90-470: Robinsons Cybergate , also known as Robinsons Cybergate Complex and Cybergate City , is a mixed-use development located along EDSA corner Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong , Metro Manila , Philippines . Owned by Robinsons Land Corporation, the development is anchored by four office buildings named Robinsons Cybergate Center Towers 1, 2, 3 and Robinsons Cybergate Plaza which has a Go Hotel . The site
180-471: A U-turn at designated U-turn slots and making a right turn after. These U-turn slots were designed to mimic the Michigan left turn design by creating continuous traffic, mitigating bottlenecks caused by traffic light signals. The scheme was controversial due to longer travel time and difficulties in navigating to these U-turn slots. Several academic studies also summarized that the "no left-turn" design
270-682: A 10 meters (33 ft) high steel pedestrian footbridge in front of the Manuel L. Quezon University along EDSA, near the EDSA-Kamuning intersection in Quezon City. The project's contractor was the BF Corporation, owned by former MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando . and was stated to cost around ₱10 million. On October 31, 2018, the footbridge went viral on social media due to its perceived tall height and steepness as it crossed over
360-699: A Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit System. EDSA would have had been designated as "Line 2: Central Corridor" and would have had 48.6 kilometers (30.2 mi) of segregated busways covering the length of the road. The agency planned to scrap the project by June 2018. However, this appeal was rejected and the Line 1 which will be built on Quezon Avenue, which passes EDSA, was later approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on November 2, 2018. In 2019, Senator Win Gatchalian called for
450-557: A bronze statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Peace . The shrine is dedicated to this Marian title in memory of the pious folk belief that in the 1986 Revolution, the Virgin Mary personally shielded the protesters – many of whom were peacefully praying and singing – as they faced government troops, tanks, and aircraft. The People Power Monument ( Tagalog : Monumento ng Lakás ng Bayan ), consisting of
540-461: A giant statue and esplanade, sits at the corner of EDSA and White Plains Avenue. Sculpted by Eduardo Castrillo and unveiled in 1993, the central sculpture depicts protesters standing upon a circular podium, all surrounding a woman (representing Ináng Bayan or the Motherland ), reaching up to the heavens with her outstretched hands and broken shackles. A Philippine flag rises behind her, while
630-607: A half years to complete the project. After stricter implementation of bus lanes and barrier separation through plastic barriers, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started to replace the orange barriers with a concrete permanent barrier used to separate the bus lanes from private vehicle lanes. With support from Singapore , the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority proposed
720-514: A plying bus. Due to its notorious traffic congestion, Programang EDSA , a weekday rush hour radio program airing on 90.7 Love Radio Manila in the early evening, is named after the avenue. Pablo of SB19 wrote and performed the song "EDSA" that describes the experience of driving along this avenue especially during rush hour. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ( MMDA ; Filipino : Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Kalakhang Maynila )
810-591: A private investor takes over. Since 2003, the MMDA has implemented a No Contact Apprehension Policy in apprehending traffic violators in Metro Manila using traffic enforcement cameras and closed-circuit television to capture violators without the presence of an on-site traffic enforcer . To ease traffic congestion on main roads in Metro Manila, the MMDA under Chairman Francis Tolentino launched Christmas Lanes , marking 17 alternative routes for motorists during
900-488: A statue of Ninoy Aquino and an eternal flame stand on either side at its base. A huge, limestone-faced wall with grooves for ribbons in the national colors forms a backdrop to the scene. The surrounding pavement contains a row of flagstaffs, and is the center for protests and ceremonies held on the Revolution's anniversary of February 25. Monuments dedicated to Andrés Bonifacio are situated at two locations along EDSA:
990-481: Is 15 kilometers per hour (9.3 mph). On January 18, 2016, strict implementation on bus lanes started on the Shaw –Guadalupe segment, where plastic barriers are placed and prohibited entry of private vehicles and taxis on the bus lanes except when turning to EDSA's side streets. Despite the plastic barrier, many private vehicles still enter the lanes. In June 2020, bus routes in the avenue were rationalized, creating
