Armoured vehicles with the names of martyred soldiers printed on the sides patrol what was once the city limit and screen all who enter.

For transport to destinations outside the city limit, there are jeepney and buses travelling set routes.

By 1893 there ended up some 50 miles of zanjas in the city and another 40 miles of zanjas outside the city limit.

These chapels were intended to provide a place for all travelers to and from the city to pray or hear mass at the city limit.

At the time, the land was in a rural area, a full three and one-half miles from the city limit.