Gen. Trias, Cavite
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The Municipality of General Trias (Filipino
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
: Bayan ng Heneral Trias) formerly San Francisco de Malabon, is a first class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 218,387 people in a land area of 81.46 square kilometers.
Economy
Industrialization has become the centerpiece of the municipality’s development plans and programs. Several major industrial estates, such as Gateway Business Park, a world class business community in Javalera and the New Cavite Industrial City (NCIC) in Manggahan, have chosen General Trias to be their home base. The Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) occupies about 0.60 square kilometres of land belonging to General Trias. 110 factories operate in the CEPZ. There are still four industrial estates being developed. One is the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club and Residential Estate, which has an area of 7 square kilometres. The others are the Golden Gate Industrial Park (Phase I) in Buenavista II and Golden Gate Industrial Park (Phase II) in Panungyanan while the rest are found at Barangay Manggahan, Barangay San Francisco and along Governor’s Drive.The master plan for General Trias is to achieve an agro-industrial and residential balance. Current developments include the construction of the General Trias Auditorium and Sports Complex at General Trias Memorial Elementary School Grounds in Barangay San Juan I, cementing of roads from Barangay Santiago to Governor’s Drive and road widening of Barangay Tejero to San Juan II, the building of General Trias Municipal Hall-Manggahan Annex and completion of a 2-storey Training Center Building at Barangay Pinagtipunan. Housing development is also on the upsurge with 45 subdivisions in the area like Maravilla, Bel Aldea, Metrosouth, Tierra Nevada, Metropolis Greens, Eagle Ridge, Pasadena Heights I, Stanford City and Governor Hills. The 20,000 square metre public market in between Barangay Corregidor and Sampalucan is said to be more or less worth Php 39,000,000.00. General Trias is considered one of the new frontiers of growth and development in the CALABARZON
CALABARZON
CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional center is Calamba City in Laguna...
area as attested by the giant industrial subdivisions located in the town.
Built up area
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now included in Manila built up area which reaches Lipa CityLipa City
The Lipa City /Li-pâ/ is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province...
in its southernmost part.
History
General Trias used to be called by many names. During the earlier Spanish era, it 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 Malabon Grande. The name Malabon was speculated to have been derived from either the local term “maraming labong,” meaning plenty of bamboo shootsBamboo Shoots
Bamboo Shoots is an American four-piece musical group based out of Brooklyn, New York and suburban New Jersey. They are known for their dueling, two-person rhythm section and their South Asian identity and influence...
, a main ingredient of a popular local delicacy; or “mayabong,” referring to the trees and other plants once abundant in the place. At any rate, the first reference seems to be more probable because General Mariano Trias, a noted writer, adopted the nom de guerre “Labong,” a word he often used in his writing and conversation. 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), Sta. Cruz de Malabon or Malabon el Chico (present-day Tanza
Tanza, Cavite
Municipality of Tanza is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines...
) and Tierra Alta (present-day Noveleta
Noveleta, Cavite
The Municipality of Noveleta is an urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,336 people. The current mayor is Engr...
). When the town was made independent from Cavite el Viejo, it was finally called with its popular name San Francisco de Malabon, in honor of patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226).
First Cry of Cavite
The first uprising in Cavite known as the “First Cry of Cavite” occurred in San Francisco de Malabon about ten o’clock in the morning of August 31, 1896, when the town tribunal was attacked by Filipino revolutionaries led by Mariano TriasMariano Trías
Mariano Trías y Closas is considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that elected officials of the revolutionary movement against the colonial government of...
, Diego Mojica and Nicolas Portilla in Pasong Kalabaw (now known as Sta. Clara). The second incident followed at twelve noon at Tierra Alta and the third in Cavite el Viejo between two and three o’clock in the afternoon.