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#17327942953391080-423: Is a divided carriageway , often consisting of 12 lanes, 6 in either direction, with the elevated railroads Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 and Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 often serving as its median. Although it is not an expressway , traffic rules and speed limits are strictly implemented to the vehicles that pass along it. It is operated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and
1170-459: Is a government agency of the Philippines responsible for constituting the regional government of Metro Manila , comprising the capital city of Manila , the cities of Quezon City , Caloocan , Pasay , Mandaluyong , Makati , Pasig , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Las Piñas , Parañaque , Valenzuela , Malabon , Taguig , Navotas and San Juan , and the municipality of Pateros . The MMDA
1260-750: Is also the marker of the 1896 Revolution by Andres Bonifacio . The 1.7 kilometers (1.1 mi) of the road are in Caloocan. The Avenue will then enter Quezon City through the Balintawak district, after an intersection with the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and A. Bonifacio Avenue at the Balintawak Interchange . EDSA crosses much of the northern part of Quezon City, passing through the Balintawak, Muñoz, and Project 7 districts. It sharply curves southwards after crossing
1350-605: Is also used in political campaigns by several politicians, particularly those who had been involved in the EDSA Revolution such as Joseph Estrada and Benigno Aquino III . EDSA was also featured in the film The Bourne Legacy . Portions of the road from Magallanes Interchange to Taft Avenue were featured in a car chase wherein Aaron Cross, played by Jeremy Renner , jumps from the Taft Avenue footbridge to
1440-829: Is an economic zone, as declared by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). It sits on a 6-hectare site in close proximity to public transportation along EDSA and the Boni station of the MRT Line 3 . The development is also home to the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP). The OVP moved to Cybergate Plaza in 2022, under the tenure of Sara Duterte . There is also a Robinsons Cybergate in Cebu which started development in 2010. It
1530-555: Is appointed by, and continues to hold office at the discretion of, the President of the Philippines . The chairman is vested with the rank, rights, privileges, disqualifications, and prohibitions of a cabinet member. On November 7, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 824 creating Metro Manila and its managing public corporation, the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC) after
1620-652: Is at the Globe Rotunda fronting SM Mall of Asia. The entire span of EDSA has one-way Class II bike lanes along both sides of the road, established as part of the national government's Metropolitan Bike Lane Network and funded by the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the bicycle lanes along EDSA are paint separated while some sections have physical separation using bollards and concrete barriers. The lead agency that manages
1710-468: Is located in near Chung Hua in Osmeña Boulevard , Cebu City . 14°34′14″N 121°02′55″E / 14.5706417°N 121.048513°E / 14.5706417; 121.048513 EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue , commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA ( Tagalog: [ˈʔedsa] ), is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila , the capital city of
1800-704: Is maintained and constantly being repaired by the Department of Public Works and Highways , whose maintenance over EDSA excludes the extension from Roxas Boulevard to SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. EDSA starts from the Bonifacio Monument (Monumento) Circle in Caloocan , its intersection with MacArthur Highway , Rizal Avenue Extension, and Samson Road , the western side of the C-4 Road . The roundabout
1890-588: Is the pink urinals made popular by Bayani Fernando, which he implemented prominently in Marikina in an effort to curb public urination. They have since been removed, however, with remaining urinal units distributed instead to local government units. The MMDA operates and maintains several pumping stations in strategic areas of Metro Manila with the aim of mitigating flooding risks, especially during inclement weather. Old pumping stations that previously used diesel engines were upgraded in 2015 to use electric motors. Of
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#17327942953391980-469: Is under the direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines . It performs planning, monitoring and coordinative functions, and in the process exercises regulatory and supervisory authority over the delivery of metro-wide services within Metro Manila without diminution of the autonomy of the local government units concerning purely local matters. The agency is headed by a chairman, who
2070-575: The Asian Highway Network . The locations around the avenue were marked with great economic and industrial growth, proven by the fact that all but two industrial centers in the Metropolis are directly accessible from the thoroughfare. The decent economic growth of the areas around the avenue adds a significant volume of traffic on the avenue, and in recent estimates, and an average of 385,096 vehicles go through it every day. The avenue
