Alabang

城市概覽

Muntinlupa is a typical bedroom community within Metro Manila, and the majority of its population head for Manila to work. The city was once an agricultural municipality along the western shores of Laguna de Bay, but after the construction of the South Luzon Expressway, it suddenly grew as industries moved here and many residential subdivisions are constructed on agricultural land. The development of Filinvest City and Ayala Alabang made it another central business district of Metro Manila. Muntinlupa today forms the large urban sprawl of greater Manila, and also full of contrasts, having a gritty and a sterile side.

While Filinvest City and Ayala Alabang, two central business districts, provides a sense of modernity and prosperity for the city, the rest of Muntinlupa is an ordinary Philippine city, a concrete jungle full of congestion, noise, and poverty. National Road and Alabang–Zapote Road, the city's main thoroughfares, are perennially congested surface roads, compounded by uncontrolled growth that left Muntinlupa without a planned arterial road and public transportation network. Outside of Filinvest City and Ayala Alabang, which are planned from the start, Muntinlupa is sprawling like its neighboring cities within the metro, save for areas around the New Bilibid Prison and the southwest edge of the city. Gentrification has made inroads on Muntinlupa's low to middle-class barangays, with high-rise condominiums and shopping malls sprouting out on what used to be factory sites.

History What is now Muntinlupa was once a municipality of the province of Rizal. The etymology of the name Muntinlupa is obscure, but there are numerous folk theories for the name, the most known being the Spanish transcription of Tagalog munti sa lupa. The lands where Muntinlupa lies are from friar lands back to the days the Spanish arrived and explored the shores of Laguna de Bay. Spanish authorities took ownership in 1869, when the barrios of Alabang, Tunasan, Cupang, and Sucat were

如何抵達

By bus There are no longer provincial buses that terminate at Alabang. Buses terminate at either the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal. Both terminals have connections to local buses and jeepneys, which are detailed below.

City buses

Metro Manila's redesigned city bus network is more complex, but with PNR commuter trains suspended as of 2023, the fastest way of reaching Muntinlupa is by bus. All routes would terminate or pass through Alabang.

Route 14 Ayala Center-Alabang goes from Ayala Center in Makati to Alabang via SLEX (or South Superhighway), with the Alabang-bound service running clockwise. This is useful if coming from the north or from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Route 24 PITX-Alabang runs from the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Parañaque, through the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX or Coastal Road), and Las Piñas. Also comes in handy if coming from NAIA, but is slower as it makes many stops at Las Piñas. Route 25 BGC-Alabang connects Bonifacio Global City with the terminal at Starmall, with stops along C-5 and exits of the South Superhighway. From the south, Route 15 Ayala-Biñan provides service between Biñan in Laguna and Makati through SLEX and the older National Road. It also overlaps with Route 14 so it also serves as an alternative to the said route if coming from the north. City buses either use two of these two terminals:

1 Vista Terminal Exchange (VTX), National Road, Alabang (Outside the former Starmall Alabang). Route 25 terminates here, with transfers to jeepneys. P2P buses operated by MetroExpress Connect also use this. (updated Jun 2019) 2 South Station, Alabang—Zapote Road, Alabang (beside the New Muntinlupa Public Market). (updated Jun 2019)

Airport bus There are also Airport Loop service reaching Alabang from Ninoy Aquino International Airport; all terminate at the HM Transport terminal south of VTX. The one-way fare is around ₱60; Beep cards are accepted

當地交通

By jeepney You may also take a jeepney to reach Muntinlupa, but are rather slower than buses. All jeepney routes in Muntinlupa originate from either Festival Mall, South Station or VTX. Most local jeepney service travel onward to Las Piñas, Parañaque, Cavite or Laguna, with a few routes entirely within the city such as those serving Ayala Alabang and Filinvest City. Some services to the direction of Laguna take the expressway.

By car Muntinlupa's major thoroughfares are limited the National Road (Route 1) and Alabang—Zapote Road (Rouye 411), national roads, but are considered surface streets over the controlled-access and tolled SLEZ. SLEX's East and West service roads (both unnumbered) and M.L. Quezon Avenue (Route 142) serves areas north of Alabang, but are narrow and congested, making SLEX the better way around. The city's overall road network is rather poor, due to the radial growth and a lot of side streets and blind corners just worsens the plight of those four roads. Perhaps, except in Filinvest City or Ayala Alabang, which are relatively car-dependent due to many well-to-do locals there, driving in Muntinlupa is nerve-racking, just like the rest of Metro Manila. As with the rest of Metro Manila, prepare to deal with the many aggressive driving behaviors you may find in the rest of the Philippines, such as motorcycles cutting through you. The numerous shopping malls in the city make it encouraging to drive, but expect costly parking fees (the exception is in SM Center Muntinlupa, where parking has been always free). Elsewhere, parking is scarce, and use public transport instead. Also be aware of the United Vehicle Volume Reduction Program or the "color coding" scheme when driving in Alabang.

By taxi or ride sharing Taxis or ride-sharing are also available as another option when you want the comfort of car travel. Just find the lines or the booths outside the major malls.

By tricycle Tricycles are generally used to access areas not served by jeepney

必看景點

As most Muntinlupa is residential suburb, most of the sights are concentrated in Alabang.

Alabang 1 Insular Life Corporate Center, Corporate Avenue (Just outside Festival Alabang). Office complex with glass-covered twin towers. Has a viewing area on the 34th floor. (updated Nov 2018)

Outside Alabang 2 Jamboree Lake, Insular Prison Road, Poblacion (Reachable by jeepney). Philippines' smallest lake, with a small viewing point. (updated Nov 2018) 3 Diocesan Shrine of St. Peregrine Laziosi (St. Peregrine Laziosi Parish), KM 30 National Road, Tunasan (beside Lyceum of Alabang). 1980s era church devoted to St. Peregrine Laziosi. (updated Nov 2018) 4 Bayanan Baywalk, Bautista Street, Bayanan (Reachable by tricycle from National Road). Part of city lakeside development with an elementary school, park and boulevard. Provides a view of Laguna de Bay, but is blocked by kangkong (water spinach) plantations. (updated Nov 2018) 5 Museo ng Muntinlupa, Centennial Avenue, Laguerta, Tunasan (behin