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If you have comments or suggestions about the article, just contact me Thank you. --Secaundis • (myTalk) • (myContribs) 05:05, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments[edit]
- “The Article of Santa Maria, Bulacan in Wikipedia is one of the organized and well-created and edited articles I've ever read and seen..”
From Othanwiki2009 of Wikipedia
User talk:Secaundis#Hi Secaundis
- “WOW!!! Kumpleto at detalyado ang article ng Santa Maria, Bulacan sa Wikipedia. Proud na proud siguro ang gumawa nito.”
- English: “Wow! The article of Santa Maria, Bulacan in Wikipedia is very much detailed and complete. Maybe the one who made that article was so proud of it.”
From balay_1 of skyscrapercity.com
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=461803 post #834
- “Actually napaka comprehensive ng information ng Sta. Maria sa Wikepedia. walang binatbat ang ibang bayan/syudad sa Bulacan.”
From up_mc of skyscrapercity.com
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=461803 post #816
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Resorts[edit]
Santa Maria has numerous man-made resorts, including the following:
| Resorts | Location |
|---|---|
| Long Meadows Resort | Mahabang Parang |
| Dad's Vineyard Resort | Mahabang Parang |
| Pamar Wonderpool Resort | Mahabang Parang |
| Villa Carmen | Pulong Buhangin |
| Villa Antonia | Pulong Buhangin |
| Sitio Lucia Resort | Pulong Buhangin |
| 4-K Garden Resort | Catmon |
| Lanesca Resort | Catmon |
| Cool Water Resort | Lalakhan |
| Vig Jam Resort | Balasing |
| Stone Bridge Resort | Tumana |
| Divine View Resort | Buenavista |
| Summer Set Resort | Bagbaguin |
| Villa Natalia Resort | Pulong Buhangin |
| Aqua Matina Resort | Mahabang Parang |
| Denverland Resort | San Gabriel |
Dining Places[edit]
The following are the major fast food chain/restaurant/bakeshops in Santa Maria:
| No. of Branches | Fastfood / Restaurant | Branch/Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jollibee | Poblacion, Waltermart |
| 1 | McDonald's | Poblacion |
| 1 | Greenwich Pizza | Waltermart |
| 2 | Chowking | Poblacion, Waltermart |
| 1 | KFC | Waltermart |
| 1 | Max's Restaurant | Bagbaguin |
| 1 | Tropical Hut Hamburger | Bagbaguin |
| 4 | Dunkin' Donuts | 2 Poblacion, Sta. Clara, & Waltermart |
| 2 | Mister Donut | Poblacion |
| 15+ | Happy Haus Donuts (stalls) | scattered |
| 1 | Go Nuts Donuts | Waltermart |
| 2 | Mang Inasal | Poblacion, Waltermart |
| 3 | Pandelites Bakeshop | 1 Poblacion, 2 Pulong Buhangin |
| 1 | Goldilocks Bakeshop | Waltermart (soon to open) |
| 1 | Red Ribbon | Waltermart |
| 1 | Julie's Bakeshop | Poblacion |
| 1 | Pan de Manila | Waltermart |
| 1 | NE Cakes & Restaurant | Waltermart |
| 5 | Burger Machine | scattered |
| 1 | Minute Burger | Poblacion |
| 1 | Nic's Restaurant | Bagbaguin |
| 1 | Green Pond Restaurant | Bagbaguin |
| 1 | Pista sa Nayon Restaurant | Poblacion |
| 4 | Doc Jones Foodhaus | Poblacion |
| 1 | Sarsa at Inihaw Restaurant | Bagbaguin |
| 1 | Dad's Grill | San Jose Patag |
Business Establishments[edit]
The following are the top 20 business establishments in Sta. Maria in 2008.[1]
| Name of Business | Business Tax (in PhP) |
|---|---|
| Philippine Batteries, Inc. | 13,224,053.00 |
| Ciriaco Corporation | 2,459,544.00 |
| Cocoa Specialities, Inc. | 1,622,382.00 |
| London Industrial Product, Inc. | 1,450,830.00 |
| Jollibee Foods Corporation | 1,409,754.00 |
| C&E Publishing, Inc. | 1,362,930.00 |
| Mercury Drug Corporation | 1,248,344.00 |
| Sta. Maria Industrial Park Corporation | 1,049,271.00 |
| Tropical Hut Food Market, Inc. | 920,612.25 |
| Chowking / Jewel Foods Corporation | 678,320.00 |
| Colortex Processing, Inc. | 500,000.00 |
| Sapporo Products, Inc. | 387,585.00 |
| McDonalds / Golden Arches Dev't., Corporation | 379,818.00 |
| Pepsi Cola Products Phils Inc. | 340,649.00 |
| Avon Cosmetics, Inc. | 314,513.00 |