2160-650: The Balintawak Interchange and the avenue's terminus, the Monumento Circle. The monument at Balintawak, erected in 1971, replaced the old Cry of Balintawak Monument, a monument commemorating the Cry of Pugad Lawin and was transferred to the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in 1968. On the other hand, the Bonifacio Monument at Monumento was built in 1929 and unveiled in 1933. After
2250-452: The Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Program is ongoing to help decongest EDSA (which is under overcapacity, carrying 402,000 vehicles daily while has the capacity of 288,000). This involves the construction of other roads and bridges that will divert traffic from the avenue. The government aims to reduce travel time from Cubao to Makati to 5–6 minutes. Construction of what was then called
2340-765: The COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Interim operations of the BRT system began on July 1, 2020. Intended to be largely served by bus stops along some stops are temporarily served by stations on the curbside . The system runs on a dedicated bus lane called the EDSA Busway, which is separated by concreted barriers. Prior to the establishment of the EDSA Carousel, the Department of Transportation proposed in 2017 to create two BRT lines in Metro Manila, which would be part of
2430-738: The Catholic Church assembled a mass rally on EDSA to oppose the Reproductive Health Bill . On September 11, 2013, a prayer vigil called EDSA Tayo was held at the EDSA Shrine , where around 500–700 people were gathered to call for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund . On February 25, 2015, various groups held a demonstration along EDSA to demand that President Benigno Aquino III stand down. On August 27–31 of
2520-526: The EDSA Carousel line carried by the new EDSA Busway. The EDSA Busway is separated from normal road traffic and now used only for buses and emergency vehicles. The new bus lane spans from Monumento to PITX and is divided by concreted barriers and steel fences. The old rightmost bus lanes was now opened for all vehicles, with the avenue now having total of 4-5 public-use lanes per direction instead of 3, excluding interchanges. A decongestion program under
2610-611: The GMA Network Center is located. It continues through the district of Cubao , entering the Araneta City after crossing the Aurora Boulevard Tunnel. In Cubao, several malls, infrastructure and offices are located. The Avenue curves southwards and crosses Santolan Road near Socorro , where the twin bases of Camps Crame and Aguinaldo are located. EDSA then continues on its route and serves as
2700-717: The Libingan ng mga Bayani . On November 5, 2017, critics of the Duterte administration attended a mass held in EDSA shrine to protest against extrajudicial killings in the country . On February 22, 2018, groups gathered at People Power Monument to hold a prayer vigil to show their opposition against constitutional reform . On February 22, 2020, demonstrators gathered at the People Power Monument to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to resign from office. The avenue
2790-573: The MRT-3 's tracks, The issue also drew attention to other tall footbridges along EDSA in Cubao and Magallanes , as well as a footbridge along Commonwealth Avenue that crosses over the MRT Line 7 at its intersection with Central Avenue as compared to the footbridge in the Kamuning area, these were not only much shorter in height but also wider and made out of cement. In a statement, the MMDA defended
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2880-574: The Malabon municipal election, as the first Chairman of the MMDA in May 1995 and made him independent of the Metro Manila mayors. In August 2017, the MMDA has adopted the use of a black beret in order to improve its public image. The berets are used by the traffic enforcers under the agency, which alternate these with a black baseball cap. On May 23, 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated
2970-567: The North and South Circumferential Road began in 1939 under President Manuel L. Quezon , amidst Manila's rapid expansion. This necessitated inland growth and a planned new capital city, which became Quezon City . The construction team was led by engineers Florencio Moreno and Osmundo Monsod, integrating the former stretch of Calle Apelo Cruz from present-day Cabrera Street to Taft Avenue in Pasay and Calle Samson up to Balintawak in Quezon City to
3060-797: The Pasig River via the Guadalupe Bridge , leaving the city of Mandaluyong. After crossing the Pasig River, EDSA enters the city of Makati through Guadalupe, where it provides access to the Rockwell Center , a major mixed-use business park in Makati, through J.P. Rizal Avenue . The highway also provides quick access to the city of Taguig and the Bonifacio Global City nearby. After crossing Buendia Avenue ,
