List of renamed streets in Metro Manila
This is a partial list of streets or roads in Metro Manila, Philippines, that underwent a name change in the past.
Background
Many place names in the country were changed after the islands achieved full sovereignty in 1946, following nearly four centuries of colonial occupation. Motorways named after Spanish and American colonists were subsequently altered to those of Filipino nationalist leaders and figures. This practice continued with the adoption of Tagalog (via its standardised register, Filipino) as the country's official national language.
Recently, streets have been renamed more aggressively after deceased or incumbent politicians, influential businessmen, and their relatives, which Filipino historian Gregorio F. Zaide described as a product of "bigoted nationalism" and "jingoism" done by self-serving public officials without regard to their historical significance.[1]
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Old name | New name | City/Municipality | Image |
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10th Avenue | Macario Asistio, Sr. Avenue (name since reverted to 10th Avenue) | Caloocan | |
Alfaro Street | L. P. Leviste Street | Makati | |
Alvarado Street | Carlos Palanca Street | Makati | |
Amber Avenue | J. Escrivà Drive | Pasig | |
Arayat Street | P. Bernardo Street | Quezon City | |
A. Raquiza Street | F. Antonio | San Juan | |
Arizona Street | Monte de Piedad Street | Quezon City | |
Avenida Alfonso | Alfonso XIII | San Juan | |
Bálic-Bálic Road (Highway or Route 53) | N. Domingo Street | Quezon City–San Juan | |
Banahaw Street | Ignacio S. Díaz Street | Quezon City | |
Constitutional Road | Batasan–San Mateo Road | Quezon City–San Mateo | ![]() |
Balara Airfield | University Avenue | Quezon City | |
Blumentritt Street | Rt. Rev. G. Aglipay Street | Mandaluyong | |
Bohol Avenue | Sgt. Esguerra Avenue | Quezon City | |
Brixton Hills Street | T. Arguelles Street | Quezon City | |
Broadway Avenue | Doña Juana S. Rodríguez Avenue (name since reverted to Broadway Avenue) | Quezon City | |
Buendía Avenue | Gil Puyat Avenue | Makati–Pasay | |
C. Ruiz Street | Pedro B. Mendoza Street | San Juan | |
Calle Baltazar | Zamora Street | Caloocan | |
Calle Libertad (Street) | Arnaiz Avenue | Pasay | |
Calle Libertad (Street) | Domingo M. Guevara Street | Mandaluyong | |
Calle Pinagbarilan | Edang Street | Pasay | |
Calle Real (Street) | Diego Cera Avenue / Alabang-Zapote Road | Las Piñas–Muntinlupa | ![]() |
Calle Reposo (Street) | Nicanor García Street | Makati | ![]() |
Calle Retiro (Street) | N. S. Amoranto Street | Quezon City | |
Calle Valenzuela (Street) | José Gil Street | San Juan | |
Canley Road | Danny Floro Street | Pasig | |
Capitol Park Drive | Don Antonio Street | Quezon City | |
Cebú Avenue | Mother Ignacia Street | Quezon City | |
Central Avenue | Eraño Manalo Avenue | Quezon City | |
Central Boulevard | P. Tuazon Boulevard | Quezon City | |
Concepción Street | A. Layug Street | Pasay | |
Constitutional Hill Road (IBP Road) | Batasan Road | Quezon City | ![]() |
Cpl. York Street | Magalona Street | Mandaluyong | |
Dalla Street | A. Soriano Street | San Juan | |
Dansalan Street | M. Vicente Street | Mandaluyong | |
Dao Street Extension | Sacred Heart Street | Makati | |
Don Mariano Marcos Avenue / Fairview Avenue | Commonwealth Avenue and Quezon Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
Diamond Avenue | ADB Avenue | Pasig | ![]() |
Don Antonio Street / Interneighborhood Street | Holy Spirit Drive | Quezon City | |
East Avenue | C. P. García Avenue | Quezon City | |
East Manila South Road (Highway or Route 59) | M. L. Quezón | Taguig | |
Elizalde Road | Elisco Road | Taguig | |
Emerald Avenue | F. Ortigas, Jr. Road | Pasig | ![]() |
