Capital city (de jure) of Cavite, Philippines
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Imus is a city in Cavite, and the de jure capital of the province. The city is the site of Battle of Alapan, a major encounter during the Philippine Revolution on 1898. Though now part of the immense sprawl of northern Cavite from the 1980s, it still contains some sights of historic importance.
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Imus Heritage Park
Houses a giant flagpole with the Philippines flag. This site commemorates the Battle of Alapan, where the Philippine flag was first raised during the Philippine Revolution.
Imus Cathedral
Built during the Spanish era, it is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic church in Cavite and houses a venerated image of the Virgin Mary that is regarded as the most sacred in Cavite. Around the plaza are a few surviving colonial era structures such as the old municipal building and the ancestral residence of Daniel Tirona, whose fierce criticism of Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution triggered the civil war that split the Katipunan and culminated with Bonifacio's execution in 1897.
One of the few surviving Spanish-era bridges in the Philippines, it was the site of one of the earliest victories of the Katipunan against the Spanish during the 1896 revolution. In the middle of the bridge is a memorial plaque designed after the façade of Imus Cathedral with benches. At the approach beside Camp Pantaleon Garcia, the headquarters of the Cavite Police, is a monument to the battle.
Neighborhood mall. Has a Metro department store and a Toys R' Us location.
A members-only warehouse grocery.
A members-only warehouse grocery.
By bus
Imus is served by city bus route 28 between Parañaque and Dasmariñas via the Aguinaldo Highway (Route 419).
By car
Imus is 25 km south of Manila, and reachable by a 45-minute drive from Manila. The city is not yet served by expressways, but there are two nearby exits providing indirect access to the city:
To get to the town center via public transport from Aguinaldo Highway, disembark at Lumina Point Mall and take a tricycle.
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