| Vitson International, Inc. | 312,564.00 |
| Rural Industrial Corporation | 274,150.00 |
| Amigo Agro Industrial Dev't Corporation | 256,711.00 |
| Greenwich / Fresh N Famous Foods, Inc. | 242,018.00 |
| Avi Mfg., Company / Sehwani, Sunder R. | 236,250.00 |
Transportation[edit]
Buses[edit]
The following are the bus companies that ply through the primary roads of Santa Maria, Bulacan.
| Bus | Points of Origin/Terminal | Destination | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippine Corinthian Liner | Garden, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria | Ayala, Makati – Baclaran, Parañaque City via NLEX-EDSA | Air conditioned with television |
| Erwin Line | Angat – Norzagaray | Ayala, Makati – Baclaran, Parañaque City via NLEX-EDSA | Air conditioned with television |
| Bovjen/AC Liner | Garden, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria | Ayala, Makati – Baclaran, Parañaque City via NLEX-EDSA | Air conditioned with television |
| Nuestra Señora del Carmen | Garden, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria | Ayala, Makati – Baclaran, Parañaque City via NLEX-EDSA | Air conditioned with television |
| Aguila Bus / Santa Monica Transportation | Angat town proper | Divisoria, Manila via NLEX – Rizal Avenue | Ordinary Bus |
| Mersan Bus / BSTSC / SMTSC | Sapang Palay / Guyong, Sta. Maria – Santa Cruz, Manila | Doroteo Jose Street, Santa Cruz, Manila via NLEX – A. Bonifacio Avenue | Mini-bus / Ordinary |
NOTE: Buses and trucks are not allowed in the town proper.
Public Utility Jeepneys[edit]
| Terminal | Destination | Minimum Fare |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Manila: Monumento LRT Station, Caloocan City Santa Maria: Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Monumento – Santa Maria via NLEX1 | PHP 35.00 (fixed) |
| Metro Manila: Monumento, Caloocan City Santa Maria: Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Monumento – Santa Maria via MacArthur Highway.2 Metro Manila North: Malabon – Fatima, Valenzuela City – Karuhatan, Valenzuela – Malinta, Valenzuela Bulacan South: Meycauayan, SM City Marilao – Tabing Ilog, Marilao – Lolomboy, Bocaue – Joners, Bocaue; - Bocaue Toll Exit – Bagbaguin, Santa Maria and vice-versa. |
PHP 8.00 (first four kilometers) + PHP 1.50 (for succeeding kilometers) |
| Malolos;Bulacan State University Mac Arthur Highway gate Santa Maria:Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Malolos City – Tabang, Guiguinto – Santa Maria and vice-versa (via NLEX) | PHP 32.00 (fixed) |
| Plaridel/Pulilan: near Pulilan Public Market and Robinsons Pulilan Santa Maria:Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Pulilan-Plaridel – Santa Rita Exit, Guigunto – Santa Maria and vice versa (via NLEX) | PHP 34.00 (fixed) |
| Baliuag: Cagayan Valley Road Santa Maria: Santa Maria Public Market |
Baliuag – Bustos- Pandi- Manggahan, Santa Maria – Santa Cruz, Santa Maria – Santa Clara, Santa Maria – Santa Maria town proper and vice versa | PHP 8.00 (first four kilometers); Pandi – Santa Maria (PHP 14.00); Bustos-Santa Maria (PHP 29.00); Baliuag-Santa Maria (PHP 32.00) |
| Sampol, Sapang Palay, City of San Jose del Monte: Sampol Market, CSJDM Santa Maria:Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Sapang Palay, CSJDM – Dulong Bayan, CSJDM – Bulac, Santa Maria – Catmon, Santa Maria – San Jose Patag, Santa Maria – Santa Maria town proper and vice versa. | PHP 20.00 (fixed) |
| Muzon, San Jose del Monte City Santa Maria: Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Muzon, CSJDM; - San Jose del Monte City Proper – San Vicente, Santa Maria – Santa Maria town proper and vice versa. | PHP 8.00 (first four kilometers) |
| Norzagaray, Bulacan Santa Maria: Nicolas Park, Poblacion |
Norzagaray – Partida, Norzagaray – Pulong Yantok, Angat, Pulong Buhangin,Santa Maria – Caypombo, Santa Maria – Guyong, Santa Maria – Dulong Bayan, Santa Maria – Santa Maria town proper and vice versa. | PHP 8.00 (first four kilometers) |