3150-599: The People Power Revolution , the highway was commonly referred to as EDSA, and it was connected to its southern extensions. In 1997, construction began on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System , which runs the length of EDSA from North Avenue to Taft Avenue . It was opened under the administration of Joseph Estrada , the thirteenth President of the Philippines . The Second EDSA Revolution , which also took place along
3240-527: The Philippines . It passes through 6 of Metro Manila 's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan , Quezon City , San Juan , Mandaluyong , Makati , and Pasay . Named after academic Epifanio de los Santos , the section of the road from Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City to Magallanes Interchange in Makati connects the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). The avenue passes through
3330-498: The 54 pumping stations across the country, 12 stations have been equipped with new pumps in 2016. Additional pumping stations are also being constructed in flood-prone areas as part of the agency's flood mitigation program. Starting with Bayani Fernando's tenure, the Estero Blitz ( Waterway Blitz ) became an annual waterway clearing operation with emphasis on river dredging activities, particularly at flood-prone areas, to reduce
3420-880: The Christmas season of 2014. Since then, they have been renamed as year-round Mabuhay Lanes , designating alternative routes on roads that should be cleared of obstructions at all times. This was underscored by strict parking restrictions, where parked motor vehicles along these priority roads would be immediately towed. The MMDA is tasked to clear obstructions from the roads at all times, and conducts daily clearing operations against stalled and illegally parked vehicles, with subcontracted towing companies. Illegally parked vehicles will be given 5 minutes to leave, and will be towed otherwise. Incapacitated vehicles are almost immediately towed to clear traffic. Primary and secondary roads, unless with designated parking areas, are considered "No-Parking-Zones". Starting from Bayani Fernando's term,
3510-629: The City of Manila as the capital city of the Philippines, and designating Metro Manila as the permanent seat of national government. The MMC became effectively defunct when on January 9, 1990, President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 392, in accordance to Article 18, Section 8 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which replaced the commission with the Metropolitan Manila Authority (MMA). The Metro Manila mayors will choose from themselves as chairman. Jejomar Binay of
3600-585: The LRT Line 1, MRT Line 3, MRT Line 7, and the Metro Manila Subway. The EDSA Carousel is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system with stops mostly on the EDSA median lanes serving as the main bus route of the avenue. The system was put into place after almost all public and private transportation along EDSA was prohibited during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon imposed during the start of
3690-595: The MMDA has constructed elevated pedestrian footbridges in an effort to "provide safe walkways for pedestrians" and promote "faster traffic flow". As of June 2023, a total of 133 footbridges have been built by the MMDA Traffic Engineering Center. However, these footbridges have been criticized for not being accessible to people with disabilities (PWDs), posing dangers to pedestrians due to their steep steps, slippery surfaces, and poor lighting, and for prioritizing motor vehicle travel speeds over
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3780-411: The MMDA has route designations for radial roads and circumferential roads different from the route classifications of the Department of Public Works and Highways due to the MMDA's focus on only major roads and thoroughfares. MMDA had TV and radio stations sometimes carrying the same brand, MMDA Teleradyo. They ceased on August 17, 2010. To compensate for the closure of these communication mediums,
3870-474: The MMDA is not among the government agencies deputized to implement RA 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003. The CA added that the MMDA has no police or legislative power to implement the law. It declared invalid MMDA Resolution No. 11-19, which the agency used as basis to implement its anti-smoking campaign. A first metro-wide earthquake drill was conducted on July 30, 2015, to prepare
3960-561: The MMDA is the Metro Manila Council, composed of the mayors of the cities and municipalities. The heads of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), and Philippine National Police - National Capital Region Police Office (PNP-NCRPO) or their duly authorized representatives, attend meetings of
4050-462: The MMDA proposed converting the bicycle lanes on EDSA exclusive to bicycles into shared lanes for bicycles and motorcycles, claiming that the EDSA bicycle lanes are "underutilized", and also proposed plans to build an elevated walkway and bikeway on EDSA from Guadalupe to Cubao. A preliminary feasibility study will be conducted within the week, with a stakeholders' meeting with cyclists and motorcycle riders taking place on August 29, 2023. The proposal
