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General Trias | |
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| City of General Trias | |
.jpg) .jpg)   .jpg) (From top, left to right:St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Sports Park, Gen. Mariano Trias Monument, City Hall, City Park) | |
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| Nickname: GenTri | |
 Map of Cavite with General Trias highlighted | |
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.svg)  General Trias Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°23′N120°53′E / 14.38°N 120.88°E /14.38; 120.88 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 6th district |
| Founded | December 12, 1748 (asSan Francisco de Malabon) |
| Renamed | February 28, 1914 (as Malabon) February 24, 1920 (as General Trias) |
| Cityhood | December 13, 2015 |
| Named after | Mariano Trías |
| Barangays | 33 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Luis A. Ferrer IV |
| • Vice Mayor | Jonas Glyn P. Labuguen |
| • Representative | Antonio A. Ferrer |
| • City Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 212,830 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.01 km2 (34.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 482,453 |
| • Density | 5,360/km2 (13,880/sq mi) |
| • Households | 117,910 |
| Demonym | Gentriseño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.17 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 3,265 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 5,517 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 2,312 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 582.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| • Water | General Trias Water Corporation (GTWC) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4107 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Major religions | |
| Feast date | October 4 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Imus |
| Patron saint | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| Website | generaltrias |
General Trias ([hɛnɛˈɾalˈtɾias]), officially theCity of General Trias[5] (Filipino:Lungsod ng General Trias), is acomponent city in theprovince ofCavite,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 482,453 people.[6]
During the earlier part of the Spanish colonial period, General Trias was often referred to asLas Estancias (the ranches), which was once a part of Cavite el Viejo, the present-dayKawit. It was also calledMalabón Grande. The nameMalabón is derived from Tagalog, meaning "having manysilt deposits".[7]
The first reference seems to be more probable becauseGeneral 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 (present-dayTanza) and Tierra Alta (present-dayNoveleta). When the town was made independent from Cavite el Viejo, it was finally called by its popular name San Francisco de Malabon, in honor of patron saint,Saint Francis of Assisi.
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The first uprising in Cavite known as the "First Cry of Cavite" occurred in San Francisco de Malabon[8] about ten o’clock in the morning of August 31, 1896, when the town tribunal was attacked by Filipino revolutionaries led byMariano Trías, Diego Mojica and Nicolas Portilla in Pasong Kalabaw (now known as Santa Clara).[9] 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.
A town chapter of theKatipunan known as Balangay Mapagtiis had already been in existence in the place for sometime. The Sangguniang Bayang Magdiwang headed by Gen.Mariano Álvarez of Tierra Alta and the Sangguniang Bayang Mapagtiis of San Francisco de Malabon later merged under the name Magdiwang Council with Álvarez as president. The Magdiwang Council hosted theTejeros Convention on March 22, 1897, in a friar estate house in Sitio Tejero (now part of Rosario) wherein Gen.Emilio Aguinaldo was elected president and Mariano Trías, then lieutenant general, as vice-president in a revolutionary government replacing the Katipunan.
On October 15, 1903, Act No. 947 was approved by thePhilippine Commission, merging the adjacent town of Santa Cruz de Malabon (present-dayTanza) with San Francisco de Malabon, with the latter designated as the municipal seat.[10] In 1909, a resolution was passed by the San Francisco de Malabon municipal council to separate Santa Cruz de Malabon to become an independent municipality of its own; it took effect in 1910.[11]
On February 28, 1914, Act No. 2390 was passed by thePhilippine Assembly, changing the town's name to Malabon.[12] On February 24, 1920, Act No. 2889 was approved, renaming the town after General Mariano Trías, who died six years earlier.[13][14]
On August 19, 2015, PresidentBenigno Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10675 which converted the municipality of General Trias into acomponent city ofCavite.[15] The bill finally came into full effect after majority of the city's residents voted yes to cityhood through a plebiscite.[16] General Trias thus became the seventh city in the province and the 145th in the country.
