These are: The first version says, the image of the Madonna and the Child was found one day floating on the water by a group of kids playing along the seashore.

The religious fervor was so great and the people were moved by the image that they decided to adopt it as the patroness of the town and changed the name Salinas Marcella to Rosario.

Rosario was also called Salinas derived from the word sal (Spanish salt) during the Philippine Revolution because salt-making was a prime industry of the town.

The place was likewise called Marcella or Marcelles due to its proximity to the sea (“mar” in Spanish).

[6] On October 15, 1903, Rosario and Cavite El Viejo (now Kawit) were merged with Noveleta by virtue of Act No.

It is flanked by Noveleta on the east, Manila Bay on the north, General Trias on the southeast and Tanza on the south-west.

Rosario's potential labor force comprises 59.25% of the figure given above, with the majority engaged in fishing and trade activities.

Marine species caught within municipal fishing grounds include squid, mackerel, slipmouth, herring, goatfish, tuna, mullet, porgy, shrimp, barracuda, cavalla, snapper, catfish and roundscad.

The Fil-Oil Development and Management Corporation (FMDC) has begun developing 134 hectares (330 acres) of the Philippine National Oil Corporation property into a special economic zone, the Cavite Economic Zone, that will include an industrial estate, low-cost housing, and a new port facility.

A proposed reclamation will increase the land area of Barangay Sapa II and III by 200 hectares (490 acres).

On November 20, 2009, SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall-operator in the country, opened SM City Rosario, its 36th mall.Poverty incidence of Rosario Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 9, 2022 which serves until June 30, 2025: Gobernadorcillos Capitan Presidents Presidente Municipal Municipal Mayors Japanese sponsored Mayor Liberation Military Mayor Appointed by Pres.