4140-418: The MMDA turned to social media such as Twitter to broadcast traffic updates to users following them. Live billboards, particularly at EDSA, have been also constructed. The MMDA app for iOS and Android have also been made available for free, broadcasting traffic updates directly. Since 2014, the agency took over the mothballed Pasig River ferry system in anticipation of huge traffic along the metropolis, from
4230-732: The Marcos government and seized Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo , two military bases located across each other midway along EDSA. This triggered three days of peaceful demonstrations that became the People Power Revolution . The majority of protesters were gathered at the gates of the two bases, along a stretch of EDSA between the commercial districts of Cubao in Quezon City and Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong. Over two million Filipino civilians, along with political, military, and religious groups led by Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Jaime Sin , succeeded in toppling President Marcos. Corazon Aquino ,
4320-944: The North Avenue-West Avenue Intersection in the Triangle Business Park . On the north side of EDSA is the SM North EDSA . In front of it are the TriNoma mall and the Eton Centris or Centris Walk. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center and its transmitter can be easily seen from EDSA and continues southwards, slightly turning westwards slowly until it leaves the Triangle Park after crossing the East Avenue-Timog Avenue Intersection, where
4410-425: The Pasay segment being delayed due to right-of-way issues. During the rule of President Ferdinand Marcos , traffic jams along the avenue started to build up. Several interchanges were constructed to relieve congestion, including the Balintawak and Magallanes Interchanges . Later, with the implementation of the Metro Manila Arterial Road System in 1965, in order to complete the Circumferential Road 4 system, EDSA
4500-405: The Philippine National Historical Society, led by fellow Rizaleños Eulogio Rodriguez and Juan Sumulong , supported the renaming of Highway 54 to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. On April 7, 1959, de los Santos' birth anniversary, Republic Act No. 2140 was passed, renaming the avenue to honor him. Rapid urbanization in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly after the annexation of several Rizal towns to
4590-463: The Philippines. Marcos appointed his wife, First Lady Imelda Marcos , as governor and Ismael Mathay Jr. as vice governor. The office was located in front of the present-day GMA Network at EDSA corner Timog Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City. November 7, thus, is marked as the anniversary of both the region and the government body that supervises it, the MMDA. On May 29, 1976, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 940, restoring
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#17327942953394680-403: The Skyway Stage 3 construction. In reviving the defunct transportation, many of the old ferry stations were reactivated and new vessels purchased. Ridership of the waterway service increased over time since the agency's takeover, with the offering of discounts to students and senior citizens, until these were made totally free of charge. The MMDA intends to continue operating the ferry service until
4770-459: The approval of the BRT system as an alternate mode of transportation to the PNR Metro Commuter Line . Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero . Notes An overpass over the North Avenue–West Avenue Intersection and Mindanao Avenue Junction in the Triangle Park and a flyover over Congressional Avenue–Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue intersection in Muñoz are already approved and
4860-405: The avenue from April 25 to May 1 of the same year, resulted in violence when the supporters of former President Estrada attempted to storm the presidential palace and the military and police were ordered to use their arms to drive them back. Arroyo declared a state of rebellion because of the violence and prominent political personalities affiliated with Estrada were charged and arrested. In 2006,
4950-416: The avenue to be named after a Rizaleño: the historian, jurist and scholar named Epifanio de los Santos y Cristóbal , who was born in Malabon . The Philippine Historical Committee (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines ), the Philippine Historical Association, the Philippine Library Association, Association of university and College Professors, the Philippine China Cultural Association, and
5040-454: The avenue was further extended from Roxas Boulevard to the SM Mall of Asia on the Bay City Reclamation Project , where it now ends at the Globe Rotunda, a roundabout . That same year, the avenue was badly damaged in September, when Typhoon Milenyo hit Manila. In 2010, the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) of the Manila Light Rail Transit System was extended from Monumento to Roosevelt (now Fernando Poe Jr.), ultimately transversing EDSA to end at
