She fell in love with a Chinese named Ling and was about to be married when her elder sister Kampupot took interest in him.

However, out of the treachery and jealousy of her sister, she was executed and died in the arms of her Chinese lover.

According to Ferdinand Blumentritt who wrote many articles about Philippine history which were published in Boletin de la Sociedad Geografica in Madrid, Spain in 1866, Malvar's history dates back to the 13th century when Datu Puti, one of the ten legendary datus who escaped from Sultan Makatunao of Borneo, settled in what is now the province of Batangas.

They were Mariano R. Lat, Gregorio Leviste, Miguel L. Aranda, Simeon Esleigue, Constancio Manalo, Pedro Lat-Torres, Nicasio Gutierrez, Gregorio Villapando, Estanislaw Lat, Pelagio Wagan, Sebastian Trinidad and Julian Lantin.

[5] With their (The Samahang Mag-aararo) devotion, patience, and perseverance and with the help of the Interior Secretary Teodoro Kalaw, Malvar was finally created a municipality by an executive order issued by acting Governor-General Charles Yeater on December 16, 1918.

Poverty incidence of Malvar Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Apart from the primary Rural Health Unit under DOH-Batangas, Mayor Carlito Reyes founded the Malvar Maternity Clinic a month after taking office[when?].

The clinic accepts emergency deliveries and is open 24 hours daily for obstetric and other immediate health services.

A recently emerged local attraction in the area is a mango farm known as Sa Manggahan.

[23][non-primary source needed] Forty-five minutes away from Alabang, it is near the C-Joist Concrete Ventures Group plant.

The country's third Thoroughbred race track (Metro Manila Turf Club Race Track) is in the municipality, as are the Immaculate Conception Parish Church of Malvar and the Miguel Malvar Monument at the Municipal Hall Grounds.

In February 2013, the Lima Park Pavilion opened to the public with a concert by the Madrigal Singers.