Cavite Province

Manila Bay
Corregidor and the other islands in Manila Harbor fall under the jurisdiction of the Cavite Province (not Bataan or Manila as many believe) the island are also tagged as a Military Reservoir Zone and partly under the jurisdiction of the Navy and Marines.

Corregidor Island (Fort Mills)
Famous Fortress Island, known as 'The Rock'

Caballo Island (Fort Hughes)
Another fortified island, off limits to visitors today

El Fraile (Fort Drum)
Small island developed into a fortress, shaped like a battleship guarding the southern entrance of Manila Harbor closest to Cavite.

Carabao Island (Fort Frank)
Island with fortress, closest to Cavite on the southern entrance to Manila Harbor

Cavite
Borders the southern edge of Manila Bay. Cavite Naval Base, Sangley Point and Canacao.

Tagaytay City
MapLat 14° 6' 11N Long 120° 55' 58E Located north of Tagaytay Ridge and Tanauan Bay.

Tagaytay Ridge
11th Airborne Division parachuted at Tagaytay Ridge entered Manila from the south, cutting off the Japanese in late February 1945.

 
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