5130-403: The avenue, resulted in the peaceful ouster of President Estrada following his impeachment trial . He was succeeded by his Vice-President , Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . She was sworn in on the terrace of EDSA Shrine by then- Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. at noon on January 20, 2001, several hours before Estrada and his family fled Malacañang Palace. The EDSA III , which also took place along
5220-413: The boundary of the cities of San Juan and Quezon City . Primex Tower , the tallest building in San Juan, is located on the southbound side of EDSA at its junction with Connecticut Street, while People Power Monument can be seen on the northbound side of EDSA at its junction with White Plains Avenue. After 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) in Quezon City , EDSA will eventually leave the city, straddling along
5310-456: The boundary with San Juan . EDSA enters Mandaluyong after crossing the borders of the Ortigas Center . In the Ortigas Center, some notable buildings around the area are the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration building, Robinsons Galleria , SM Megamall , and the bronze EDSA Shrine , a memorial church to the 1986 People Power Revolution. It then curves smoothly westwards after it crosses Boni Avenue and Pioneer Street , and crosses
5400-418: The capital. In the past, such practices were justified by rhetoric that street children need to be 'rescued' from the street. Advocacy groups contend that in seeking to create a beautiful metropolis, the MMDA often treat Metro Manila's urban poor like 'rubbish' on the street. A report from PREDA that was funded by UNICEF, claims inhumane proceedings to caught vagrants. In October 2018, the MMDA constructed
5490-528: The cause of many traffic jams on EDSA is its change from being a highway to an avenue. This resulted the erection of erring establishment, buses and jeepneys. Subsequently, buses have been the target of other traffic management programs, like the MMDA's Organized Bus Route Program. The MMDA is strictly implementing also the Motorcycle and Bus laning in EDSA, making it the second highway in the Philippines ever to have such traffic rule to be enforced, after Commonwealth Avenue . The average speed of vehicles in EDSA
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#17327942953395580-445: The convenience and safety of pedestrians. To address this, some footbridges have been outfitted with elevators. However, several of these elevators have become notorious for being in a state of disrepair. The MMDA under Bayani Fernando implemented a "no left-turn" scheme in the early 2000s along several major roads in Metro Manila, prohibiting motor vehicle traffic from turning left at intersections and instead requiring them to make
5670-612: The council as non-voting members. The council is the policy-making body of the MMDA. The council consists of voting and non-voting members. Voting members are the mayors of the localities in Metro Manila, as well as the Presidents of the Metro Manila Vice Mayors League and the Metro Manila Councilors League. Non-voting members are representatives by the following who serve as council members ex-officio: The MMDA has traffic jurisdiction over Metro Manila's ten radial roads, five circumferential roads and other roads it may include to enforce traffic laws and traffic management activities. However,
5760-400: The design, with MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia claiming that the footbridge is meant to deter people from jaywalking across EDSA by giving "healthy" people an option to cross EDSA there instead of at the nearby Kamuning intersection. Garcia also suggested that the addition of elevators and escalators to remedy the steepness, but cites that there is no budget for it yet. The MMDA clarified that
5850-448: The east. The road, starting from North Bay Boulevard in Navotas , then in the province of Rizal , and ending at Taft Avenue (formerly known as Taft Avenue Extension / Manila South Road) in Pasay , also then in Rizal, was partially opened in 1940, shortly before the outbreak of World War II and the subsequent Japanese occupation . It was then known as the Manila Circumferential Road or simply as Circumferential Road . During
5940-412: The elected chairman is one of the mayors of Metro Manila, the role to their constituency gave less attention. Thus, the Congress of the Philippines , composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, passed Republic Act No. 7924 creating the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on March 1, 1995. President Fidel V. Ramos appointed former Malabon mayor Prospero Oreta, who did not run in
6030-417: The flow of traffic along EDSA is the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), a government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines and is advised by the Metro Manila Mayors League. One of the MMDA's traffic management schemes that is in effect on EDSA, among other major thoroughfares in the metropolis, is the Uniform Vehicular Volume Reduction Program . Many have observed that
