Alabang

The town of Alabang, part of the second district of Muntinlupa City, has undergone tremendous growth in the last decade. It has become an IT park for developing companies. As the Southernmost city of Metro Manila, it has boomed in the last 10 years and acquired urban standards. This is because of two large scale commercial real estate development projects namely; the Filinvest Corporate City by the Filinvest Development Corporation, and Ayala Land, Inc.'s Madrigal Business Park which is known to be a technology park, both of which changed the landscape of Muntinlupa City--from what was once vast fields of cow pasture in the late 1980s, into a supercity that houses new residential, business, industrial and commercial establishments.  Examples of these are: one of the country's premier shopping centers, Alabang Town Center, the Festival Supermall, the towering Insular Life Towers, the Asian Hospital and Medical Center, and the Northgate Cyberzone Business District, which specializes in hosting IT industries. Nightlife is still relatively staid compared to those of its neighbors, and younger residents often flock to other cities in Metro Manila, particularly Makati, Taguig, or Manila, during the weekend to enjoy the night out.

Many companies from other crowded cities in Metro Manila are moving their base of operations to Alabang, therfore transforming it into an emerging business center. Call centers and BPO companies already exist here with more arriving. This city has recently acquired the status "Most Competitive City" and the "Most Improved City" in the Philippines.