Siniloan

Siniloan (pronounced as "see-nee-low-ahn") is a town in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. It is the commercial and transport hub of northeastern Laguna. For practical reasons, this guide includes the adjacent town of Famy, which forms a small urban conurbation with downtown Siniloan.

Siniloan as a settlement had existed long before the Spanish conquest. It was formerly known as Guiling-guiling and was established as a town by the Spanish in 1583. It received its current name in 1604. In 1910, the barrio of Calumpang was separated from Siniloan to form the town of Famy, derived from the maiden surname of the mother of the first Philippine president, Emilio Aguinaldo. From being a forgotten backwater and a stronghold of New People's Army rebels for much of its modern history, Siniloan has become the commercial center of eastern Laguna, serving as the market town for its neighboring municipalities.

Siniloan and Famy are wedged in a valley between the Sierra Madre Mountains on three sides and Laguna de Bay to the south. The creek-like Siniloan River passes through both towns. Transportation-wise, Siniloan is bounded to the north by the Manila East Road and to the south by Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road.

Both Siniloan and Famy lie along the Manila East Road (Route 602) heading to Pagsanjan. Motorists from Manila enter the towns from a winding and mountainous section of the road from Pililla in Rizal. The highway itself passes skirts the southern edge of downtown Famy and the adjacent northern edge of northern Siniloan. This area is also the terminus of a road leading to the towns of Real and Infanta in Quezon Province, and is used by heavy vehicles from Metro Manila that are barred from using the Marilaque Highway further north.

Siniloan is the main transport hub of northeastern Laguna. It is the hub for jeepney routes radiating towards the provincial capital Santa Cruz, the coastal town of Infanta in Quezon, and neighboring towns in Rizal such as Pililla, Tanay, and Jalajala. Their common terminal is in the public market, from where tricycles can also be taken to Famy. SINCRODA operates a daily service to Siniloan from the Robinsons Mall (Big R) in Cainta, a suburb of Metro Manila, passing through Antipolo and other major towns in eastern Rizal. The jeepney from Santa Cruz runs along Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road.

• 14.422644121.4449131 Siniloan Transport Terminal, Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road, G. Redor (beside Mercury Drugstore).  (updated Oct 2026)

Tricycles are the primary means of transportation in both Siniloan and Famy.

Roads in Siniloan's downtown are narrow and can get congested, especially when Manila East Road is closed due to flooding from Siniloan River.

Both Siniloan and Famy's town centers are compact and accessible on foot.

• 14.457447121.478931 Mount Romelo (Mount Kapaynutan), Mayatba. A 300 metres (980 ft) peak surrounded by multiple waterfalls. Most hikes to the mountain combine a stop with one of seven waterfalls located in its vicinity.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.422025121.446092 Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church (Siniloan Church), J.P. Rizal Street, Bagumbarangay, ☏ +63 917 136 1534, stspeterandpaulparish4019@gmail.com. Siniloan's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in the 1890s and extensively repaired following an earthquake in 1937.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.456834121.4887233 Buruwisan Falls, Laguio. A 30 metres (98 ft) high cascade in the Mount Romelo massif.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.418294121.4453844 Church of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord, Valderama Street, Bagong Pag-asa. Siniloan is probably one of the least likely places to find adherents of the Russian Orthodox Church, yet this chapel-sized building is the first such place of worship that was built in the country. Established in 1980, it initially catered to a small community of Russian refugees from Soviet rule but has since attracted a small following of local Filipinos. Apart from the Orthodox cross on the steeple and an onion dome by the door, the church is architecturally nondescript and set inside a quiet residential area.  (updated Oct 2026)

• 14.422879121.4451581 Siniloan Public Market, Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road, G. Redor.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.424037121.4429632 Savemore Siniloan, Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road, G. Redor.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.434001121.45163 iMall Famy, Manila East Road, Batuhan.  (updated Oct 2026)
• 14.421686121.4457834 Robinsons Easymart Siniloan, J.P. Rizal Street, Bagumbarangay.  (updated Oct 2026)

There are fastfood chains in downtown Siniloan and Famy.

• 14.485475121.4770761 Camp Aria, Kataypuanan, Famy, ☏ +63 917 843 2814. A riverside ecotourism resort with standard accommodations and campground.  (updated Oct 2026)

In the rainy season, Laguna de Bay can overflow, resulting in the blockage of Manila East Road. Likewise, flashfloods can happen within the town center due to the Siniloan River, which can become a raging torrent.

Siniloan's postal code is 4019, while that of Famy is 4021.

• 14.42432121.4412341 Siniloan Tourism Culture and Arts Office, G/F Municipal Hall, Pakil-Pangil-Mabitac Road, G. Redor, tourismoffice@siniloanlaguna.gov.ph.  (updated Oct 2026)
• Famy Municipal Tourism Office, lgufamytourism@gmail.com.  (updated Oct 2026)

Tanay ← Mabitac ←

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→ Pangil → Pagsanjan