^1 Jeepneys plying the North Luzon Expressway route are available until 12 midnight.
^2 available for 24 hours.
Others[edit]
Utility vans plying the San Fernando, Pampanga- Santa Maria, Bulacan (via NLEX) route are also available.
Tricycles are available for twenty-four hours.
Road Networks[edit]
The important road networks in Santa Maria are as follows:
- Bocaue-San Jose Road – connecting Sta. Maria to the city of San Jose del Monte and Bocaue;
- Sta. Maria By-Pass Road;
- Norzagaray-Sta. Maria Road – connecting Sta. Maria to the towns of Angat and Norzagaray;
- Santa Clara-Pandi Road – connecting Santa Maria to the towns of Pandi, Balagtas, Bustos and Baliuag;
- The Manila North Road (Mac Arthur Highway);
- Santa Maria – Tungkong Mangga Road – a vital provincial road which links the City of San Jose del Monte to the town of Santa Maria.
- the North Luzon Expressway (through Bocaue Exit).
Based on the 2004 road inventory done by Municipal Engineer's Office, Santa Maria has a total road length of 218.38 km., 24.98 of which are national roads, 26.54 km are provincial roads, 19.07 km are municipal roads, and 147.79 km are barangay roads. Most of the roads are concrete and are in fair condition.
Private Schools[edit]
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High quality education is also made possible through the following private schools in Santa Maria, Bulacan. The list of private schools in Sta. Maria, Bulacan are as follows:
| College/University | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Angel John Integrated Academy (formerly "Angel John International Academy") | #781 Brgy. Lalakhan, Santa Maria, Bulacan | |
| Grace of Shekinah School | Jose P. Rizal St., Poblacion, Santa Maria, Bulacan | GSS Website / (044) 641-3250 |
| Darwin International School | Santa Maria, Bulacan | |
| Holy Child Montessori School | #26 Parada, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Mater Dei Academy | Km.39 Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Liceo di San Lorenzo | Km.37 Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | LdiSL WEBSITE / (044) 641-1837 |
| Little Angels Montessori School of Bulacan | Km.37 Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | (044) 641-1503 |
| St. Paul School – Santa Maria | Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Sacred Heart Academy | Dr. T. Santiago St., Poblacion | |
| Early Christian School | Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Gloria Marizz Academy of Bulacan | #54-A P. Mansilla St. Poblacion | |
| Child Jesus Montessori | Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Sta. Maria Ecumenical School | Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| St. Catherine of Siena School | Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Estrella Academy of Sta. Clara | Sta. Clara, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Colegio de Sta. Maria | Bagbaguin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Jesus is Lord Christian School | Sitio Pisang, S.J. Patag, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| St. Joseph College Academy of Bulacan | S.J. Patag, Sta. Maria, Bulacan | |
| Smarties Academy of Sta. Maria, Bulacan | Macaiban, Rogaciano Mercado St., Poblacion, Sta. Maria, Bulacan |
Likewise, there are five government high schools in the municipality:
- Pulong Buhangin National High School
- Catmon High School
- Parada High School
- Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School (High School Department)
- Santa Maria Agro-Industrial High School
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Barangay Income[edit]
Income of every barangay in the town of Sta. Maria (as of April 2008)
| Barangay | align=center | Income / Per capita |
|---|---|
| Bagbaguin | P571,398.62 / P55.00034 |
| Balasing | P280,920.01 / P45.09149 |
| Buenavista | P59,800.37 / P27.16963 |
