I.

BRIEF HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF TRECE MARTIRES

CITY
Trece Martires, officially City of Trece Martires (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Trece

Martires) is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The city was the
former provincial capital, and still serves as the seat of the provincial government of
Cavite, where most of the provincial offices are located. The city was named after the
Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite, a group of prominent Caviteos who were convicted of
rebellion and executed by the Spanish colonial government on September 12, 1896 in
the old port city of Cavite during the Philippine Revolution. According to the 2010
census, the city has a population of 104,559 people with a land area of 39.10 km2
(15.10 sq mi) and an income classification of 1st class.
The City was once the Cavite Capital City before former president Ferdinand
Marcos transferred it to Imus City.
Trece Mrtires is located in the heart of Cavite. It is bounded by Tanza town to
the north and west; Naic to the west; Amadeo and Indang to the south; and General
Trias to the east. It is located about 48.3 km (30.0 mi) from Manila, the capital of the
Philippines, or about an hour by car.
a. Barangays
Trece Martires City is politically subdivided into 13 barangays (4 urban and 9
rural). The city was subdivided into thirteen barangays, which was planned by Senator.
Justiniano Montano and Congressman Jose Cajulis when 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 barangays and their previous
names before the City's Charter was passed on May 24, 1954.
b. History
Trece Martires started as one of the largest and most remote barrios of Cavite.
Originally named Quinta or Quintana, it was part of the municipality of Tanza. The land
was basically agricultural subdivided into cattle ranches and sugar farms, with less than

one thousand hectares, located at the intersection of the present Tanza-Indang Road
and the Naic-Dasmarias Road (now Governor's Drive).
The city was established on May 24, 1954 under Republic Act No. 981 ("The
Charter of Trece Martires City") as approved by President Ramon Magsaysay. The
Republic Act also transferred the provincial seat of government from Cavite City to
Trece Martires.The original bill, House Bill 1795, was authored by Congressman Jose T.
Cajulis (19541957) and Senator Justiniano S. Montano (19491956).
Under the city charter, the Governor of Cavite is also ex-officio Mayor of Trece
Martires; then-Governor Dominador Mangubat was installed as the city's first chief
executive. On January 2, 1956, the provincial capitol was formally inaugurated, the
same day the newly elected Governor, Delfin N. Montano (the son of former Senator
Justiniano Montano) was sworn into office. He served in both offices from 1956 to 1971.
On June 22, 1957 the original act was amended by Republic Act 1912 increasing
its territory to 3,917 hectares (9,680 acres), more or less. Consequently, the
municipalities of Indang and General Trias had to yield parts of their respective areas to
this territorial expansion.
Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1163
relocating the capital and seat of government from Trece Martires to Imus City.
Governor Juanito Remulla requested Marcos in September 1979 to transfer the capital
back to Trece Martires City. As of 2011, the provincial capital is still Imus City, but most
of the provincial offices are still located in Trece Martires City.
On March 31, 1992, the Republic Act no. 7325 was approved by President
Corazon C. Aquino amending the charter of Trece Martires City, allowing the city to vote
their own local officials for the first time.
c. Demographic Profile

II.

MAP OF ROAD NETWORKS

III.

LAND USE MAP, TRECE MARTIREZ CITY

IV.

EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNS, SCHEMES AND ROAD MARKINGS

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

WARNING SIGNS

V.

KEYPOINTS ON INTERVIEW CONDUCTED

A. Mr. Alberto S. Ararao

City Planning and Development Officer
City Planning and Development Office
City of Trece Martirez
In the interview with Officer Ararao, he stated important facts regarding
pedestrian, traffic and demographic information about the City. Officer Ararao mentioned
that the traffic was due to the city being the easiest access point to reach any part of the
Cavite. He said that on an average, the busy streets of the City, especially the
intersection between the Public Market and commercial buildings, accommodate 3000
pedestrians per hour during peak hours and serves 1000 pedestrians per hour on a
regular basis. He also mentioned that the citys population increases at a rate of 9.64%
yearly.
Regarding transportation facilities, there exist a transport terminal near 7-11
Convenience Store but it seem inadequate to serve the many vehicles that need the
facility. So, to augment this need of a transport terminal, the Office proposed the
construction of a Central Transport Terminal near Don Aldrin Transit Bus Terminal; also,
construction of another station at Hugo Perez was proposed.
Besides vehicular traffic, Officer Ararao said that another problem concerning the
city is the management of pedestrian traffic at its central business district. By the
foreseen increase of population and expansion of businesses in the city, the Office
proposed the construction of a footbridge that will connect the commercial buildings and
the public market. These proposed footbridges will connect commercial districts and
the public market.
Officer Ararao stated that the City Government is working with the Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to draw a more precise traffic ordinance
applicable to the city. Furthermore, he stated that budgetary constraints and lack of
public property for use for construction of facilities.
B. Mr. Michael Paiton