6120-435: The height of the footbridge was designed to conform to the 5 meters (16 ft) vertical clearance from the at-grade MRT-3 's overhead catenary wires on the EDSA median. The MMDA also defended its frequent use of steel materials for footbridges, stating that it makes construction "easier" and cuts down on construction costs. Later in November, the footbridge was slightly redesigned to include an additional landing to remedy
6210-412: The highway enters the Ayala Center , an important commercial district in the Philippines. The road then curves eastwards, continues on a straight route to the city of Pasay, and passing the Chino Roces Avenue , Osmeña Highway and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) through Magallanes Interchange . EDSA enters Pasay shortly after crossing SLEX, Osmeña Highway, and Chino Roces Avenue in Makati. In Pasay,
6300-426: The highway provides access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via a flyover to Tramo Street . EDSA would pass through Pasay Rotonda within Taft Avenue and continues on a straight route until it crosses to Roxas Boulevard . After crossing Roxas Boulevard, it becomes known as EDSA Extension and enters Central Business Park 1-A of the Bay City reclamation area, where SM Mall of Asia is located. EDSA's terminus
6390-456: The implementation of road pricing , based on the Electronic Road Pricing scheme on Singapore, on EDSA to alleviate traffic congestion, along with providing alternate routes and opening some gated community roads. Implementation is set for 2018, but Rene Santiago, a transport engineer and planner, criticized the proposal because it may only worsen congestion, along with the numerous intersections and side streets along EDSA. On August 18, 2023,
6480-510: The major financial districts of the metropolis which are Triangle Park , Araneta City , Ortigas Center , Makati CBD , and Bay City . It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis, stretching some 23.8 kilometers (14.8 mi). The entire avenue forms part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of Metro Manila's arterial road network , National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network and Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of
6570-516: The measure only went as far as referral to the House Committee on Public Works and Highways on November 14, 2011. On April 2, 2013, then-President Benigno Aquino III gave the go-signal for the construction of a flyover at the perennially traffic-choked corner of EDSA and Taft Avenue in Pasay. The project is estimated to cost ₱2.8 billion , with the flyover extending to about 1.4 kilometers (0.87 mi) each side and it will take one and
6660-466: The municipality of Makati served as its first chairman. The agency transferred to its office at the intersection of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Orense Street in Guadalupe Nuevo , Makati. Binay was followed by Ignacio Bunye of the municipality of Muntinlupa in 1991, Ismael Mathay Jr. of Quezon City in 1992 then Prospero Oreta of the municipality of Malabon in 1994. Since
6750-672: The new headquarters of the MMDA at the intersection of Doña Julia Vargas Avenue and Molave Street in Ugong, Pasig . The building was initially conceptualized by a collaboration between former MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim and the Makati chapter of the United Architects of the Philippines in 2018, with the conceptual design being done by architect Daryl Van Abaygar and was constructed by the Robinsons Land Corporation . The governing board and policy making body of
6840-458: The newly established National Capital Region , marked the growth of the industrial centers along the road, and several other roads connected to the avenue, such as Ayala Avenue and McKinley Road in Makati . Construction of EDSA continued into the 1970s, including the construction of the Guadalupe Bridge in the 1960s to connect its segments on the north and south banks of the Pasig River , with
6930-450: The public in the event of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Various government agencies, educational institutions and the private sector participated in the drill spearheaded by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Different scenarios were re-enacted to simulate a destructive earthquake that is expected to happen when the 100-kilometer West Valley Fault moves. Buoyed by its success the MMDA has since hosted annual regional drills for
7020-479: The residents of the affected cities and municipalities approved the creation of Metro Manila in a referendum held on February 27, 1975 . The move consolidated the Philippine capital Manila and adjacent Quezon City with two cities and twelve municipalities of the province of Rizal and one municipality of the province of Bulacan into Metro Manila and designated Metro Manila as the national capital region of
