General Trias (commonly shortened into GenTri) is a city in Cavite. Though now part of the immense urban sprawl of northern Cavite from the 1980s, it still contains some sights of historic importance.
Understand
[edit]Formerly known as San Francisco de Malabon, GenTri was originally part of extensive pastoral landholdings created during the Spanish era. The area saw some of the major battles of the Philippine Revolution against Spain from 1896 to 1897 and was where the uprising began in Cavite. In 1920, the town was renamed after General Mariano Trias, a native son and revolutionary hero.
The town underwent extensive urbanization beginning in the 1980s, resulting in the erasure of its agricultural outlands in favor of industrial estates such as the Cavite Export Zone (CEZ, shared with neighboring Rosario), middle-class gated subdivisions, strip malls, university campuses, commercial enterprises and even a sprawling golf course. GenTri became a legally-designated city in 2015.
Get in
[edit]GenTri is a vertically elongated city. Unlike neighboring cities, its downtown is difficult to access as it is bypassed by the major thoroughfares of Cavite.
To the north, Antero Soriano Highway passes through the city's northernmost barangays, including the Cavite Export Zone (CEZ) and Robinsons GenTri, where Tejeros Junction, shortly before the Tejero Bridge heading to Tanza, leads south towards GenTri proper as General Trias Drive. From the south, Governor's Drive goes west from Dasmariñas towards Barangay Manggahan, where a junction leads north to GenTri proper along Prinza Street aka Crisanto M. De Los Reyes Avenue, itself an extension of a road running directly from Tagaytay via Amadeo. Both General Trias Drive and Prinza Street converge at downtown GenTri, after which General Trias Drive continues as Arnaldo Highway before terminating at Governor's Drive at Barangay San Francisco, east of Manggahan Junction near the boundary with Dasmariñas.
As of 2026, GenTri is the western terminus of the Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAx) from Biñan, with an exit at the Governor's Drive interchange in Manggahan. Construction is ongoing to extend the road to Kawit.
Buses from Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) and Lawton in Metro Manila ply Antero Soriano Highway and Governor's Drive, from where transfers to GenTri proper via jeepneys and tricycles can be made in the aforementioned junctions. An alternate mode of transport is through the baby buses, minibuses and jeepneys that ply the Bacoor-Naic route along Antero Soriano Highway and the jeepneys along Governor's Drive.
Get around
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Tricycles are the most convenient form of public transportation within downtown GenTri, while jeepneys connect downtown GenTri with Tejeros and Manggahan Junctions and CEZ.
See
[edit]- 1 St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (San Francisco de Malabon Parish Church, General Trias Church), Prinza Street (in front of General Trias Plaza). GenTri's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in 1769 and hosting relics of Saint Francis of Assisi.
- 2 Sarayba House (Bahay Kastila), Prinza Street (in front of General Trias Plaza). A 19th-century residence previously owned by the grandparents of Mariano Trias. Following decades of neglect, the house was restored and is scheduled to reopen as a museum in 2026, although visitors are allowed to take pictures of the exterior.
- 3 GBR Museum, Gateway Business Park, Javalera, ☏ +63 998 953 7417, [email protected]. 9AM-3PM Tu-Su, closed M. A museum showcasing the art and Filipiniana collection of businessman Geronimo B. de los Reyes Jr.
- 4 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Crisanto M. De Los Reyes Avenue, Javalera (beside Gateway Business Park). A large, spacious and octagonal Roman Catholic church.
Do
[edit]- 1 General Trias City Park. An extensive recreational space on the outskirts of downtown GenTri.
- 2 Kaway'an Ecopark, Crisanto M. De Los Reyes Avenue, Panungyanan, toll-free: +632 864-9048, [email protected]. 9AM-7PM Tu-F, 7AM-7PM Sa-Su, closed M. An ecotourism and recreational venue with a large bamboo pavilion.
- 3 Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club, Javalera. A sprawling mixed-use luxury development featuring the largest golf course in the Philippines, measuring 700 hectares (1,700 acres).
Buy
[edit]- 1 Robinson's Place General Trias, Antero Soriano Highway.
- 2 WalterMart General Trias, Governor's Drive, Manggahan.
- 3 Skymart Mall General Trias, Governor's Drive corner Prinza Street, Manggahan.
- 4 General Trias Public Market, General Trias Street.
Eat
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Andrea Resort, Bagong Kalsada, Pasong Camachille 2, toll-free: (046) 454-8868Country code missing, [email protected].
- 2 Microtel By Wyndham Eagle Ridge, Crisanto M. De Los Reyes Avenue, Javalera, toll-free: (046) 509-1111Country code missing, [email protected].
- 3 RI-LIE Private Pool Resort, B1 L6-7 Bagong Kalsada, Purok 7, Pasong Camachille, ☏ +63 917 314 8804, [email protected].
- 4 The Bayleaf Cavite, Bayleaf Drive, Manggahan, toll-free: (046) 435-5000Country code missing, [email protected].
- 5 Hotel Sogo, Antero Soriano Highway, Bacao II. A love hotel.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through General Trias |
| Carmona ← Dasmariñas ← | E  W
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→ Trece Martires → Naic |
| Bacoor ← Kawit ← | E  W
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→ Tanza → Naic |
| Noveleta ← | N  S
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→ Amadeo → Tagaytay |