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{{Short description|Road in Metro Manila, Philippines}}
{{Infobox road
{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
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|image=06770jfMagallanes Interchange MRT Station Chino Roces Avenue Bangkal Makati Cityfvf 06.jpg
|image=03588jfMagallanes San Lorenzo Chino Roces Avenue Bangkal Box Culvert Makati Cityfvf 34.jpg
|image_notes=Southward view of Chino Roces Avenue towards the [[Magallanes Interchange]]
|caption=Chino Roces Avenue northbound towards {{nowrap|Don Bosco}}
|name=Chino Roces Avenue
|name=Chino Roces Avenue
|alternate_name=Pasong Tamo
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|namesake=[[Chino Roces|Joaquin "Chino" Roces]]
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|direction_a=North
|direction_a=North
|terminus_a=[[J.P. Rizal Avenue]] in Tejeros-Olympia
|terminus_a=[[J. P. Rizal Avenue]] and A.P. Reyes Avenue in Tejeros and Olympia, [[Makati]]
|junction= [[Pablo Ocampo Street]] Extension<br>[[Gil Puyat Avenue]]<br>[[Arnaiz Avenue]]<br>[[Epifanio de los Santos Avenue]]
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|direction_b=South
|direction_b=South
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|terminus_b=[[Lawton Avenue]] in [[Fort Bonifacio]] and [[Western Bicutan]], [[Taguig]]
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'''Chino Roces Avenue''', formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) '''Pasong Tamo''', is a prominent north-south road in the cities of [[Makati]] and [[Taguig]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]] It runs for approximately 5.8 kilometers (3.6 miles) from Olympia and Tejeros to [[Fort Bonifacio]]. The avenue is named for [[Chino Roces|Joaquin "Chino" Roces]], journalist and founder of [[The Manila Times]] and [[TV5 Network, Inc.|ABC]] (now [[The 5 Network|TV5]]).<ref>[http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/roms/docs/RES.%201988/1988-066.pdf A resolution renaming Pasong Tamo Street] published by the Makati City Government; accessed 2013-10-11.</ref>
'''Chino Roces Avenue''', formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) '''Pasong Tamo''', is a prominent north–south road in [[Makati]] and [[Taguig]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]. It runs {{convert|5.80|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} from Olympia and Tejeros to [[Fort Bonifacio (barangay)|Fort Bonifacio]].<ref name="mm2" /> The avenue is named after the Filipino journalist [[Chino Roces|Joaquin "Chino" Roces]]. The fact that the avenue is the location of various media establishments influenced the renaming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/roms/docs/RES.%201988/1988-066.pdf|title=A resolution renaming Pasong Tamo Street|website=Makati City Government|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://business.inquirer.net/267677/evolution-of-chino-roces|title=Evolution of Chino Roces|date=March 30, 2019|accessdate=February 26, 2022|website=Inquirer.net}}</ref>


==Etymology==
The northern end of Chino Roces is at the intersection with [[J.P. Rizal Avenue]]. It heads southwesterly across the residential and commercial ''[[barangays]]'' of Olympia, Tejeros, Santa Cruz and La Paz. After the intersection with Bagtikan Street in San Antonio, Chino Roces bends to the south, becoming more commercial as it approaches [[Gil Puyat Avenue]]. The road continues southwards through the western limits of the [[Makati Central Business District]], bending slightly southwesterly between Rufino and Don Bosco streets. The avenue then becomes mixed commercial and industrial as it continues on a straight route to [[EDSA (road)|EDSA]].
The avenue is named after [[Chino Roces|Joaquin "Chino" Roces]], a journalist who founded [[The Manila Times]] and [[TV5 Network|Associated Broadcasting Company]] (now [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]) and an opposition figure during the [[History of the Philippines (1965–1986)|Marcos Sr. administration]].


It is commonly known by its former name, Pasong Tamo, which may come from:
South of EDSA via a narrow channel under the [[Magallanes Interchange]], Chino Roces serves as a [[frontage road]] to [[South Luzon Expressway]]. It is lined with light industries and car dealerships on both sides, as well as a few factory outlets. The road ends at [[Lawton Avenue]] within Fort Bonifacio. Chino Roces has a short extension from J.P. Rizal Avenue into [[Carmona, Makati|Carmona]] and [[Circuit Makati]] (former Santa Ana Race Track) known as Aurelio Reyes Avenue. The part of Chino Roces from Rufino Street to [[Arnaiz Avenue]] is home to several [[Japan]]ese restaurants and shops earning it the nickname "Little Tokyo".<ref>[http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/food/food/view/20100923-293780/The-best-of-Little-Tokyo The best of Little Tokyo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016150610/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/food/food/view/20100923-293780/The-best-of-Little-Tokyo |date=2013-10-16 }} published by [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]; accessed 2013-10-11.</ref>
* an indigenous plant called ''[[Roscoea|tamo]]'' that once grew there abundantly,<ref name="spot">{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/71404/14-nostalgic-images-of-old-makati-a1806-20170912-lfrm4|title=These Photos of Makati From the Past Will Amaze You|website=Spot.ph|first=Alex|last=Castro|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=March 5, 2022}}</ref> or
* a barrio in [[Caloocan]] (now a barangay in [[Quezon City]]) where the [[Battle of Pasong Tamo]] occurred, as suggested by surrounding streets in Olympia and Tejeros named similar to places that played significant roles during the [[Philippine Revolution]] (e.g. Malolos, Barasoain, Novaliches, Binakod, Zapote).