7110-706: The risk and impact of flooding all over the metropolis. The clearing operation is usually conducted during the dry summer season. The Gwapotel Inn is a cheap hotel run by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. A second Gwapotel was announced in December, 2007. The Gwapotel along Roxas Boulevard is renamed the MMDA Workers Inn, and operated until 2017. It was closed due to deteriorating structure and will be rehabilitated/transferred at an unspecified date. The Abad Santos Gwapotel has since been converted into their training barracks. The Court of Appeals says
7200-553: The same year, Iglesia ni Cristo adherents staged demonstrations along EDSA near SM Megamall , calling on then- Justice Secretary Leila De Lima to focus on issues such as the Mamasapano clash instead of a case filed by former INC minister Isaias Samson Jr., against Church leaders. On November 30, 2016, an anti-Marcos protest was held in the People Power Monument due to the burial of Ferdinand Marcos at
7290-635: The site of the current North Avenue MRT station . On September 9, 2015, the Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed the Highway Patrol Group to support MMDA traffic constables easing traffic on congested segments of EDSA. In September 2017, the construction of the North Triangle Common Station was started after numerous delays due to bureaucracy and location disputes. It will connect
7380-630: The steepness of the steps. The footbridge was later opened to the public on November 27. The footbridge received attention again in June 2022 after the consul general of the Netherlands in San Francisco , Dirk Janssen, tweeted an old image of the footbridge on June 25, 2022, stating in Spanish that the footbridge shows "no better way to make it clear to pedestrians that they don't matter." As
7470-530: The war, its section in Diliman Estate served as a runway of the Quezon Airfield, along with Malawen Boulevard (now Quezon Avenue ). The road was also renamed to Highway 54 and thus designated as Route 54 . Due to the route number, there was a common misconception on that time that the avenue is 54 kilometers (34 mi) long. The present-day North EDSA section in Caloocan and Quezon City
7560-459: The widow of assassinated opposition senator Benigno Aquino Jr. , was installed as president on the morning of February 25; by midnight, Marcos had escaped Malacañang Palace with his family, and was flying to exile in Hawaii . Several landmarks commemorate historical events that occurred along the avenue. At the intersection of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue is EDSA Shrine , a Catholic church capped by
7650-407: Was criticized by sustainable transport advocates, who claimed that the proposed scheme would compromise the safety of cyclists and argued instead to carve an exclusive motorcycle lane from the regular lanes. The Department of Transportation will have the final say on the MMDA's proposal, which has jurisdiction over the EDSA bicycle lanes. EDSA is frequently used as a protest site. In August 2012,
7740-474: Was designated to its present terminus at Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan and its part west of it later becoming Samson Road , General San Miguel Street, and Letre Road . The avenue was widened from two to four lanes during this decade. Rizalists also wanted the avenue's name to remain 19 de Junio, while President Ramon Magsaysay wanted the avenue named after Rizal. Residents of Rizal province (to which most parts of Metro Manila belonged until 1975) wanted
7830-523: Was extended from Taft Avenue to Roxas Boulevard , occupying parcels of land along the old F. Rein Street and Del Pan Avenue in Pasay. Until the mid-1980s, many parts of the highway still overlooked vast grassland and open fields. By 1986, political opposition to the 20-year dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos mounted. In late February, high-ranking military officers including Defence Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and General Fidel Ramos , defected from
7920-466: Was only beneficial under low traffic conditions and minimal lane changing, as the U-turn slots also became congested themselves. Following the end of Fernando’s term, many of these U-turn slots were closed and left-turning at most intersections was restored, although some still remain along roads such as EDSA , Quezon Avenue , and Circumferential Road 5 . A short-lived curiosity all around Metro Manila
8010-472: Was referred to as Calle Samson (Samson Street), while its section in Pasay was also known as P. Lovina Street . It was later renamed as McArthur Boulevard in 1945, and after the independence of the Philippines from the United States in 1946, it became known as Avenida 19 de Junio (June 19 Avenue), after the birth date of national hero José Rizal . In the 1950s, the northern end of the avenue
8100-435: Was slated to begin construction construction in 2013. As of 2020, the project is currently on hold. On October 13, 2011, Representative Rene Relampagos ( Bohol–1st ) filed House Bill (HB) No. 5422, proposing to rename Epifanio de los Santos Avenue as "Corazon Aquino Avenue." According to Relampagos, the idea to rename EDSA after Aquino, who led the 1986 People Power, was conceptualized in the aftermath of her death. However,
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