) is a title often given to the officer in charge of a military (or other uniformed service) training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. In some countries it may be a military or police ran ...

Isidro Carmona, a Filipino soldier who fought during the Philippine Revolution against Spaniards. Carmona is the 2nd least populous barangay in Makati with 3,109 residents.

History

The full, official name of this barangay is Isidro Carmona. Its namesake was a Filipino commander who participated in several revolts during the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...

. From the American period and under a sovereign Republic of the Philippines, the

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

was a ''

sitio A ''sitio'' (Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its popul ...

'' of Barrio Tejeros until the early 1960s. The barrio captains Miling Mangahas and Emiliano San Pascual, along with their respective Barrio Councils, worked to have Carmona secede from Tejeros as an independent barangay during the same period.

Landmarks

Circuit Makati Circuit Makati is a riverfront redevelopment project by Ayala Land on the site of the former Santa Ana Race Track in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The site located in the northwest portion of Makati, on the south bank of the Pasig River, is ...

, a 21-hectare

mixed-use development Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

on the former Sta. Ana Racetrack property of the Philippine Racing Club Inc. (PRCI). Soon to rise as Makati's entertainment district, a collaboration among

Ayala Land Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) is a real estate firm based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation. It began as a division of Ayala Corporation until it was spun off and incorporated in 1988. It became publicly listed in the Phili ...

, Inc., PRCI and the City of Makati, which completes the vision for Makati to be a leading city for entertainment, lifestyle and business.Circuit Makati - Makati Philippines
, – The City that makes it happen , Make It Makati * Maximo Estrella Elementary School, the only public elementary school in the barangay, located on J. Magsaysay Street. * Carmona Sports Complex, located at A. P. Reyes Avenue, is a mixed-use sports facility with parking space, maintained by the barangay government. * Carmona Multi-purpose Hall, the seat of the Barangay Government of Carmona, located at A. P. Reyes Avenue.

References

Barangays of Metro Manila {{MetroManila-geo-stub