The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part7

Saint Joseph Homes (SJH)-People hunting for a haven in Trece would prefer this small neighborhood of 300 units in 4 different models of houses made by Ayala. Security wise it is generally safe, there were two guards round the clock securing this small area, it's clean, wind flows freely with minimal obstruction, green as well, 2 wide space to play. Peaceful but not so tranquil, some neighbors would sometime sing on the top of their voice singing along with their ever loud videoke. SJH is class B type of village with houses and lots ranging from 500k to 700k (Pph.) depending on your location. People from the class C subdivision just outside of the SJH gate would curiously take a peek at their "richer" neighbor how have they been doing?. Surprisingly weather in SJH area is a little bit different compared in downtown part, it's cooler, in most cases SJH area would experience rain showers but dry in downtown part or vise versa. Going Manila would be convenient, just walk around a 100 meters then you can ride a bus straight for Manila. Their are numerous villages that are better than SJH in Trece but average income earner would prefer an affordable, clean, green, air and with a clear blue sky to enjoy with their love ones.

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part6

This is downtown Trece, most of the establishments you see just sprouted within the span of 5- year period. The tree in the picture is called Ilang ilang, the mayor aggressively pushed for the planting of this sweet smelling flower tree to amuse guest of the its' distinct aroma. Another picture shows the huge building with roofing of a brick like color at the background of Tesda office, that is usually mistaken as  government building or a school actually,  it is just a residential house of someone most of us didn't know. It was rumored to be owned by someone who is close to former President Marcos. At the bottom, are residential houses owned mostly by pioneers of the City.

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part5

The First picture, a dome like structure with tower and a cross at the top is the catholic church, the second picture which is almost covered by trees is the City hall built in the 90's followed by a resto named Aguinaldo. Mercury drug was built in 2004, and the last one is the fire department office.

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part4

St Jude academy is one of the pioneer private schools of Trece, St Jude is an elementary and high school owned by catholic church, bikers are usually seen in Trece and there's a lot of them mostly Sundays, Bikers from different parts of the nearby province passes by Trece before going up to Tagaytay.  The third scene is the busiest crossing, but fortunately I could take a shot of it empty. Tiangge as everyone called it has lots of very cheap items and last photo the Jeep terminal going Tanza.

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part3

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite Part2

Fountain inside the capitol park, long and winding road that leads to Aguinaldo resto, Bantayog of the Thirteen Martyrs, where the city got its name, Stage in front of Capitol and lastly the Capitol building of the province of Cavite.

The many faces of Trece Martires City, Cavite

The City of Trece Martires (Filipino: Lungsod ng Trece Martires) is a third-class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The city serves as the seat of government of the Cavite, where many of the provincial government offices are located. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 90,177 people in a land area of 49.10 square kilometers.

It is named after the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite, who were executed by the Spaniards on September 12, 1896.

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the city is now included in Manila built up area which reaches Lipa City in its southernmost part.

Trece Martires City is politically subdivided into 13 barangays (4 urban and 9 rural). It is not coincidence but design that the city was subdivided into thirteen barangays; this was planned by Senator Justiniano Montano and Congressman Jose Cajulis, who played a major role in creating the city. Each barangay was named after one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite to commemorate their bravery and heroism. Below are the names of the thirteen baranagys and the name they carried before the City's Charter was passed on May 24, 1954.

* Cabezas (Palawit)
* Cabuco (Kanggahan)
* De Ocampo (Quintana I)
* Lallana (Panukang Gubat)
* San Agustin (Quintana II)
* Osorio (Project)
* Conchu (Lagundian)
* Perez (Lukbanan)
* Aguado (Fiscal Mundo), you can find the Southville II Resettlement
* Gregorio (Aliang)
* Inocencio (Bagong Pook)
* Lapidario (Bayog)
* Luciano (Bitangan)