This is a partial list of streets or roads in Metro Manila, Philippines, that underwent a name change in the past.
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]
Old name | New name | City/Municipality |
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Agham Road/BIR Road | Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue | Quezon City |
Arayat Street | P. Bernardo Street | Quezon City |
Arizona Street | Monte de Piedad Street | Quezon City |
Artillery Avenue (U.P. campus) | Laurel Avenue | Quezon City |
Bálic-Bálic Road (Route 53) | N. Domingo Street | Quezon City–San Juan |
Banahaw Street | Mayor Ignacio Santos Diaz Street | Quezon City |
Constitutional Road | Batasan–San Mateo Road | Quezon City–San Mateo |
Balara Airfield | University Avenue | Quezon City |
Bohol Avenue | Sgt. Esguerra Avenue | Quezon City |
Bonifacio–Manila Road / Bonifacio-Manila Road / Manila-Novaliches Road / Route 52 / Highway 52 | Bonifacio Avenue and Quirino Highway | Quezon City |
Brixton Hill Street | Tomas Arguelles Street | Quezon City |
Broadway Avenue | Doña Juana S. Rodríguez Avenue (name since reverted to Broadway Avenue) | Quezon City |
Calle Retiro (Street) / C. Adan Street | N. S. Amoranto Sr. Avenue | Quezon City |
Capitol Park Drive | Don Antonio Street | Quezon City |
Cebu Avenue | Mother Ignacia Street | Quezon City |
Central Avenue | Eraño Manalo Avenue | Quezon City |
Central Boulevard | P. Tuazon Boulevard | Quezon City |
Constitutional Hill Road (IBP Road) | Batasan Road | Quezon City |
Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City | Don Mariano Marcos Avenue (name since reverted to Commonwealth Avenue) | Quezon City |
Don Antonio Street / Interneighborhood Street | Holy Spirit Drive | Quezon City |
España Boulevard Extension | E. Rodríguez Sr. Avenue | Quezon City |
Fairview Avenue / Quezon Boulevard Extension | Quezon Avenue | Quezon City |
Granada Street | Sen. Jose O. Vera Street | Quezon City |
Greenhills Drive | Capitol Hills Drive / Manotok Drive | Quezon City |
Highland Drive | Tomas Castro Street | Quezon City |
Infantry Avenue (U.P. campus) | Magsaysay Avenue | Quezon City |
Ipo Road / Don Tomas Susano Road / Novaliches-Ipo Road (Route 52) | Quirino Highway | Quezon City–Norzagaray |
K-A Street | Luis Sianghio Street | Quezon City |
K-B Street | T. Gener Street | Quezon City |
K-C Street | Judge Jimenez Street | Quezon City |
K-D Street | J. Erestain Sr. Street | Quezon City |
K-E Street | J. Azurin Street | Quezon City |
La Loma-Balintawak Road | Bonifacio Avenue | Quezon City |
Lambay Street | Sta. Catalina Street | Quezon City |
Laong Laan Street | Nicanor Roxas Street | Quezon City |
Litex Road (Manila Gravel Pit Road) | Payatas Road | Quezon City |
Maganda Street | Maayusin Street | Quezon City |
Main Avenue | Justice Lourdes Paredes San Diego Avenue | Quezon City |
Makiling Street | Don Manuel Agregado | Quezon City |
Malasimbo Street (Del Monte Avenue to Maria Clara Street) | Don Ramon Street | Quezon City |
Maligaya Street | Mayaman Street | Quezon City |
Malualhatì Street | Mahusay/Marilág Streets | Quezon City |
Maningning Street | Malusog Street | Quezon City |
Mapagsanggalang Street | Mapagkawanggawa Street | Quezon City |
Matiisin Street | V. Luna Avenue | Quezon City |
Matimyas Street | Mayumì Street | Quezon City |
Minnesota Street | Ermin Garcia Avenue | Quezon City |
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 |
North Avenue (U.P. campus) | Osmeña Avenue | Quezon City |
North Diversion Road | North Luzon Expressway | Quezon City–Mabalacat |
Pacific Avenue | Doña M. Hemady Street | Quezon City |
P. Aunario Street | C. P. Garcia Avenue | Quezon City |
