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N410 Highway
National Route 410 (N410) forms part of the Philippine highway network. It runs from southern Cavite to Batangas. Route description Silang to Tagaytay N410 starts at the boundary of Silang and Dasmariñas in Cavite as the physical continuation of N419 (Aguinaldo Highway). The route then shifts slightly to the east as J.P. Rizal Street, traversing the Silang town proper before returning to Aguinaldo Highway. It then enters the city of Tagaytay, where Aguinaldo Highway ends at the Tagaytay Rotonda. Tagaytay to Calaca Past the Tagaytay Rotonda, N410 turns southwest to become the Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway. It then cuts through the western part Tagaytay before going along the municipal boundaries of Alfonso, Cavite and Laurel, Batangas. Calaca to Lemery At the intersection past the welcome arches at the provincial boundary of Cavite and Batangas, N410 turns southeast as Diokno Highway, a secondary highway that connects Calaca A calaca (, a colloquial Mexican Spanish name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Public Works And Highways
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for serving as the country's engineering and construction arm. It is tasked with implementing the government's policy to maintain and develop its engineering capabilities to ensure the safety, efficiency, and quality of public infrastructure and construction projects. The DPWH oversees the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure across the country, particularly national highways, flood control systems, water resources development, and other public works. Its functions are to be carried out in a decentralized manner, as much as possible. History History of the DPWH stretches back as far as the history of Philippine government itself. During Spanish times, the Spanish constructed the first roads in the Philippines. These public works projects were not only used in the connection of towns and fortresses, but also in improving commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa, Laguna
Santa Rosa, officially the City of Santa Rosa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, its population was 414,812 people. It is the second largest local government unit in Laguna after Calamba, Laguna, Calamba. On August 28, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11395, which separated the city from the Laguna's 1st congressional district, province's first district and granted the city its Santa Rosa's at-large congressional district, own congressional district to elect a representative in 2022 Philippine general election, 2022. The city later gained its own representation in the Laguna Provincial Board to elect two members separately starting in 2025 Laguna local elections, 2025. Santa Rosa is derived from Spanish language, Spanish for Saint Rose of Lima, its patron saint to whom it is consecrated to. The town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magallanes, Cavite
Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes (), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,851 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. The municipality is named after Ferdinand Magellan, who was known in Spanish as Fernando de Magallanes. History Magallanes began its history as a barrio called ''Panitan'', then a part of the municipality of Maragondon. Panitan was derived from the Tagalog word ''"panit"'', meaning "to remove the bark of a tree". Long before the coming of the Spaniards, there grew along the mountainside of this barrio big trees called ''bitangcol'' which provide a source of income for the people. The barks of the trees are removed and used as containers for storing palay or unhusked rice. The fibers of the barks were removed and twined into durable ropes. Because of this unusual occupation of the people the barrio came to be known as Panitan or Banitan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Trias
General Trias (), officially the City of General Trias (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 450,583 people. Etymology During the earlier part of the Spanish colonial period, General Trias was often referred to as ''Las Estancias'' (the ranches), which was once a part of Cavite el Viejo, the present-day Kawit. It was also called ''Malabón Grande''. The name ''Malabón'' is derived from Tagalog, meaning "having many silt deposits". The first reference seems to be more probable because Mariano Trías, General Mariano Trías, a noted writer, adopted the nom de guerre "''Labong'' Grande, on the other hand, was affixed to the appellation because at the time, the place was a vast wilderness covering Sitio Tejero, frequently called by the revolutionary as Salinas (present-day Rosario), Santa Cruz de Malabon or Malabon el Chico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisanto Mendoza De Los Reyes Avenue
Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue, formerly known as the General Trias–Amadeo–Tagaytay Road and also known as Tejero-General Trias-Amadeo-Tagaytay Road, is a two-to-four lane, , tertiary highway traversing through the central towns and cities of the province of Cavite, Philippines. It connects the city of General Trias to the city of Tagaytay and acts as a secondary road for the Aguinaldo Highway. Its stretch south of its intersection with Governor's Drive in Manggahan, General Trias, is legally named after Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes, one of the heroes of the 1872 Cavite mutiny, since the passage of Republic Act No. 9476 in 2007. Its portions in General Trias, particularly north of Governor's Drive, are also alternatively known as ''General Trias Drive'', ''Prinza Street'', and ''Governor Ferrer Drive'' or ''Governor Luis Ferrer Drive'', respectively, Route description The northern terminus of the highway is at the Antero Soriano Highway in Barangay Tejero, General Tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahogany Avenue