Tejeros Convention
A chapter of the Katipunan known as Balangay Mapagtiis had already been in existence in the place for sometime. The Sangguniang Bayang Magdiwang headed by General Mariano AlvarezMariano Álvarez
Mariano Álvarez was a Filipino revolutionary and politician.-Pre-war life:Álvarez was born in Noveleta, Cavite. He received formal schooling at the San José College in Manila, and obtained a teacher's diploma. He returned to Cavite and worked as a schoolteacher in Naic and Maragondon. He was...
of Tierra Alta and the Sangguniang Bayang Mapagtiis of San Francisco de Malabon later merged under the name Magdiwang Council with General Alvarez as president. The Magdiwang Council hosted the Tejeros Convention
Tejeros Convention
The Tejeros Convention was the meeting held between the Magdiwang and Magdalo factions of the Katipunan at San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite on March 22, 1897...
on March 22, 1897 in a friar estate house in Sitio Tejero wherein Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...
was elected president and Mariano Trias, then lieutenant general, as vice-president in a Revolutionary Government replacing the Katipunan.
Barangays
General Trias is politically subdivided into 33 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Alingaro
- Bacao 1
- Bacao 2
- Gov. Ferrer Pob. (Barangay 1)
- Sampalucan Pob. (Barangay 2)
- Dulong Bayan Pob. (Barangay 3)
- San Gabriel Pob. (Barangay 4)
- Bagumbayan Pob. (Barangay 5)
- Vibora Pob. (Barangay 6)
- Arnaldo Pob. (Barangay 7)
- 1896 Pob. (Barangay 8)
- Prinza Pob. (Barangay 9)
- Corregidor Pob. (Barangay 10)
- Biclatan
- Buenavista 1
- Buenavista 2
- Buenavista 3
- Javalera
- Manggahan
- F. Manalo (formerly Navarro)
- Panungyanan
- Pasong Camachile 1
- San Francisco
- Pasong Camachile 2
- Pasong Kawayan 1
- Pasong Kawayan 2
- Pinagtipunan
- San Juan 1
- San Juan 2
- Santa Clara
- Santiago
- Tapia
- Tejero
Education
- St. Francis School
- Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite Campus
- Academy of Saint John - De La Salle Supervised
- Gov. Ferrer Memorial National High School-Main
- Star Blossoms Academy
- Bethel Academy
- The True Vine Dynamic School
- Diego Mojica Memorial School
- Gen. Trias Memorial Elementary School
- Pasong Kawayan II Elementary School
- Parklane Elementary School,
- Tropical Village Elementary School
- San Francisco De Malabon Parochial School
- Colegio De San Francisco
- Santiago Elementary School
- Pasong Kawayan I Elementary School
- Blessed Maria Cristina Brando School
- Mother Theresa School
- Young Minds Learning Center
- Nineveh Academy
- Angelicum Immanuel Montessori
- Young Ji International School
- Gen. Alona Memorial Elementary School
- Pasong Camachile Elementary School
- Bacao Elementary School
- Navarro Elementary School
- Gen. Artemio Ricarte Memorial School
- Fiat Lux Academe
- Gov. Ferrer Memorial National High School-San Francisco Annex
- Gov. Ferrer Memorial National High School-Buenavista Annex
- Buenavista Elementary School
- Tapia Elementary School
- Gov. Ferrer Memorial National High School-Biclatan Annex
- Alingaro Elementary School
- Panungyanan Elementary School
- Manggahan Elementary School
- Claremont School
- Thomas Aquinas School
- San Francisco Elementary School
- Evangel Christian Education-Buenavista
- Sure Foundation School
- Haven of Wisdom Academy
- Our Lady of Remedios Montessori College of Science and Technology
- New Buenavista Academy
Notable people
- Mariano TriasMariano TríasMariano Trías y Closas is considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that elected officials of the revolutionary movement against the colonial government of...
(1868-1914)
- considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention.
- Diego Mojica
- a native of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) was the original high-ranking leader of the Katipunan chapter in his town. Known as "Katibayan", he was the president of the Sangguniang Balangay of Mapagtiis.
- Banda San Francisco de Malabon
- known for being the first marching band to play the Philippine National Anthem Lupang Hinirang
Lupang Hinirang
Lupang Hinirang is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, with lyrics in Spanish adapted from the poem Filipinas, written by José Palma in 1899....
. Banda San Francisco de Malabon is now known as Banda Matanda.
Religion
Majority Christian includes the following:- Catholic Church
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP)
- Iglesia Ni Cristo
- Protestant
- Born-Again
- Etc.