Pi y Margall Street | Sen. Mariano J. Cuenco Street | Quezon City |
Pulog Street | N. Ramirez Street | Quezon City |
Roosevelt Avenue | Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue | Quezon City |
Rosario Drive (from Valley Road to N. Domingo Street/Balic-Balic Road) and Valley Road | Betty Go-Belmonte Street | Quezon City |
Sampaloc Avenue | Tomas Morato Avenue | Quezon City |
Samson Road (Quezon City segment) | Old Samson Road | Quezon City |
San Bartolome Street | P. de la Cruz Street | Quezon City |
Santolan Road | Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue (old name still in use) | Quezon City-San Juan |
Sauyo Road | Don Julio Gregorio Street | Quezon City |
Sierra Madre Street | Speaker Perez Street | Quezon City |
Silangan Avenue (U.P. campus) | C. P. Garcia Avenue | Quezon City |
Sobriedad Street | D. Tuazon Street | Quezon City |
South Avenue (U.P. campus) | Roxas Avenue | Quezon City |
South 2 Street | Scout Albano Street / Eugenio Lopez Jr. Drive | 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 Fernandez Street | Quezon City |
South 9 Street | Scout Fuentebella Street | Quezon City |
South 10 Street | Scout Gandia Street | Quezon City |
South 11 Street | Scout de Guia 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 Castor Street | Quezon City |
South 16 Street | Marathon Street | Quezon City |
South 17 Street | Fr. Martinez 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 Tobias 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 Market Street | Don Alejandro Roces Avenue | Quezon City |
Sunnyside Drive | Eymard Drive | Quezon City |
Tacio Street | Comm. Dev. Center Street | Quezon City |
Tagaytay Street | Sgt. Rivera Avenue | Quezon City |
Tagaytay Street | N. Zamora Street | Quezon City |
Timog Avenue | South Avenue (name since reverted to Timog Avenue) | Quezon City |
Tuayan Street | Familara Street | Quezon City |
Virginia Street | Sgt. J. Catolos | Quezon City |
Zebra Drive | Temple Drive | Quezon City |
Old name | New name | City/Municipality |
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10th Avenue | Macario Asistio, Sr. Avenue (name since reverted to 10th Avenue) | Caloocan |
A. Diego Street | Colonel M. Ver Street | San Juan |
Alfaro Street | L. P. Leviste Street | Makati |
Alvarado Street | Carlos Palanca Street | Makati |
Amber Avenue | J. Escrivà Drive | Pasig |
Angel Tuazon Avenue | Gil Fernando Avenue | Marikina |
A. Raquiza Street | F. Antonio | San Juan |
Avenida Alfonso | Alfonso XIII | San Juan |
Bay Boulevard | Jose W. Diokno Boulevard | Pasay-Parañaque |
Blumentritt Street | Rt. Rev. G. Aglipay Street | Mandaluyong |
Buendía Avenue | Sen. 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 Valenzuela (Street, F. Blumentritt Street to Pinaglabanan Street) | José Gil Street | San Juan |
Camino de Mandaluyong (Road) [2] | San Juan-Mandaluyong Road, F. Blumentritt Street | San Juan-Mandaluyong |
Camino de Mariquina (Road) [2] | San Juan-Marikina Road, Marikina Road, N. Domingo Street | San Juan-Quezon City |
Canley Road | Danny Floro Street | Pasig |
Escarpment Road | Captain Henry P. Javier Street [3] | Pasig |
Concepción Street | A. Layug Street | Pasay |
Coronado Street | Sgt. F. Santos | Mandaluyong City |
Cpl. York Street | Magalona Street | Mandaluyong |
Daang Bakal Road | Munding Avenue, Shoe Avenue, Bagong Silang Road | Marikina |
Dalla Street | Andres Soriano Street | San Juan |
Dansalan Street | M. Vicente Street | Mandaluyong |
Dao Street Extension | Sacred Heart Street | Makati |
Diamond Avenue | ADB Avenue/F. Abello Street | Pasig |
East Manila South Road (Route 59) | M. L. Quezón | Taguig |
Elizalde Road | Elisco Road | Taguig |
Emerald Avenue | F. Ortigas, Jr. Road [3] | Pasig |