On September 14, 2018, PresidentRodrigo Duterte signedRepublic Act No. 11069,[17] reapportioning the province of Cavite into eight legislative districts to make General Trias the province's sixth legislative district.
General Trias is an inland city ofCavite located 33 kilometers (21 mi) southwest ofManila and 23 kilometers (14 mi) fromImus. It straddles the northeastern part of the province. The city is surrounded by the municipalities ofRosario andNoveleta in the north, byTanza andTrece Martires in the west, byAmadeo in the south,Silang in the southeast, and the cities ofDasmariñas andImus to the east.[18] General Trias has a total land area of 81.46 square kilometers (31.45 sq mi). [19]
Unlike the tropical weather of its lowlands and lower highlands, the upland villages of Panungyanan and Javalera enjoy tropical highland weather due to their proximity to Tagaytay and Amadeo, which is south of the city.
| Climate data for General Trias, Cavite | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 27 (1.1) | 94 (3.7) | 153 (6.0) | 206 (8.1) | 190 (7.5) | 179 (7.0) | 120 (4.7) | 54 (2.1) | 39 (1.5) | 1,094 (43) |
| Average rainy days | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 21.0 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 189.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue[20] | |||||||||||||
General Trias is politically subdivided into 33barangays, as indicated below and the image herein. [19][21] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 9,515 | — |
| 1918 | 9,672 | +0.11% |
| 1939 | 16,611 | +2.61% |
| 1948 | 15,963 | −0.44% |
| 1960 | 21,618 | +2.56% |
| 1970 | 29,635 | +3.20% |
| 1975 | 34,807 | +3.28% |
| 1980 | 39,745 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 52,888 | +2.90% |
| 1995 | 66,837 | +4.48% |
| 2000 | 107,691 | +10.77% |
| 2007 | 218,387 | +10.24% |
| 2010 | 243,322 | +4.01% |
| 2015 | 314,303 | +5.00% |
| 2020 | 450,583 | +7.88% |
| 2024 | 482,453 | +1.65% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[22][23][24][25][26] | ||
In the 2024 census, the population of General Trias was 482,453 people,[27] with a density of 5,900 inhabitants per square kilometer or 15,000 inhabitants per square mile.
A vast majority of inhabitants areRoman Catholics whileProtestantism is the second largest denomination in the city and some migrants from Mindanao practicingIslam.
Tagalog andEnglish are the most used languages in General Trias.
| City of General Trias (2025–2028) | |
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| Mayor | |
| Luis IV "Jon-Jon" Ferrer (NUP) | |
| Vice Mayor | |
| Jonas Glyn P. Labuguen (NUP) | |
| Sangguniang Panlungsod Members | |
| Martin Nicholo A. Ferrer | Isagain L. Culanding |
| Jesse Raphael R. Grepo | Kristine Mae P. Fortuno |
| Kyle Jassel J. Salazar | Clarissel J. Campaña-Moral |
| Kristine Jane M. Perdtio-Barison | Joel T. Prudente |
| Gary A. Grepo | Alfredo S. Ching |
| J-M Vergel M. Columna | Richard R. Parin |
Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991,[28] the city government is to be composed of amayor (alkalde), avice mayor (bise alkalde) andmembers (kagawad) of the legislative branchSangguniang Panlungsod alongside a secretary to the said legislature, all of which are elected to a three-year term and are eligible to run for three consecutive terms.
As with every Philippine city, the city mayor serves as General Trias' chief executive. Elected to a term of three years and limited to three consecutive terms, the mayor appoints the directors of each city department, which include the office of administration, engineering office, information office, legal office, and treasury office. The current mayor isLuis Ferrer IV.
The city's vice mayor performs duties as acting mayor in the absence of the mayor. The vice mayor automatically succeeds as mayor upon the death of the incumbent, or if the mayor is unable to fulfil their duties. The vice mayor also convenes the Sangguniang Panlungsod, the city's legislative body. The current vice mayor is Jonas Glyn Labuguen.
Within the city, the City Board or Sangguniang Panlungsod crafts all city ordinances, performs appropriation of city funds, issues franchises and permits, impose fees on city services, and exercise other duties and powers as stipulated by the Local Government Code of 1991.