Resident and Bus Dispatcher

Due to the nature of Mr. Paitons job, the interview conducted was quite informal
and short. Despite this, he had given valuable information regarding the traffic in the
city. He said that traffic congestion in the City roads was a result of traffic schemes
implemented by adjacent towns. The implementation of a truck ban policy at Tanza, for
example, adds vehicular traffic to the city. Furthermore, he said that congestion was
very much prevalent during morning and afternoon rush hours.
C. Ms. Jamie Ganadin
Resident and Commuter
As a resident she observed that fast changes happen in the City. The opening of
more establishments, specifically malls like Walter Mart and PureGold, and the
construction of the SM Mall greatly affect to congest the streets of the city. Changes in
location of public offices also contribute to congesting the streets. Opening of bazaars
that utilizes parking facilities must also be blamed in clogging of highways and
development of heavy traffic
As a commuter, she said that the primary problem that concerns the
development of traffic and the lengthy commuting time is that the city seems to be a
choke point for all vehicles coming from all directions.

VI.

CONCLUSION/ RECOMMENDATIONS

Trece Mrtires City is located at the heart of Cavite. It is bounded by Tanza town
to the north and west; Naic to the west; Amadeo and Indang to the south; and General
Trias to the east. It is located about 48.3 km (30.0 mi) from Manila, the capital of the
Philippines, or about an hour by car.
Being the provinces capital, Trece Martires became the home for many
commercial establishments and central offices of government entities. This had made
Trece Martires City the central business district of Cavite.
The very downside of being a central business district is the presence of large
volume of people and vehicles moving around the city. Problems regarding traffic
congestion for both pedestrian and vehicles emerge as a city becomes economically
competent. It is the job of the local government to lay out plans so as to cope up with
this increase of traffic. The government is responsible to create rules and ordinances,
and to spend its money wise enough to build facilities that will maintain the smooth flow
of people, goods and vehicles in and around its jurisdiction.
Our interviews said much about the condition of traffic in the city and on how the
government is reacting with it. We found out that the traffic in the city was mainly due to
trucks that use the citys roads when truck ban policies on neighboring towns were in
effect. We also knew that the lack of facilities such as mass transport terminals and
pedestrian footbridges contribute to congesting the city streets.
We can also say that City Government of Trece Martires is efficient enough in
coping up with the increasing traffic demand in its jurisdiction. Recently, we saw road
improvement projects such as road widening works around the city. This will increase
the carrying capacity of roads which is a good thing. We also get to know the plans of
the city such with regards to construction of pedestrian facilities and mass transport
terminals. Proudly, the Traffic Management Officer said that by 2016, some projects
such as the construction of a footbridge that will connect the public market to the
commercial district and the construction of another mass transport terminal will
commence. Also, the ongoing repair and expansion of roads is a good sign that the
government is wisely spending its income to improve traffic flow.

VII. RECOMMENDATION

As we can see, and with the rate of increase of developments that happen in the
city, we recommend that the city must work on acquiring more properties to construct
more transport terminals and parking facilities. The erection of these facilities will greatly
decrease the usage of outside lanes of highways as a parking facility. This will increase
the carrying capacity of the roads thus promote smooth flow of traffic.
Construction of footbridges at strategic location must also be taken into
consideration to promote fast movement of pedestrian. These facilities will also help to
minimize interaction of pedestrians with vehicle that will also minimize stopping time of
vehicles.
We also recommend that since truck ban policies were integrated on neighboring
towns around TMC, the government must also study the viability of it being
implemented also in the city. The government must coordinate with its neighboring
towns to create a more comprehensive truck ban and other policies that will be applied
at their respective place.
Another thing, the city government must also study the location of its loading and
unloading areas. The city must limit the loading and unloading areas to very specific
areas because as we can see, the stopping of public vehicles at any convenient place
to pick up passengers greatly affects traffic congestion.
We also noticed that road repairs also contribute in building up traffic. The city
government must think of a way to minimize the impact of these works to traffic. We
recommend that the city must take in consideration conducting road works during night
hours when road usage is significantly low.
We also noticed that traffic signs are quite abundant but does not follow proper
standards. It is a good move of the government to provide tarps as signs to reduce
budgetary costs but they must also take in consideration the proper placement and
installation of these signs.
We also proposed the installation of a traffic light at the Governors Drive and
Indang Trece Road Intersection. The installation of such device will greatly help in
queuing of vehicles and promote the flow of traffic.