[talk-ph] Manila East Road, Manila North Road, Manila South Road

[Rally de Leon]

Many years ago, I stopped by the road side (provincial road) of Pagsanjan
and saw this local street sign that says "Manila East Road". That gave me an
idea that the "Manila East Road" I knew along, starting from "Kay Tikling
junction" in Taytay Rizal, passing all the Diversion Roads of Angono,
Binangonan, etc. which was supposed to end in Tanay, actually crosses the
mountain in Pililla (zig-zags of Sitio Bugarin, Bgy Halayhayin, Pililla),
then down to Mabitac and all the way to Pagsanjan, Laguna. Actually, I don't
know where it ends in Laguna.

A few weeks ago, I saw this DPWH construction signboard in Rosario, Pasig
City that says something like "Improvements of Manila East Road (portions of
Rosario to Cainta)..." so I was wrong all along. This can only mean that
"Ortigas Ave Extension" in Pasig and Cainta (and I suspect that even the
rest of Ortigas Avenue of San Juan) can also be part of the Manila East Road
System (which practically most of the locals don't know, except for maybe
DPWH).

Anybody in this group knows somebody (who knows) when and what law or decree
created "Manila East Road"; where it officially starts and where it ends?

And while we're at it, maybe we can find out the same about Manila North
Road and Manila South Road System. All I know is that MacArthur Highway is
just a portion of long Manila North Road System, and Aguinaldo Highway is
just a portion of the long Manila South Road. The info may not be of
practical use to many, but it is still good to know. (it maybe the next
milliondollar question in your favorite quiz/trivia show, who knows)

The thing is, for decades, most LGU's / barangay officials use the word
"National Road" on their provincial street sign instead of their actual
local name (or at least the name of the Road System in which it's a part of)
because of ignorance; and we waste a lot of paint and ink (on business
stationaries) for a wrong/inappropriate address info that LGU themselves
provided. I hope we can help do the research and correct this. Write the
DPWH?
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