page_title: Malvar, Batangas
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Malvar, Batangas / Attractions / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Metro Manila Turf Club Race Track (List of sports venues in Metro Manila[1]) -- Race track[2] -- Malvar, Batangas [3] --Website Official FB [4] World-class racetrack sets opening Metro Turf Club, Inc. Race Track, located on the boundary of Malvar town and Tanauan City, opened in February, 2013 with world-class facilities with majestic Mount Makiling [5] serving as backdrop is the third racetrack in the country after the San Lazaro Leisure Club in Carmona and the Santa Ana track in Naic, both in Cavite - constructed on a 45-hectare lot by renowned Singaporean racetrack builder K.K. Kumar. The racetrack is 1,525-meter long and has 4 chutes. Dr. Norberto Quisumbing, owns Metro Turf. 46 lighting posts—39 around the oval and 7 attached to the grandstand with General Electric technology and United Tote, gaming totalizator, with wide-screen LED televisions - Metro Turf can be accessed through the main entrance at the President J.P. Laurel Highway in Malvar. New racetrack to open in Batangas January 19, 2013 -- Malvar, Batangas [6] is a second class municipality in the Province of Batangas[7], Philippines. As of 2009, the population of Malvar was 41,270 and the total number of households was 8,678. The municipality was named after General Miguel Malvar[8], the last Filipino General to surrender to the American Government in the Philippines in 1902.[9] Geographical location: Batangas, Region 4, Philippines, Asia geographical coordinates: 14° 2' 41" North, 121° 9' 31" East [10] Coordinates: 14°1'55"N 121°8'42"E
context_page_description: Malvar, officially the Municipality of Malvar, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines.
  The municipality was named after General Miguel Malvar, one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1902. The Municipality comprises 15 barangays and 3 sitios.
  Located 68 kilometres south of Manila and accessible by the STAR Tollway, Malvar is surrounded by Tanauan City to the north, Santo Tomas to the east, Lipa City to the south and Balete to the west. With the expansion of Metro Manila, Malvar is now part of the Manila conurbation.
context_section_description: Batangas State University - Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College
  Immaculate Conception Parish Church of Malvar
  Metro Manila Turf Club Race Track
  Miguel Malvar Monument
caption: Metro Manila Turf Club Race Track panorama
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