Farmers Avenue | Bagong Farmers Avenue | Marikina |
Florante Street | J. Alvior Street | San Juan |
Foch Street [4] | Pedro Guevarra Street | San Juan |
Foch Street [4] | Lawson Street | Mandaluyong |
F.B. Harrison Street | Elpidio Quirino Avenue | Parañaque |
Frontera Drive | Central Avenue | Pasig |
General Ricarte Street | P. Binay Street | Makati |
Guadalupe–Pateros Road (Route 21A) | Dr. José P. Rizal Extension | Makati |
H. Lozada Street (Aurora Boulevard to 29 de Agosto Street) | Sofronio Veloso Street | San Juan |
Herrera Street | Vicente A. Rufino Street | Makati |
Hi-Way Drive | Station Road | Makati |
Hollywood Drive | Lieutenant Artiaga Street | San Juan |
Hotel Drive | East Street | Makati |
Ilang-Ilang Street | F. Santos Street | San Juan |
Imelda Avenue | Kalayaan Avenue | Makati-Taguig |
Imelda Avenue | Ninoy Aquino Avenue | Pasay-Parañaque |
Joffre Street | Ibuna Street | San Juan |
Johnston Street | Capt. S. Roja | San Juan |
José Gil Street (F. Manalo Street-F. Blumentritt Street) | Valenzuela Street | San Juan |
José Rizal Boulevard (Route 54B) / Manila East Road | Shaw Boulevard | Mandaluyong and Pasig |
Kabihasnan St. | Victor Medina St. | Parañaque |
Kenneth Road | Eusebio Avenue (Alfonso Sandoval Avenue to Paraiso Street) | Pasig and Taytay, Rizal |
Kitchener Street (Richenine Street) | C. M. Recto Street | San Juan |
Laon Laan Street | P. Antonio Street | Pasig |
Lion's Road | Dra. Leonisia H. Reyes Street | San Juan |
Malibay Street | C. Suarez Street | Pasig |
Manila Circumferential Road / Highway 54 (Route 54) / 19 de Junio | Samson Road and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) | Caloocan-Pasay |
Manila North Road (Route 3) | MacArthur Highway | Caloocan–Aparri |
Highway 55 / Manila Provincial Road / Manila-Infanta Highway (Route 55) | Aurora Boulevard, Legarda Street, Magsaysay Boulevard, and Marikina-Infanta Highway / Marilaque Highway | Metro Manila |
Marne Street | G. Ocampo Street | San Juan |
México Road | Taft Avenue Extension | Pasay |
MIA Road | NAIA Road | Parañaque |
Melanio Street | Melanio de Salapan Street | San Juan |
Molave Street | General Ordoñez Street | Marikina |
Nichols-McKinley Road | Andrews Avenue and Lawton Avenue | Pasay and Taguig |
Office Drive | North Street | Makati |
Ortega Street (F. Manalo Street-P. Guevarra Street) | Mariano Marcos Street [5] | San Juan |
Paraiso Street (Pinaglabanan Street-D. Santiago Road) | Atty. A. Mendoza Street | San Juan |
Pasay Road (Route 57) | Arnaiz Avenue | Makati |
Pasong Tamo | Chino Roces Avenue | Makati–Taguig |
Pershing Street | Romualdez Street | Mandaluyong |
Plaridel Street | Eagle Street | Pasig |
Rada Street | Thailand Street (name since reverted to Rada Street) | Makati |
Riverside Drive | F. Manalo Street | San Juan |
Route 3A | Rizal Avenue Extension | Caloocan |
Route 21 B | Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue | Pasig |
Route 53 | Sumulong Highway | Marikina |
San Venancio Street | Adevoso Street | San Juan |
South Drive | Palm Drive | Makati |
South Superhighway / South Diversion Road | Osmeña Highway, South Luzon Expressway | Manila–Santo Tomas |
St. Francis Avenue | Hunters ROTC Avenue | Cainta |
Súcat Road | Dr. Santos Avenue | Parañaque–Muntinlupa |
Sultana Street | La Campana Street (name since reverted to Sultana Street) | Makati |
Tektite Road | Exchange Road [3] | Pasig |
Theater Drive | Parksquare Road | Makati |
Tramo Street | Aurora Boulevard | Pasay |
Ugong Street | Saint Paul Street [3] | Pasig |
Verdun Street | Reraon Street | San Juan |
West Manila South Road (Route 1A) | Elpidio Quirino Avenue | Parañaque |
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