España Boulevard Extension | E. Rodríguez Sr. Avenue | Quezon City | |
Florante Street | J. V. Alvior Street | San Juan | |
F. B. Harrison Street | E. Quirino Avenue | Parañaque | ![]() |
General Ricarte Street | P. Binay Street | Makati | |
Granada Street | Sen. Jose O. Vera Street | Quezon City | |
Greenhills Drive | Capitol Hills Drive / Manotok Drive | Quezon City | |
Guadalupe–Pateros Road (Highway or Route 21A) | Dr. José P. Rizal Extension | Makati | |
H. Lozada Street (Aurora Blvd to 29 de Agosto) | Sofronio Veloso Street | San Juan | |
Herrera Street | Vicente A. Rufino Street | Makati | |
Highland Drive | Tomas Castro Street | Quezon City | |
Highway or Route 3A | Rizal Avenue Extension | Caloocan | |
Highway or Route 21B | Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue | Pasig | ![]() |
Highway 53 | Sumulong Highway | Marikina | |
Highway or Route 54 (19 de Junio) | Samson Road and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) | Metro Manila | ![]() |
Hollywood Drive | Lieutenant Artiaga Street | San Juan | |
Ilang-Ilang Street | F. Santos Street | San Juan | |
Ipo Road (Manila-del Monte Garay Road / Highway or Route 52) | Bonifacio Avenue and Quirino Highway | Quezon City and Caloocan | |
Imelda Avenue | Kalayaan Avenue | Makati | ![]() |
Joffre Street | Ibuna Street | San Juan | |
Johnston Street | Capt. S. Roja | San Juan | |
José Gil Street | Valenzuela Street | San Juan | |
José Rizal Boulevard | Shaw Boulevard | Mandaluyong and Pasig | ![]() |
K-A Street | Luis Shiangho Street | Quezon City | |
K-B Street | T. Gener Street | Quezon City | |
K-C Street | Judge Jiménez Street | Quezon City | |
K-D Street | Jose Erestain Sr. Street | Quezon City | |
K-E Street | Dr. Jesus Azurin Street | Quezon City | |
Katipunan Avenue | C. P. García Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
Kentucky Street | Ernesto Porto Street | Quezon City | |
Lambay Street | Sta. Catalina Street | Quezon City | |
Laong Laan Street | Nicanor Roxas Street | Quezon City | |
Lion's Road | Dra. Leonisia H. Reyes Street | San Juan | |
Litex Road (Manila Gravel Pit Road) | Payatas Road | Quezon City | |
Magandá Street | Maayusin Street | Quezon City | |
Main Avenue | Justice Lourdes Paredes San Diego Avenue | Quezon City | |
Makiling Street | Don M. Agregado | Quezon City | |
Maligaya Street | Mayaman Street | Quezon City | |
Malualhatì Street | Mahusay/Marilág Streets | Quezon City | |
Manila North Road (Highway or Route 29) | MacArthur Highway | Caloocan | |
Manila Provincial Road / Manila-Infanta Highway (Highway or Route 55) | Aurora Boulevard, Legarda Street, Magsaysay Boulevard, and Marikina-Infanta Highway | Metro Manila | ![]() |
Maningníng Street | Malusóg Street | Quezon City | |
Mapagsanggalang Street | Mapagkáwanggawâ Street | Quezon City | |
Marne Street | Galo Ocampo Street | San Juan | |
Matimyás Street | Mayumì Street | Quezon City | |
México Road | Taft Avenue Extension | Pasay | |
MIA Road | NAIA Road | Parañaque | |
Matiisin Street | V. Luna Avenue | Quezon City | |
Mayor Rodríguez Avenue | Mindanao Avenue | Quezon City | |
Melanio Street | M. de Salapan Street | San Juan | |
Minnesota Street | Ermin Garcia Avenue | Quezon City | |
Mons Street | E. Maclang Street | San Juan | |
Morong Street | Scout Oscar M. Alcaraz Street | Quezon City | |
New York Avenue (west) | Pablo P. Reyes, Sr. Street (old name still in use) | Quezon City | |
Nevada Street | F. Manalo Street | Quezon City | |
Nichols-McKinley Road | Andrews Avenue and Lawton Avenue | Pasay and Taguig | ![]() |
North Avenue (U.P. campus) | Osmeña Avenue | Quezon City | |
North Diversion Road | North Luzon Expressway | Quezon City and Caloocan | ![]() |
Paraiso Street | Atty. A. Mendoza Street | San Juan | |
Pasay Road (Highway or Route 57) | Arnaiz Avenue | Makati | ![]() |