Mahogany Avenue, also known as the Mahogany Road and J. P. Rizal Street, is a secondary road in Tagaytay, Philippines. It acts as an alternative route for the Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway. The entire road is designated as National Route 413 (N413) of the Philippine highway network. The road is known for being the location of Mahogany Beef Market, which is famous for its ''bulalo''. Intersections References External links Department of Public Works and Highways {{Major roads in Cavite Roads in Cavite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Luzon Expressway
The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol Region on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The expressway has a length of , traveling from its northern terminus at the Magallanes Interchange in Makati to its southern terminus at Santo Tomas, Batangas, connecting it to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway). A portion of the expressway from the Magallanes Interchange to the Calamba Exit is part of Asian Highway 26 of the Asian highway network. It will be the longest expressway in the Philippines starting with the completion of Toll Road 4 surpassing the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) as well as providing a gateway to Visayas upon the completion of Toll Road 5. The expressway also serves as a major utility corridor, carrying various high voltage o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talisay, Batangas
Talisay, officially the Municipality of Talisay (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,238 people. Talisay is derived from a tree of the same name (''Terminalia catappa'') where the bells of a Catholic parish church were hung. Such church was then a temporary building located at the center of the then barrio. History Talisay traces its roots to a barrio that was once part of Tanauan during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. In 1754, it was annexed to Taal following the transfer of Tanauan's seat to its present-day barangay Sala as a result of the Taal Volcano eruption that year. Talisay was later formed as a separate ''municipio'' on February 10, 1869. However, on March 28, 1903, during the American occupation, it was returned to Tanauan but later separated on July 23, 1906 to regain its independent status. On April 1, 1941, a portion of Talisay, especially its barrios Birinayan (Berina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagaytay–Calamba Road
The Tagaytay–Calamba Road is a two- to four-lane, secondary and tertiary road in Laguna and Cavite, Philippines. Albeit discontinuous, it connects the city of Calamba in Laguna and the city of Tagaytay in Cavite. The road's missing link that will connect its Tagaytay and Calamba sections is under construction. The segment of road from its western terminus at Tagaytay Rotonda to Ligaya Drive, both in Tagaytay, forms part of National Route 421 (N421) of the Philippine highway network, while the rest of the road remains unnumbered. Route description Tagaytay The road starts at the Tagaytay Rotonda, a four-way roundabout with Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway, and Tagaytay–Talisay Road in Tagaytay City. It runs east along the Tagaytay Ridge. Various restaurants, hotels, residential developments, and tourists attractions could be found along this road. It then intersects the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road, which provides access to the South Luzon Expressway, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road
The Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road, also known as the Tagaytay–Santa Rosa Road and the Santa Rosa–Ulat–Tagaytay Road, is a major thoroughfare in the provinces of Laguna and Cavite, Philippines. Originally an old road linking the Santa Rosa municipal proper to the western edge of the then-municipality at barangay Santo Domingo and narrowly onto barangay Lumil in Silang, the highway was constructed in the late 1990s. It connects the cities of Santa Rosa and Tagaytay in the provinces of Laguna and Cavite, respectively, and provides access to and from Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ... via South Luzon Expressway and Cavite–Laguna Expressway. Its segment in Barangay Balibago, Santa Rosa is also known as Felix Reyes Street (F. Reyes Street) and Balibag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Mariano Alvarez
General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez () and often shortened as GMA, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 172,433 people. With an area of just , it is the second most densely populated municipality in Cavite after Rosario, Cavite, Rosario. Etymology The municipality was named after General Mariano Álvarez, a native of the town of Noveleta, Cavite. History General Mariano Alvarez was formerly a part of Carmona, Cavite, Carmona. The province's third planned community was previously called Carmona Resettlement Project and was under the direct management of the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC). The project started in March 1968 because of the need to clear the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City of different shanties and other illegal constructions built on it. By 1974, the project lots bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmona, Cavite
Carmona (), officially the City of Carmona (), is a Cities of the Philippines, component city in the Philippine Province, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,256 people. Carmona is also the newest city in the Philippines; it became a city on July 8, 2023, and it was the 149th city founded in the Philippine archipelago. Etymology By virtue of a decree issued on February 20, 1857, by Queen Isabella II of Spain through Governor General Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero, Latag became a separate municipality with the name it bears today: Carmona, Spain, Carmona, named after the Carmona, Spain, city of the same name in the province of Province of Seville, Seville, Spain. History Early history Carmona was formerly a settlement called Latag, which was annexed to the town of Silang, Cavite, Silang upon the latter's creation in 1595. The origins of its name are unknown. In 1856, the settlement's inhabitants demanded the conversion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
