Carmona, Cavite (Sorteo Festival)
Carmona is located on the Southeastern part of the province of Cavite. Approximately 36 kilometers South of Manila and 38 kilometers from Trece Martires City, Cavite’s Provincial Capital. It is bounded on the North, East and South by the Municipality of Biñan, Laguna; General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) on the Northwest and Silang on the Southwest. The geographic coordinates of Carmona is about 14.32° latitude and 121.06° longtitude.
History
In the late 16th century, a Spanish colonial resettlement program was implemented across wide areas of what came to be known as the province of Cavite. The program was designed to integrate the Filipinos into the religious and political institutions of the Spaniards. Silang was first established as a mission town in 1595. Together with the other mission towns in the province, Silang became one of the centers of religious and economic activities in the first centuries of Spanish colonial rule.
Carmona used to be a barrio of the Mission Town of Silang. It was locally known as “Latag”, a tagalog word for “plain” due to the numerous hills and plains in the area. At that time, Barrio Latag was just a small farming community with a very small population. As the population in Barrio Latag rapidly increased, religious and political separation from the town of Silang was later sought from Spain. Barrio Latag eventually became an independent municipality on February 20, 1857 by virtue of the Royal Decree issued by the King of Spain through Governor General Fernando de Norzagaray.
The name Carmona was adopted as a sign of gratitude to the Spanish officials who influenced the Central Government at the time of separation of the barrio. With boundaries properly delineated and a church established, Carmona started its own religious and political administration.The people of Carmona have actively participated in the revolution against the Spaniards. It was also witnessed the Filipinos’ resistance against the Japanese forces. During the Japanese occupation, some of Carmona’s prominent houses were used as Japanese headquarters while the hills became the stronghold of Filipino revolutionaries.
After the war, Carmona started to find its path towards economic and political stabilization. During this period, the provision of a stable means of livelihood for all the people became top priority. Since Carmona was basically agricultural, the communal agricultural lands were offered to the farmers for cultivation through lottery. This practice, held every three years, was locally known as “SORTEO” . Since then, “sorteo” has been embedded into the municipality’s traditional procedures on land ownership. To this day, farm lots are being raffled off to interested farmers, lucky winners are awarded the right to till and develop a certain section of the communal lands. The traditional practice of “Sorteo” defuses agrarian unrest and decreases tensions on land conflicts.
Carmona is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
Barangay 1 (Pob.)
Barangay 2 (Pob.)
Barangay 3 (Pob.)
Barangay 4 (Pob.)
Barangay 5 (Pob.)
Barangay 6 (Pob.)
Barangay 7 (Pob.)
Barangay 8 (Pob.)
Maduya (Barangay 9)
Cabilang Baybay (Barangay 10)
Mabuhay (Barangay 11)
Milagrosa (Barangay 12)
Lantic (Barangay 13)
Bancal (Barangay 14)
How to Get to Carmona
Carmona is accessible by various land-based transport vehicles from Manila and other nearby provinces and cities taking two alternative routes namely: South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the Cavite Coastal Road passing thru Aguinaldo Highway and Dasmariñas/GMA Roads. It may be reached through public utility jeepneys and buses. It is a 15-minute drive from Alabang and Biñan, Laguna, and 45-minute travel from Trece Martires City. A transport terminal was established in the Carmona Public Market for commuters going to Manila, Biñan and GMA. Ordinary and first class air conditioned buses coming from Biñan, Laguna are passing the National Road to pick up passengers in Carmona going to Manila.
Moving Around
Tricycle. These local cabs are widely available around the town. You can reach nearby destinations or even hire them at a minimal cost. The minimum fare per passenger is Php 10.00, depending on how far you want to go.
Jeepney. This is the major mode of transportation in Carmona. This multi-purpose vehicle can accommodate 14-20 passengers taking them to other nearby towns such as: Biñan, GMA and Alabang. The minimum fare rates are: Php 7.50 going to Biñan; Php 12.00 going to GMA and P 17.00 going to Alabang. These jeepneys also provide transportation discount to students and senior citizens.
White Car Vehicle – “Biyaheng Palengke” . This type of vehicle usually goes around the town proper of Carmona taking you to Carmona Public Market and vice-versa. This was provided by the local government unit of Carmona to facilitate easy, affordable and comfortable way of going to market with a minimum fare of Php 5.00 per passenger.
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