Tondo (historical polity)
Tondo, also popularly known referred to as the Kingdom of Tondo, was a Tagalog and Kapampangan settlement which served as a major trade hub located on the northern part of the Pasig River delta on Luzon Island.
Tondo, also popularly known referred to as the Kingdom of Tondo, was a Tagalog and Kapampangan settlement which served as a major trade hub located on the northern part of the Pasig River delta on Luzon Island. Together with Maynila, the polity (bayan) which was also situated on the southern part of the Pasig River delta, Tondo established a shared monopoly on the trade of Chinese goods throughout the rest of the Philippine archipelago, making it an established force in trade throughout Southeast Asia and East Asia.
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Getting to Tondo (historical polity)
- Airports
- Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 14 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 77 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 77 km
- Mabalacat → Tondo (historical polity)Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Olongapo → Tondo (historical polity)Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Legazpi → Tondo (historical polity)Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Tondo (historical polity)
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 Tondo (historical polity). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAn LRT-2 extension to Divisoria is proposed, but for now, going to Tondo through the LRT will involve a transfer to a jeepney bound for Divisoria.
- Get inJeepneys, both classic and modern, connect Tondo with the rest of Manila, as well as other cities in Metro Manila.
- Get inRoute operated by modern, air-conditioned jeepneys as of 2020.
- Get aroundPrimary ways of getting around Tondo and San Nicolas is by jeepney, tricycle or pedicab, or on foot.
From Wikivoyage: Manila/Tondo and San Nicolas, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Tondo (historical polity)
Tondo (historical polity) is 2 km from Manila, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.