Under R.A. 10675 Article V Section 10 (a). General Trias is entitled to a City Board composed of 10 members.[29]
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Poverty incidence of General Trias
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
General Trias has been gradually undergoing industrialization since the turn of the 21st century. 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.
TheCavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) occupies about 0.60 square kilometers (0.23 sq mi) of land belonging to General Trias. 110 factories operate in the CEPZ. 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.
General Trias is considered one of the new frontiers of growth and development in theCalabarzon area as attested by the giant industrial subdivisions located in the city. Many of these are in the highland barangay of Manggahan, located along Governor's Drive, the barangays of San Francisco, Santiago on the Arnaldo Highway, and barangay Pasong Camachille II on Open Canal Road.
From small private subdivisions, General Trias has been a leading destination for large scale township developments in recent years. To date, a total of 5 townships under construction and development in the city namely:
These townships helps generate jobs and contribute with General Trias' Tax Revenues to be one of the highest in the Province of Cavite.
Located at the Tejero intersection and opened in May 2016, the 55,000-square-meter (590,000 sq ft) Robinsons Place General Trias (now Robinsons General Trias) is Robinson's fourth shopping mall in the province and the first full-scale mall in General Trias.[38][39][40]
On the southern part of the city, lies one of the biggest Golf and Country residential estate Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club. It covers about 700 hectares (1,700 acres), which makes it one of the largest residential estate in the Country. The Golf & Country Club, which is one of the component of Eagle Ridge development, is nearing its completion with three playable golf courses and two operational satellite clubhouses.
The 300-hectare (740-acre) Eagle Ridge Residential expanse features a very upscale housing community, the integral component of the project will make up the whole concept of Eagle Ridge as a golf and residential site.
Since the fourth quarter of 2017, a number of shopping malls and areas are currently being built, including Vista Mall General Trias.
General Trias celebrates its Valenciana Festival every year.[41]Valenciana, a variation of theValencianpaella, was first popularized in General Trias and became part of their culture.
The master plan for General Trias is to achieve an agro-industrial and residential balance. The City of General Trias already have its recreational amenities like a Convention/Cultural Center, Sports Center, Sports Park w/ Grandstand (popular called Track 'n field), and a City Park at Barangay San Juan 2. Since its cityhood numerous renovations of public infrastructure are underway including the building of General Trias City Hall-Manggahan Annex and the takeover of the General Trias Medicare Hospital run by the provincial government[42] converted into the City of General Trias Medicare Hospital run by the city government.[43] The road-widening activities conducted to fill the increasing number of vehicles that passed through its roads especially in Arnaldo Highway, Governor Ferrer Drive, Crisanto M. De Los Reyes Avenue, and Governor's Drive. It also invested on making Diversion Roads to ease traffic congestion problem and provides an easy and better access of transportation to its constituents who live in remote areas of the city like the road connecting Governor Ferrer Drive of Barangay Buenavista 1 to Arnaldo Highway of Barangay Santiago (Mayor's Drive).
General Trias would soon be more accessible with the C-6 Expressway's construction connecting North and South Luzon and theCavite–Laguna Expressway's development connectingCAVITEX toSLEX. The expansion of theLRT Line 6 fromBacoor toDasmariñas would also provide fast access from General Trias to Metro Manila.
Several hospitals, both private and government-owned, have also sprouted throughout General Trias ranging from government health centers to private clinics to complete hospitals. GenTri Medical Center and Hospital Inc. and Gentri Doctors Medical Center to name a few are among the biggest hospitals in the entire province of Cavite.
General Trias is home to several educational institutions, notablyLyceum of the Philippines University-Cavite campus,[44]Cavite State University-General Trias campus, which was established in 2012, and theAMA Computer University located inside Ara Vista Village in Barangay Biclatan. Also in General Trias there are several private and public elementary and high schools which is supervised by its ownDepEd City School Division.[45]
Tozawa, Yamagata, Japan[46]
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