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Poblacion
Central or downtown area of a Philippine city or municipality

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.

It may consist of a single barangay or multiple barangays. Colloquially, the población area is also called bayan, plaza, or centro.

How locals move

Getting around Poblacion the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • Jeepney Route: SM Molino → WalterMart Dasmariñas · Magnificat Transport Cooperative
  • Jeepney Route: WalterMart Dasmariñas → SM Molino · Magnificat Transport Cooperative
  • IA UV Express: Alabang Town Center → Imus Toll Bridge
  • DA Alabang–Robinsons Dasma · Dasmariñas Van Drivers Operators Transport Service Cooperative
  • DA Alabang–Robinsons Dasma · Dasmariñas Van Drivers Operators Transport Service Cooperative
  • SPTC1 Jeepney SPTC1: Estrella → San Pedro · San Pedro Transport Cooperative
  • UV Express: Springville, Molino, Bacoor → Alabang via Daang Hari
  • Alabang-Springville via Daang Hari UV Express: Alabang → Springville, Molino, Bacoor via Daang Hari
  • SM Southmall–Balibago UV Express(outbound)
  • SM Southmall–Balibago UV Express (inbound)
  • ACPC Pacita Complex–Ayala Center UV Express (outbound) · Reysal Public Transportation Association; San Pedro Van Drivers
  • ACPC Pacita Complex–Ayala Center via San Pedro Exit UV Express (inbound) · Reysal Public Transportation Association; San Pedro Van Drivers

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • 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.
  • Get aroundAll jeepney routes in Muntinlupa originate from either Festival Mall, South Station or VTX.
  • Get aroundMost local jeepney service travel onward to Las Piñas, Parañaque, Cavite or Laguna, with a few routes entirely within the city such as those serving Ayala Alabang and Filinvest City.
  • Get aroundTricycles are generally used to access areas not served by jeepneys.

From Wikivoyage: Muntinlupa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.