==Route description==
The northern end of Chino Roces Avenue is at the intersection with [[J. P. Rizal Avenue]]. It heads southwesterly across the residential and commercial [[barangays]] of Olympia, Tejeros, Santa Cruz, and La Paz. After the intersection with Yakal Street in San Antonio, the avenue bends to the south, becoming more commercial as it approaches [[Gil Puyat Avenue]]. The road continues southwards through the western limits of the [[Makati CBD]], bending slightly southwesterly between Dela Rosa and Don Bosco Streets. The avenue then becomes mixed commercial and industrial as it continues straight to [[EDSA]].

South of EDSA via a narrow channel under the [[Magallanes Interchange]], its extension serves as a [[frontage road]] to the [[South Luzon Expressway]]. It is lined with light industries and car dealerships on both sides, as well as a few factory outlets, in an area known as Mantrade or Kayamanan-C.<ref name="rizal">{{cite map|url=https://www.historicpictoric.com/products/map-makati-philippines-1968-municipality-province-rizal|title=Map : Makati, Philippines 1968, Map of municipality of Makati, Province of Rizal, Philippines |date=1968|access-date=February 26, 2022|scale=1:10000|publisher=Antique Vintage Reproduction}}</ref> The road ends at [[Lawton Avenue]] within [[Fort Bonifacio]] in Taguig, near the New Philippine Senate Building and [[Sales Interchange]]. Chino Roces has a short extension north of J. P. Rizal Avenue into Barangay [[Carmona, Makati|Carmona]] as A. P. Reyes Avenue. The part of Chino Roces from Rufino Street to [[Arnaiz Avenue]] is home to several Japanese restaurants and shops, earning it the nickname "Little Tokyo".<ref>[http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/food/food/view/20100923-293780/The-best-of-Little-Tokyo The best of Little Tokyo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016150610/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/food/food/view/20100923-293780/The-best-of-Little-Tokyo |date=October 16, 2013}} published by [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]; accessed October 11, 2013.</ref>

==History==
The avenue originated as a short street in what was historically known as Malolos Subdivision, a residential subdivision in Tejeros and Olympia.<ref>{{cite map |author = |title = Map of Manila and Suburbs |trans-title = |map = |url = https://cdn.mapmania.org/original/us_army_map_of_manila_and_suburbs_1943_96571.jpg |date = |year = 1943 |scale = 1:20,000 |series = |publisher = The Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |ref = |access-date = March 5, 2022 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref> It was then extended towards [[Pablo Ocampo Street|Vito Cruz Extension]] in the 1940s and later towards southern Makati circa 1950s,<ref name="spot" /> making it a major road.<ref name="rizal" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/philippines/nielson/1944/manila-terrain-p53-neilson.html|title=Vertical view of Nielson Field in Makati area of southern Manila|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=PacificWrecks}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author = |title = Manila City Plan |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 1943 |url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/johntewell/5570302413 |scale = |series = |publisher = |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |ref = |access-date = March 5, 2022 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref> It was later extended south of EDSA towards Taguig.<ref>{{cite map |author = |title = Manila and Quezon City |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 1964 |url = https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/luzon_50k/txu-pclmaps-oclc-10282124-manila-and-quezon-city.jpg |scale = 1:50,000|series = S711 |publisher = Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = Washington D.C. |language = |format = |isbn = |id = |access-date = July 10, 2023 |archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref> Originally called Pasong Tamo, it was renamed Chino Roces Avenue.


