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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 71, December 03, 1936 ]

ESTABLISHING A CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS

1. For the purpose of classifying and establishing the limits of public roads and fixing the responsibilities for the proper maintenance of the roads built or to be built, and upon the recommendation of the National Transportation Board created by Executive Order Numbered Forty-five, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, do hereby establish the following classification of roads:

I. NATIONAL ROADS:

All roads now classified as Insular roads; main traffic routes connecting provincial capitals with important commercial centers, national airports, national seaports, and national parks and roads of military importance, which may be so designated by the President upon favorable recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications. National roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty (20) meters.

II. PROVINCIAL ROADS:

All roads connecting one municipality with another municipality, the termini to be the public plazas; all roads extending from a municipality, or from a provincial or national road to a public wharf or railway station; and any other road which may be so designated by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications upon request of the Provincial Board concerned and upon favorable recommendation of the Director of Public Works. Provincial roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than fifteen meters.

III. MUNICIPAL ROADS:

All highways not included in the above classifications. Municipal roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than ten (10) meters.

2. Pursuant to the above classification, the following roads and streets are hereby designated as:

I.NATIONAL ROADS:

From Km. To Km. Length Km.
ABRA--
(1) Abra-Ilocos Sur Interprovincial Road 404.40 426.70 22.30
(2) Abra-Kalinga Interprovincial Road 426.70 498.00 71.20
(3) Abra-Ilocos Norte Interprovincial Road 426.70 492.70 66.00
AGUSAN--
(1) Agusan-Misamis Oriental Interprovincial Road 0.0 39.70 39.70
(2) Agusan-Surigao Interprovincial Road 0.0 74.00 74.00
(3) Agusan-Davao Interprovincial Road 0.0 160.00 160.00
(4) Butuan-Airport Road 0.25 0.25 —–
(5) Butuan-Lianga Interprovincial Road 0.0 78.00 78.00
ALBAY--
(1) Manila-South Road 517.70 578.40 60.70
(2) Daraga-Legaspi-Tiwi-Camarines Sur Boundary Road 563.20 625.30 62.10
(3) Legaspi Airport Road 571.50 574.50 3.00
(4) Ligao-Tabaco Road 548.20 575.50 27.30
(5) Mount Mayon Park Road 562.50 581.10 18.60
CATANDUANES--
(1) Viga-Calolbon-Bato Road ——— ——— 91.00
ANTIQUE--
(1) Antique-Capiz Interprovincial Road 0.0 134.20 134.20
(2) Antique-Iloilo Interprovincial Road 0.0 24.50 24.50
(3) San Jose Airport Road 3.00 5.00 2.00
BATAAN--
(1) Bataan-Pampanga Interprovincial Road 102.07 128.80 26.72
(2) Bataan-Zambales Interprovincial Road 105.40 125.20 19.80
(3) Balanga-Mariveles Road 128.80 171.05 42.25
BATANES--
(1) Basco-Mahatao-Ivana-Uyugan Road 0.0 19.00 19.00
(2) Basco Airport Road 0.0 3.00 3.00
BATANGAS--
(1) Manila-South Road 63.50 76.74 13.24
(2) Batangas-Lemery-Tagaytay Road 114.70 164.60 49.90
(3) Batangas-Tayabas Interprovincial Road 96.70
100.10		 103.60
117.20		 24.00
(4) Manila-Batangas Road 67.50 117.20 49.70
(5) Cavite-Tuy-Nasugbu Fort 88.40 121.08 32.68
(6) Batangas Airport Road 112.70 112.70 ——–
(7) Nasugbu-Calatagan Road 180.50 207.00 26.50
(8) Santo Tomas-Tagaytay Interprovincial Road 67.10 96.70 29.50
(9) Banaybanay-Majon Junction Road 93.90 111.50 17.60
BUNGUET--
(1) Kennon Road 223.80 249.60 25.80
(2) Baguio-Bauang Road 268.00 286.90 18.90
(3) Baguio-Bontoc Road 263.90 348.00 84.10
(4) Baguio-Itogon Road 263.30 278.80 15.00
BOHOL--
(1) Tagbilaran-Loay-Talibon Road 0.0 109.20 109.20
(2) Tabilaran Airport Road 0.0 2.50 2.50
(3) Tabilaran-North Road 0.0 112.70 112.70
BUKIDNON--
(1) Bukidnon-Misamis Oriental Interprovincial Road 28.00 109.00 81.00
(2) Malaybalay-Maramag Road 106.00 158.00 52.00
(3) Del Monte Airport Road 33.70 40.70 7.00
(4) Malaybalay Airport Road 106.00 106.00 0.0
BULACAN--
(1) Manila-North Road 10.40 56.50 46.10
