The Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road, formerly and still commonly referred to as Governor's Drive, is a two-to-nine lane, network of primary, secondary and tertiary highways and bridges traversing through the central cities and municipalities of the province of
Cavite
Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...
,
Philippines
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. It is the widest among the three major highways located in the province, the others being the
Aguinaldo and
Antero Soriano Highways.
The road forms part of National Route 65 (N65), National Route 651 (N651), National Route 403 (N403), and National Route 405 (N405) of the
Philippine highway network. A part of the road between the N403 and N405 section is a tertiary road and is unnumbered.
Route description
The eastern terminus of the highway is at the Carmona Bridge at the Carmona–Biñan boundary. It traverses
Carmona,
General Mariano Alvarez
General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez () and often shortened as GMA, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2 ...
,
Silang,
Dasmariñas
Dasmariñas (), officially the City of Dasmariñas (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census, it is the largest city both in terms of ...
,
General Trias
General Trias (), officially the City of General Trias (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...
,
Trece Martires
Trece Martires (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Trece Martires (), is a component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
,
Tanza
Tanza, officially the Municipality of Tanza (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 312,116 people. It has a land ar ...
,
Naic
Naic (), officially the Municipality of Naic (), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 160,987 people.
Etymology
Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragond ...
,
Maragondon, and
Ternate
Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the
List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the ''de facto'' provi ...
.
The highway is mostly concrete paved, while some other parts are currently being rehabilitated and being overlaid with asphalt.
Dasmariñas to Carmona
Governor's Drive towards the provincial boundary with
Laguna starts near
SM City Dasmariñas at the Pala-pala intersection with
Aguinaldo Highway. It then winds eastward, as it nears
Manila Memorial Park, just on the side of the highway. It intersects Paliparan Road and then enters
General Mariano Alvarez
General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez () and often shortened as GMA, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2 ...
through a bridge on the
Dasmariñas
Dasmariñas (), officially the City of Dasmariñas (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census, it is the largest city both in terms of ...
–
GMA boundary. It passes through GMA's town center and its boundary with
Silang before curving northeast at the GMA–
Carmona boundary. At Carmona, it mostly runs through the town's industrial areas and bypasses the town proper on the north as the segment that is officially known as Carmona Diversion Road. It soon crosses the
South Luzon Expressway and enters
Biñan
Biñan (), officially the City of Biñan (), is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 407,437, making it the third largest in population in the province of Laguna, after ...
, where it continues as General Malvar Street.
Dasmariñas to Ternate
Governor's Drive toward
Ternate
Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the
List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the ''de facto'' provi ...
starts also at the intersection with
Aguinaldo Highway at
Pala-Pala, near Robinsons Place Dasmariñas. It is mostly a 6-lane highway when it runs westward towards
General Trias
General Trias (), officially the City of General Trias (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...
. The highway passes through the western barangays of
Dasmariñas
Dasmariñas (), officially the City of Dasmariñas (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census, it is the largest city both in terms of ...
, and then enters
General Trias
General Trias (), officially the City of General Trias (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...
. It soon intersects Arnaldo Highway near the San Miguel and Purefoods-Hormel factories. The highway soon crosses
Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue at
Manggahan. Then, it enters
Trece Martires
Trece Martires (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Trece Martires (), is a component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
at Pulunan Bridge. Afterwards, it passes over
Trece Martires
Trece Martires (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Trece Martires (), is a component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
city proper and continues toward Naic.
After passing
Trece Martires
Trece Martires (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Trece Martires (), is a component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
, Governor's Drive continues westward on a slightly winding route toward
Naic
Naic (), officially the Municipality of Naic (), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 160,987 people.
Etymology
Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragond ...
. It soon enters
Naic
Naic (), officially the Municipality of Naic (), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 160,987 people.
Etymology
Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragond ...
, turns left toward
Maragondon, where it turns away from the municipal proper. It enters
Ternate
Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the
List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the ''de facto'' provi ...
, where it veers southwest towards the bridge carrying it over the Maragondon River. It then climbs the
Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape
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and ends at its intersection with Caylabne Road. The highway continues towards
Nasugbu,
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...
as the
Ternate–Nasugbu Road.
History

The origin of the highway could be traced back to three separate roads: ''Dasmariñas-Carmona-Biñang Road'' from Dasmariñas to Carmona, ''Naic-Quintana-Junction Dasmariñas-Silang'' from Naic to Dasmariñas, and an old provincial road linking the municipal centers of Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate. The first two were classified as secondary roads in the 1950s. The provincial road's segment from Naic to Maragondon was designated as Route 301, while its segment from Maragondon to Ternate was designated as Route 332. Additional sections were later added to form the present-day Governor's Drive.
By virtue of Republic Act No. 11047, enacted on June 29, 2018, the entire highway was renamed as ''Governor Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road'', after
the former governor of Cavite.
Intersections
Landmarks
The Governor's Drive is also home to many known places and landmarks. Such malls like
SM City Dasmariñas,
SM City Trece Martires,
Robinsons Place Dasmariñas
Dasmariñas (), officially the City of Dasmariñas (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census, it is the largest city both in terms of ...
,
Walter Mart General Trias
General Trias (), officially the City of General Trias (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...
,
Walter Mart Trece Martires
Trece Martires (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Trece Martires (), is a component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
,
Walter Mart Naic
Naic (), officially the Municipality of Naic (), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 160,987 people.
Etymology
Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragond ...
, and
Walter Mart Carmona are located along the highway. Many industrial estates and factory plants are also located here such as the Golden Mile Business Park, People's Technology Complex, Mountview Industrial Complex, Grandville Industrial Complex, Dasmariñas Technopark, Monterey Meat Plant, the First Cavite Industrial Estate,
Purefoods-Hormel Plant,
Magnolia Plant, Sugarland Estates, Eagle Ridge Golf Course and the Royal Tern Ceramics Philippines. Memorial Parks like the Manila Memorial Park - Dasmariñas is located along the road.
Notes
References
External links
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{{Major roads in Cavite
Roads in Cavite