Also known as: City of Cabuyao, Lungsod ng Cabuyao, Cabuyaw
Cabuyao City is a component city in Laguna, Region IV-A (CALABARZON). Population 365K (PSA 2024 census), 18 barangays, land area 43.3 km².
Cabuyao City is a component city in Laguna, Region IV-A (CALABARZON).
No. Cabuyao City is a component city in Laguna, Region IV-A (CALABARZON), outside Metro Manila (the National Capital Region).
Cabuyao City had 365,202 residents in the 2024 census (PSA 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN 2024), reference date July 1, 2024). That is the most recent official count. There is no 2026 census result, so any 2026 population figure is an estimate.
Cabuyao City covers 43.3 km², per the PSA Philippine Statistical Yearbook figure used on this page.
Cabuyao City has 18 barangays.
Cabuyao City hosts one of the Philippines' largest food-manufacturing operations, the Nestlé Philippines Cabuyao Factory in Barangay Niugan — a 25-hectare plant running since 1976 that produces Bear Brand, Nido, Nan, Nestrogen, and Milo, and serves as Nestlé's export center for infant nutrition. Tanduay Distillers and Asia Brewery add large-scale distilling capacity in Barangay Sala, while Light Industry and Science Park I in Barangay Diezmo hosts further manufacturing employers — a distinct estate from the similarly-named industrial parks located in neighboring Calamba.
Key industries: Food and beverage manufacturing (Nestlé Philippines), Distilling (Tanduay Distillers), Industrial parks (Light Industry and Science Park I), Wholesale and retail trade
That industrial base is translating into measurable local business growth: Cabuyao registered nearly 800 new businesses between January and July 2026, compared to roughly 300 for all of the prior year, reaching 5,664 registered businesses by July 2026 and collecting ₱755 million in business taxes against a ₱955 million full-year projection. The city waived mayor's-permit fees for businesses capitalized at ₱300,000 or less and launched an electronic one-stop permitting shop with 1-to-3-day approval times. Cabuyao's population grew from 355,330 in the 2020 Census to 365,202 in the 2024 Census.
Officials managing Cabuyao's business-registration and industrial-zoning growth can compare notes with other Laguna industrial corridor cities in the LGU directory. Planning teams evaluating digital compliance tools can explore the pilot program or schedule a consultation.
More on the regulatory framework: CLUP compliance (RA 7160 / EO 72 / DHSUD) · SGLG explainer (RA 11292) · full glossary.
Cabuyao is processing a wave of new business registrations through a fast, digital one-stop shop while still working from an unconfirmed CLUP status — exactly the kind of gap where permitting speed and zoning oversight can drift out of sync. Nova Gov's platform is built for exactly this kind of cross-department coordination, and the pilot program is designed to help planning offices bring permitting and land-use records into one place.
Cabuyao processed nearly 800 new business registrations in the first seven months of 2026 alone. See how a founding pilot could keep that pace of permitting in sync with zoning and land-use records.
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