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
[[File:ASMjf3160 13.JPG|thumb|Alphaland Southgate Mall on EDSA and Chino Roces Avenue]]
[[File:ASMjf3160 13.JPG|thumb|Alphaland Southgate Mall on EDSA and Chino Roces Avenue]]
[[File:Plaza Fair Makati.jpg|thumb|Plaza Fair (Makati Square "Formerly Makati Cinema Square")]]
[[File:Plaza Fair Makati.jpg|thumb|Makati Central Square]]
* Avida Towers San Lorenzo
* Avida Towers San Lorenzo
* Alphaland Southgate Mall and Tower
* Alphaland Southgate Mall and Tower
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* [[Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati]]
* [[Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati]]
* DPI XL Studios
* DPI XL Studios
* [[Ecoplaza Building]]
* Ecoplaza Building
* [[Eurotel Makati]]
* Eurotel Makati
* [[Exportbank Plaza]]
* [[Exportbank Plaza]]
* [[Green Sun]]
* Green Sun
* Kingswood Towers
* Kingswood Towers
* Little Tokyo
* Little Tokyo
* Laureano De Trevi Towers
* Laureano De Trevi Towers by Vista Residences
* Leelin Building
* [[Makati Hope Christian School]]
* [[Makati Hope Christian School]]
* Makati Square (Formerly Makati Cinema Square)
* Makati Central Square (formerly Makati Cinema Square)
* [[Mantrade]]
* Mantrade
* Makati Ford
* [[Mazda]] Makati
* [[Mazda]] Makati
* Molave Building
* [[National Nutrition Council (Philippines)|National Nutrition Council]] Nutrition Building
* [[National Nutrition Council (Philippines)|National Nutrition Council]] Nutrition Building
* New [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] Building (under construction)
* [[Oriental Garden Condominium]]
* Oriental Garden Condominium
* [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] Building
* [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] Building
* [[San Lorenzo Place]]
* San Lorenzo Place
* Shopwise Makati
* Shopwise Makati
* [[The Oriental Place]]
* The Oriental Place
* [[SM Savemore]] Pasong Tamo
* [[The Beacon – Roces Tower]]
* [[The Beacon – Roces Tower]]
* [[WalterMart Makati]]
* [[Walter Mart|WalterMart Makati]]
* Wilcon Depot IT Hub

==Intersections==
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|hucicc=Taguig
|road=[[Lawton Avenue]]
|type=
|notes=Traffic light intersection, southern terminus.
}}
{{PHLint
|hucicc_special=[[Makati]] – [[Taguig]] boundary
|place=Pasong Tamo Bridge
}}
{{PHLint
|hucicc=Makati
|lspan=19
|road=Lumbang Street
|type=
|notes=Access to [[Dasmariñas Village]].
}}
{{PHLint
|road={{Jct|country=PHL|AH|26|name1=[[EDSA]]|location1=[[Ayala Avenue|Ayala]]|location2=Guadalupe}}
|notes=Traffic light intersection, southbound traffic diverted to u-turn slot beneath [[Magallanes Interchange]].
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Sabio Street
|notes=Access to Ecology and San Lorenzo Villages.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Don Bosco Street
|notes=one-way road, Chino Roces becomes one-way traffic northbound.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=[[Arnaiz Avenue]]
|notes=Traffic light intersection, Chino Roces becomes two-way.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Fernando Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=V.A. Rufino Street, Javier Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection, one-way road.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Dela Rosa Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection, one-way road.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Urban Avenue
|notes=No access to opposite directions.
}}
{{PHLint
|road={{Jct|country=PHL|N|190|name1=[[Gil Puyat Avenue]]}}
|notes=Traffic light intersection.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Malugay Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection; one-way road towards [[Ayala Avenue]], no left turn from southbound.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Yakal Street
|type=
|notes=Traffic light intersection; one-way road towards Mayapis Street.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Bagtikan Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection, one-way road.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Kamagong Street
|notes=Traffic light intersection, one-way road.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=[[Pablo Ocampo Street]], Metropolitan Avenue
|notes=Traffic light intersection.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Mola, Davila, Mascardo, Yague, Ponte, Montojo, Solchuaga Streets
|notes=
}}
{{PHLint
|road=[[Kalayaan Avenue]]
|notes=Former traffic light intersection.
}}
{{PHLint
|road=Barasoain, Novaliches, Malolos Streets
|notes=
}}
{{PHLint
|road=[[J.P. Rizal Avenue]]
|notes=Northern terminus, continues north as A.P. Reyes Avenue.
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 02:58, 10 November 2024

Chino Roces Avenue
Pasong Tamo
Chino Roces Avenue northbound towards Don Bosco
NamesakeJoaquin "Chino" Roces
TypeTertiary road[1]
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office[1]
Length5.80 km (3.60 mi)[1]
Includes 2.12 km (1.32 mi) extension south of EDSA
LocationMakati and Taguig
North endJ. P. Rizal Avenue and A.P. Reyes Avenue in Tejeros and Olympia, Makati
Major
junctions		Kalayaan Avenue
Ocampo Street
N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue)
Dela Rosa Street
Arnaiz Avenue
AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue)
South endLawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio and Western Bicutan, Taguig

Chino Roces Avenue, formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) Pasong Tamo, is a prominent north–south road in Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs 5.80 kilometers (3.60 miles) from Olympia and Tejeros to Fort Bonifacio.[1] The avenue is named after the Filipino journalist Joaquin "Chino" Roces. The fact that the avenue is the location of various media establishments influenced the renaming.[2][3]

Etymology

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The avenue is named after Joaquin "Chino" Roces, a journalist who founded The Manila Times and Associated Broadcasting Company (now TV5) and an opposition figure during the Marcos Sr. administration.

