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Governor's Drive

Major highway in Cavite, Philippines

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The Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road, formerly and still commonly referred to as Governor's Drive, is a two-to-nine lane, 58.3-kilometer (36.2 mi) network of primary, secondary and tertiary highways and bridges traversing through the central cities and municipalities of the province of Cavite, Philippines. 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.

01Route description

The eastern terminus of the highway is at the Carmona Bridge at the Carmona-Biñan boundary. It traverses Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Trece Martires, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate.

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 through a bridge on the Dasmariñas, 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, where it continues as General Malvar Street.

Dasmariñas to Trece Martires

Governor's Drive toward Trece Martires 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. The highway passes through the western barangays of Dasmariñas, and then enters General Trias. It soon intersects the Cavite-Laguna Expressway with an interchange and Arnaldo Highway near the San Miguel and Purefoods-Hormel factories. The highway soon crosses Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue diagonally at Manggahan. Then, it enters Trece Martires at Pulunan Bridge. Afterwards, it becomes shortly one-way forming a roundabout with Trece Martires-Indang Road and Thirteen Martyrs Avenue around the city hall and other buildings in the Trece Martires City Proper and continues toward Tanza and Naic.

Trece Martires to Ternate

After passing the Trece Martires City Proper, Governor's Drive continues westward on a slightly winding route through the eastern segment of Trece Martires before veering north in Cabuco. It soon passes Tanza before entering Naic. Then turns left toward Maragondon, where it turns away from the municipal proper. It enters Ternate, 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 and ends at its intersection with Caylabne Road. The highway continues towards Nasugbu, Batangas as the Ternate-Nasugbu Road.

Eastern terminus of Governor's Drive at the Carmona-Biñan (Cavite-Laguna) boundary
Eastern terminus of Governor's Drive at the Carmona-Biñan (Cavite-Laguna) boundary
Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas
Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas

02History

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.

Governor's Drive in General Trias approaching the interchange with Cavite-Laguna Expressway.
Governor's Drive in General Trias approaching the interchange with Cavite-Laguna Expressway.

03Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. The kilometer count is discontinuous. 

ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Cavite, Laguna boundaryCarmona, Biñan boundary50.341,
35.693
31.280,
22.179
Carmona Bridge over Carmona River. Cavite Sub-District Engineering Office-Laguna 2nd District Engineering Office highway boundary. Kilometer number reverses.
CaviteCarmona48.28530.003 AH26 (South Luzon Expressway) , Manila, LegazpiBiñan - Carmona Overpass over South Luzon Expressway
48.72330.275 N65 (J. M. Loyola Street), Market RoadRoundabout. Route number change from N651 to N65.
47.00029.204Route 651 reassurance sign
Congressional RoadTraffic light intersection.
46.29628.767 N65 (J. M. Loyola Street)Y-intersection. Route number change from N65 to N651.
43.00026.719Route 65 reassurance sign
General Mariano Alvarez-Silang Road, SilangTraffic light intersection.
General Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang boundary40.56325.205Bancal Bridge
General Mariano Alvarez, Silang boundaryCongressional Road, General Mariano Alvarez
General Mariano Alvarez, Dasmariñas, Silang boundary39.50824.549Embarkadero Bridge
DasmariñasPaliparan Road
37.99523.609Piela Bridge
36.98422.981Aguinaldo Bridge
UTS BoulevardTraffic light intersection.
35.64022.146San Marcelino Bridge
35.17021.854Paredes Bridge
N65 (Pala-Pala Road)
Palapala Diversion Bridge
34.40821.380 N419 (Aguinaldo Highway) , Bacoor, TagaytayKilometer number reverses.
34.49321.433Bucal Bridge
35.12721.827Langkaan Bridge I
36.00022.369Route 65 reassurance sign.
36.07122.413Langkaan Bridge II
36.57422.726Langkaan Bridge III
Dasmariñas, General Trias boundary37.23923.139Alang-Ilang Bridge over Ylang-Ylang River. Cavite Sub District Engineering Office-Cavite 1st District Engineering Office highway boundary.
General Trias E3 (Cavite-Laguna Expressway)Interchange Bridge 3 over Cavite-Laguna Expressway
Arnaldo Highway
38.27823.785Malabon Bridge
Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue, Governor Ferrer Drive, AmadeoTraffic light intersection.
39.74024.693Manggahan Bridge over Matangilan River
General Trias, Trece Martires boundary40.87325.397Panaysayan Bridge over Panaysayan River
Trece Martires41.23225.620Pasong Elo Bridge
42.11826.171Patda Bridge
42.83126.614Pulunan Steel Bridge [sic]
43.74027.179Mag-Asawang Layon Bridge
44.00027.340Route 65 reassurance sign. Trece Martires kilometer zero.
44.32027.539 N64 (Tanza-Trece Martires Road) / N404 (Trece Martires-Indang Road) , Tanza, IndangTechnically a Roundabout due to the one way traffic scheme implemented by the city since October 2025. Route number changes from N65 to N403.
45.00027.962Route 403 reassurance sign.
45.64728.364Puting Tubig Bridge
46.04728.612Pasong Balite Bridge
47.01629.214Vaquero Bridge
TanzaNo major intersections.
Tanza, Naic boundary44.30127.527Cavite 1st District Engineering Office-Cavite 2nd District Engineering Office highway boundary.
Naic45.94728.550Antero Soriano Highway / Sabang Road, Tanza, KawitChange to unnumbered highway. Kilometre number reverses.
46.56228.932Naic Diversion Bridge
48.21429.959 N402 (Naic-Indang Road) , IndangChange to numbered highway, N405. Traffic light intersection.
48.25229.982Convento Bridge
Maragondon53.46433.221 N406 (Maragondon-Magallanes-Amuyong Road) , Maragondon, Magallanes
Ternate56.15734.894Maragondon Bridge over Maragondon River
57.78235.904Sapang Bridge over Gapan River
67.07541.678 N405 (Caylabne Road) / N407 (Ternate-Nasugbu Road) , Caylabne Bay, Nasugbu
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Route transition
  •       Unopened
Naic segment of Governor's Drive in 2022
Naic segment of Governor's Drive in 2022
Carmona segment of Governor's Drive in 2008
Carmona segment of Governor's Drive in 2008

04Landmarks

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, Walter Mart General Trias, Walter Mart Trece Martires, Walter Mart Naic, 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.

SM City Dasmariñas on Governor's Drive
SM City Dasmariñas on Governor's Drive
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