Pasong Tamo | Chino Roces Avenue | Makati–Taguig | ![]() |
P. Aunario Street | C. P. García Avenue | Quezon City | |
Pershing Street | Romualdez Street | Mandaluyong | |
Pi y Margall Street | Sen. Mariano J. Cuenco Street | Quezon City | |
Pacific Avenue | Doña M. Hemady Street | Quezon City | |
Pulog Street | N. Ramírez Street | Quezon City | |
Quezon Boulevard Extension | Quezon Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
Rada Street | Thailand Street | Makati | |
Richenine Street | C. M. Recto Street | San Juan | |
Riverside Drive | F. Manalo | San Juan | |
Sampáloc Avenue | Tomas Morato Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
Samson Road | Old Samson Road | Quezon City | |
San Bartolomé Street | P. de la Cruz Street | Quezon City | |
Santolan Road | Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
San Venancio Street | Adevoso Street | San Juan | |
Sauyo Road | Don J. Gregorio Street | Quezon City | |
Sierra Madre Street | Speaker Perez Street | Quezon City | |
South Avenue (U.P. campus) | Roxas Avenue | Quezon City | |
South Avenue | Timog Avenue | Quezon City | ![]() |
South 2 Street | Scout Albano Street / Eugenio López Street | Quezon City | |
South 3 Street | Scout Bayoran Street | Quezon City | |
South 4 Street | Scout Borromeo Street | Quezon City | |
South 5 Street | Scout Madriñan Street | Quezon City | |
South 6 Street | Scout Rallos Street | Quezon City | |
South 7 Street | Scout Limbaga Street | Quezon City | |
South 8 Street | Scout Fernández Street | Quezon City | |
South 9 Street | Scout Fuentebella Street | Quezon City | |
South 10 Street | Scout Gandía Street | Quezon City | |
South 11 Street | Scout de Guía Street | Quezon City | |
South 12 Street | Dr. Lazcano Street | Quezon City | |
South 13 Street | Scout Delgado Street | Quezon City | |
South 14 Street | Scout Lozano Street | Quezon City | |
South 15 Street | Scout Cástor Street | Quezon City | |
South 16 Street | Marathon Street | Quezon City | |
South 17 Street | Fr. Martínez Street | Quezon City | |
South 18 Street | Scout Ojeda Street | Quezon City | |
South 19 Street | Scout Chuatoco Street | Quezon City | |
South B Street | Scout Magbanua Street | Quezon City | |
South C Street | Scout Reyes Street | Quezon City | |
South D Street | Scout Santiago Street | Quezon City | |
South E Street | Scout Tobías Street | Quezon City | |
South F Street | Scout Tuason Street | Quezon City | |
South G Street | Scout Torillo Street | Quezon City | |
South H Street | Scout Ybardolaza Street | Quezon City | |
South I Street | 11th Jamboree Street / GMA Network Drive | Quezon City | |
South K Street | Scout Rallos Extension (from north end) | Quezon City | |
South Diversion Road | South Luzón Expressway | Makati and Taguig | ![]() |
South Market Street | Don Alejandro Roces Avenue | Quezon City | |
St. Francis Avenue | Hunters ROTC Avenue | Cainta | |
Súcat Road | Dr. Santos Avenue | Parañaque | |
Sultana Street | La Campana Street | Makati | |
Sunnyside Drive | Eymard Drive | Quezon City | |
Tacio Street | Comm. Dev. Center Street | Quezon City | |
Tagaytay Street | Sgt. E. Rivera Street / C-3 Road | Quezon City | |
Tagaytay Street | N. Zamora Street | Quezon City | |
Tramo Street | Aurora Boulevard | Pasay | |
Tuayan Street | Familara Street | Quezon City | |
Valley Road | Betty Go-Belmonte Street | Quezon City | ![]() |
Verdun Street | Reraon Street | San Juan | |
Virginia Street | Sgt. J. Catolos | Quezon City | |
West Manila South Road (Highway or Route 1A) | Quirino Avenue | Parañaque | |
Zebra Drive | Temple Drive | Quezon City | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Old Manila streets lose names to politicians". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/manila_and_suburbs_1898.jpg