It is commonly known by its former name, Pasong Tamo, which may come from:

  • an indigenous plant called tamo that once grew there abundantly,[4] or
  • a barrio in Caloocan (now a barangay in Quezon City) where the Battle of Pasong Tamo occurred, as suggested by surrounding streets in Olympia and Tejeros named similar to places that played significant roles during the Philippine Revolution (e.g. Malolos, Barasoain, Novaliches, Binakod, Zapote).

Route description

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The northern end of Chino Roces Avenue is at the intersection with J. P. Rizal Avenue. It heads southwesterly across the residential and commercial barangays of Olympia, Tejeros, Santa Cruz, and La Paz. After the intersection with Yakal Street in San Antonio, the avenue bends to the south, becoming more commercial as it approaches Gil Puyat Avenue. The road continues southwards through the western limits of the Makati CBD, bending slightly southwesterly between Dela Rosa and Don Bosco Streets. The avenue then becomes mixed commercial and industrial as it continues straight to EDSA.

South of EDSA via a narrow channel under the Magallanes Interchange, its extension serves as a frontage road to the South Luzon Expressway. It is lined with light industries and car dealerships on both sides, as well as a few factory outlets, in an area known as Mantrade or Kayamanan-C.[5] The road ends at Lawton Avenue within Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, near the New Philippine Senate Building and Sales Interchange. Chino Roces has a short extension north of J. P. Rizal Avenue into Barangay Carmona as A. P. Reyes Avenue. The part of Chino Roces from Rufino Street to Arnaiz Avenue is home to several Japanese restaurants and shops, earning it the nickname "Little Tokyo".[6]

History

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The avenue originated as a short street in what was historically known as Malolos Subdivision, a residential subdivision in Tejeros and Olympia.[7] It was then extended towards Vito Cruz Extension in the 1940s and later towards southern Makati circa 1950s,[4] making it a major road.[5][8][9] It was later extended south of EDSA towards Taguig.[10] Originally called Pasong Tamo, it was renamed Chino Roces Avenue.

Landmarks

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Alphaland Southgate Mall on EDSA and Chino Roces Avenue
Makati Central Square

Intersections

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ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
TaguigLawton AvenueTraffic light intersection, southern terminus.
Makati – Taguig boundaryPasong Tamo Bridge
MakatiLumbang StreetAccess to Dasmariñas Village.
AH 26 (26) (EDSA) – Ayala, GuadalupeTraffic light intersection, southbound traffic diverted to u-turn slot beneath Magallanes Interchange.
Sabio StreetAccess to Ecology and San Lorenzo Villages.
Don Bosco Streetone-way road, Chino Roces becomes one-way traffic northbound.
Arnaiz AvenueTraffic light intersection, Chino Roces becomes two-way.
Fernando StreetTraffic light intersection.
V.A. Rufino Street, Javier StreetTraffic light intersection, one-way road.
Dela Rosa StreetTraffic light intersection, one-way road.
Urban AvenueNo access to opposite directions.
N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue)Traffic light intersection.
Malugay StreetTraffic light intersection; one-way road towards Ayala Avenue, no left turn from southbound.
Yakal StreetTraffic light intersection; one-way road towards Mayapis Street.
Bagtikan StreetTraffic light intersection, one-way road.
Kamagong StreetTraffic light intersection, one-way road.
Pablo Ocampo Street, Metropolitan AvenueTraffic light intersection.
Mola, Davila, Mascardo, Yague, Ponte, Montojo, Solchuaga Streets
Kalayaan AvenueFormer traffic light intersection.
Barasoain, Novaliches, Malolos Streets
J.P. Rizal AvenueNorthern terminus, continues north as A.P. Reyes Avenue.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Metro Manila 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "A resolution renaming Pasong Tamo Street" (PDF). Makati City Government. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Evolution of Chino Roces". Inquirer.net. March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Castro, Alex (September 12, 2017). "These Photos of Makati From the Past Will Amaze You". Spot.ph. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Map : Makati, Philippines 1968, Map of municipality of Makati, Province of Rizal, Philippines (Map). 1:10000. Antique Vintage Reproduction. 1968. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  6. ^ The best of Little Tokyo Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed October 11, 2013.
  7. ^ Map of Manila and Suburbs (Map). 1:20,000. The Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Vertical view of Nielson Field in Makati area of southern Manila". PacificWrecks. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Manila City Plan (Map). 1943. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Manila and Quezon City (Map). 1:50,000. S711. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1964. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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