| Bulac | P587,082.95 / P77.24775 |
| Camangyanan | P42,317.54 / P10.46169 |
| Catmon | P400,759.28 / P33.64050 |
| Caypombo | P279,098.86 / P17.77926 |
| Caysio | P91,639.27 / P34.20652 |
| Guyong | P409,129.92 / P34.50243 |
| Lalakhan | P85,179.85 / P40.22512 |
| Mag-asawang Sapa | P98,302.10 / P17.42945 |
| Mahabang Parang | P108,024.42 / P32.56690 |
| Manggahan | P177,019.20 / P90.87227 |
| Parada | P185,565.32 / P23.72048 |
| Poblacion (Santa Maria town proper) | P716,511.38 / P50.91390 |
| Pulong Buhangin | P898,885.76 / P26.59504 |
| San Gabriel | P145,251.50 / P18.02575 |
| San Jose Patag | P368,008.06 / P37.07889 |
| San Vicente | P281,815.52 / P22.16053 |
| Santa Clara | P519,097.89 / P51.64125 |
| Santa Cruz | P355,956.52 / P45.94765 |
| Silangan!!! | P23,597.83 / P12.72120 |
| Tabing Bakod (Santo Tomas) | P215,973.00 / P39.11137 |
| Tumana | P176,502.03 / P21.91754 |
GA Review[edit]
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Reviewer: Dana boomer (talk · contribs) 16:25, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi! I'll take this article for review. I should have a full review up within the day. Dana boomer (talk) 16:25, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
- It is reasonably well written.
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- Watch out for "weasel words", including "apparently", "are considered", etc. These need to be carefully verified and sourced.
- There are numerous lists of information that are indiscriminate, unsourced, and/or could be better presented as prose. For example, the entire Agriculture section needs to be reworked: properly sourced, lists and bullet points transformed into prose, etc.
- a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar):
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
- This is the area where the article majorly fails the GA criteria. It is significantly under-referenced, with entire sections missing references. What references are in the article are generally incomplete, and in a few cases are simply bare urls.
- a (reference section):
- It is broad in its coverage.
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Assessment comment[edit]
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| The Honorable Mayor of Sta Maria
Municipality of Sta Maria Sta Maria, Bulacan Sir: Greetings to you Sir and to the Honorable Vice Mayor and the Honorable Municipal councilors of the municipality. Please do something about the perenial heavy traffic congestion along the connecting road just after the north expresway going towards Bagbaguin. Perhaps we can appeal to the national government to put another exit right after the Bocaue exit towards north to connect Guyong to the North expresway in order to decongest the daily, heavy traffic in the area. Moreover, please extend the services of the water district to the Cityland Bulacan Heights. |
Last edited at 01:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 05:26, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
POV and promotional statements[edit]
The 3rd paragraph stated that:
Santa Maria's total bank deposits reached PHP 17.3 billion as of June 2016, this accounts for almost 75% of eastern Bulacan's total bank deposits and dwarfing other cities and municipalities in the country. ... It has a relatively high standard of living, with only 4% of the population living in poverty which is one of the lowest in the Philippines.
The statements in italics are not in the references but are improper editorial synthesis to imply a new (and POV) conclusion, see WP:SYNTHESIS. Furthermore, they are clearly promotional statements, against WP:PROMOTION. Therefore these statements are against WP policy and will be removed. If disagree, discuss here before reinstating it. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 14:30, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
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