Poblacion
Poblacion, sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality.
Poblacion, sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It may consist of a single barangay or multiple barangays. Colloquially, the población area is also called bayan, plaza, or centro.
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Worth seeing in and around Poblacion
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Biñan Football Stadium
The Biñan Football Stadium is a track and field and football venue in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines. On October 28, 2015, the Biñan city government and the Philippine Football Federation signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing that the stadium shall be the home stadium of the Philippines women's national football team as well as the national youth teams at least until 2019.
9.1 km · athletics and football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Manila Memorial Park – Sucat
The Manila Memorial Park – Sucat is a cemetery situated along Dr. A. Santos Avenue in Barangay BF Homes, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
8.9 km · memorial park in Parañaque, Metro Manila · Wikipedia - 03Alonte Sports Arena
The Alonte Sports Arena is an indoor arena in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines, with a capacity of 6,500 people. It is the home arena of the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and Pilipinas Super League.
9.3 km · indoor arena in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia - 04SM City BF Parañaque
SM Supermalls, or simply SM, is a chain of shopping malls owned by the Philippine-based SM Prime. As of October 2026, it has a total of 99 malls, with eight more under construction.
8.8 km · shopping mall in the Philippines · Wikipedia - 05Q25041393
Robinsons Las Piñas, is a shopping mall and mixed-use development in Las Piñas, Philippines. It is located on the north side of Alabang–Zapote Road between CAA Road and Admiral Road in Talon Tres.
7.8 km · shopping mall in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia - 06SM Southmall
SM Southmall, formerly known as SM Southmall Las Piñas and SM City Southmall, is a shopping mall in the Philippines, owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. The mall is located along the Alabang–Zapote Road in Las Piñas.
6.3 km · shopping mall in Las Piñas, Philippines · Wikipedia - 07De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
De La Salle University–Dasmariñas, also referred to by its acronym DLSU-D, UD, or La Salle–Dasma, is a private Roman Catholic, Lasallian co-educational secondary and higher education institution run by the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippine District of the Christian Brothers in Dasmariñas, Philippines. It is a member of De La Salle Philippines, a network of 16 Lasallian educational institutions.
9.3 km · Private university in Cavite, Philippines · Wikipedia - 08Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa is a local university in the Philippines. It is one of the two public tertiary education institutions located in Muntinlupa, the other being the Colegio de Muntinlupa.
1.2 km · Public university · Wikipedia - 09San Pedro College of Business Administration
The San Pedro College of Business Administration or SPCBA is a private, nonsectarian, tertiary institute located at Km. 30 Old National Highway, Barangay Nueva, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines.
4.8 km · Private non-sectarian tertiary institute · Wikipedia - 10Alabang Town Center
Alabang Town Center, often abbreviated as ATC and also known colloquially as Town Center or simply Town, is a shopping lifestyle center located south of Metro Manila, located next to gated residential communities, and business developments in Barangay Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. Opened in 1982, it is considered one of the oldest shopping malls in Metro Manila.
5 km · shopping mall in Muntinlupa, Philippines · Wikipedia
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Getting to Poblacion
- Airports
- Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 14 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 93 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 103 km
- Stations
- Alabang station, 5.2 km · San Pedro train station, Philippines, 3.8 km · Sucat railway station, 8.6 km · Pacita MG railway station, 5.5 km · Muntinlupa railway station, 2.7 km
- Olongapo → Poblacion94 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · ₱365–485
- Mabalacat → Poblacion106 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · ₱280–375
- Legazpi → Poblacion323 km · quickest by air, 4h 20m · ₱3,080–4,770
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Poblacion
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Poblacion. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBoth terminals have connections to local buses and jeepneys, which are detailed below.
- Get inFares are twice as the jeepney or city bus, but worth the comfort, with newer, wheelchair-accessible, low-floor buses.
- Get inFrom Cavite, you may take the Daang Hari and/or Muntinlupa—Cavite Expressway (MCX) There are a handful of express jeepney services to Muntinlupa, arriving at Alabang.
- Get inRoute 411 Alabang-Calamba — Runs from SM City Calamba to Alabang via SLEX, using modern, air-conditioned jeepneys.
- Get aroundYou may also take a jeepney to reach Muntinlupa, but are rather slower than buses.
From Wikivoyage: Muntinlupa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Poblacion
Poblacion is 3 km from Muntinlupa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Las Piñashighly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines9.1 km
- Muntinlupahighly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines2.7 km
- Biñancity of the Philippines in the province of Laguna8.1 km
- Q75933city of the Philippines in the province of Laguna4.2 km
- Q62638municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cavite9.2 km
- Carmonacity of the Philippines in the province of Cavite7.4 km