(2) Cagayan Valley Road 42.60 85.90 43.30
(3) Quingua Airport Road 53.00 56.00 3.00
(4) Pulilan-Calumpit Road 45.50 56.50 11.00
CAGAYAN--
(1) Cagayan Valley Road 464.40 582.60 118.20
(2) Cagayan-Ilocos Norte Interprovincial Road 609.50 718.30 108.80
(3) Cagayan-Bontoc Interprovincial Road 477.80 522.00 44.20
(4) Cagayan-Apayao Interprovincial road 515.90 550.90 35.00
(5) Tuguegarao Airport Road 478.80 481.80 3.00
(6) Aparri Airport Road 582.00 583.00 1.00
CAMARINES SUR--
(1) Manila-Sourth Road 392.50 518.00 125.50
(2) Pili-Tigaon-Albay Boundary Road 481.2.00 520.3.00 39.1.00
(3) Sagnay-Nato Port Road 525.20 531.60 6.40
CAMARINES SUR--
(1) Manila-Sourth Road 392.50 518.00 125.50
(2) Pili-Tigaon-Albay Boundary Road 481.20 520.30 39.10
(3) Sagnay-Nato Port Road 525.20 531.60 6.40
(4) Naga Airport Road (Km. 11 from Naga) 475.50 476.50 1.00
CAPIZ--
(1) Capiz-Iloilo Interprovincial Road 0.0 65.50 65.50
(2) Capiz-East Road 7.40 54.60 47.20
(3) Capiz-Antique Interprovincial Road 15.60 133.20 117.60
(4) Capiz-Kolasi Road 0.0 7.80 7.80
(5) Kalibo-New Washington Road 84.30 93.94 9.64
(6) Capiz Airport Road 8.00 8.00 0.0
CAVITE--
(1) Manila-Cavite Road 14.90 35.50 20.60
(2) Cavite-Batangas Interprovincial Road 19.70 67.40 47.70
(3) Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay Road 26.00 78.50 52.50
(4) Tagaytay-Santo Tomas Road 67.40 69.40 2.00
CEBU--
(1) Cebu-North Road 0.0 110.90 110.90
(2) Cebu-South-San Sebastian Wharf Road 0.0 140.80 140.80
(3) Cebu-Toledo Wharf Road 8.80 49.80 41.00
(4) Cebu Airport Road (Banilad Heights) 2.85 5.85 3.00
(5) Cebu Marginal Wharf Road 0.0 2.30 2.30
(6) Bogo-Polambato Wharf Road 103.00 105.00 2.00
COTABATO--
(1) Cotabato-Davao Interprovincial Road 12.70 155.80 143.10
(2) Cotabato-Lanao Interprovincial Road 0.0 56.92 56.92
(3) Makar-Malalag Road 206.80 241.80 35.00
(4) Midsayap-Reina Regente-Makar Road 46.80 206.80 160.00
(5) Cotabato Airport Road 0.0 4.00 4.00
DAVAO--
(1) Davao-Cotabato Interprovincial Road 0.0 87.00 87.00
(2) Davao-Agusan Interprovincial Road 0.0 144.00 144.00
(3) Digos-Malalag-Makar Road 58.80 113.80 55.00
(4) Davao Airport Road 5.00 5.00 0.0
ILOCOS NORTE--
(1) Manila-North Road 462.60 582.90 120.30
(2) Ilocos Norte-Apayao Interprovincial Road 501.90 569.70 67.80
(3) Ilocos Norte-Abra Interprovincial Road 521.90 551.70 29.80
(4) Laoag Airport Road (Barrio Gabu) 503.60 509.60 6.00
(5) Currimao Port Road 476.28 476.65 0.37
ILOCOS SUR--
(1) Manila-North Road 330.00 462.60 132.60
(2) Tagudin-Bontoc Interprovincial Road 337.70 405.60 67.90
(3) Ilocos Sur-Abra Interprovincial Road 395.80 404.40 3.60
(4) Vigan Airport Road 425 428.50 3.50
(5) San Ildefonso Port Road 429 433.50 4.50
ILOILO--
(1) Iloilo-Capiz Interprovincial Road 0.0 71.70 71.70
(2) Iloilo-Antique Interprovincial Road 0.0 72.30 72.30
(3) Jaro-Balasan-Capiz Boundary Road 3.00 136.00 133.00
(4) Iloilo Marginal Wharf 0.0 4.13 4.13
(5) Iloilo Airport Road 0.0 0.0 0.0
ISABELA--
(1) Cagayan Valley Road 314.20 463.20 148.80
(2) Ilagan Airport Road 401.00 401.00 0.0
LAGUNA--
(1) Manila-South Road 30.8
75.90		 62.8
98.70		 54.80
(2) Calamba-Santa Cruz-Rizal Boundary Road 54.60 136.90 82.30
(3) Pagsanjan-Lucena Interprovincial Road 104.03 126.65 22.62
(4) Siniloan-Puerto Real Road 123.30 139.15 15.95
LANAO--
(1) Lanao-Cotabato Interprovincial Road 0.0 102.70 102.70
(2) Lanao-Zamboanga Interprovincial Road 0.0 123.00 123.00
(3) Lanao-Misamis Oriental Interprovincial Road 31 49.70 18.70
(4) Dansalan-Tamparan-Ganassi Road 0.0 56.00 56.00
(5) Camp Keithley Airport Road 0.0 0.0 0.0
(6) Malabang Airport Road 68.50 68.50 0.0
LA UNION--
(1) Manila-North Road 225.50 330.00 104.50
(2) La Union-Pangasinan Interprovincial Road 233.20 237.60 4.40
(3) Bauang-North Road 276.00 299.30 23.30
(4) San Fernando-Poro Port Road 283.80 286.70 2.90
LEYTE--
(1) Tacloban-Baybay Road 0.0 111.20 111.20
(2) Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road 11.50 109.80 98.30
(3) Leyte-Samar Interprovincial Road 0.0 25.50 52.50
(4) Libungao-Palompon Road 89.30 125 35.70
(5) Tacloban Airport Road 0.0 2.00 2.00
MARINDUQUE--
(1) Boac-Santa Cruz-Buyabud Port Road 0.0 32.50 32.50
(2) Mogpog-Balanacan Port Road 4.50 15.00 10.50
(3) Boac-Buenavista Road 0.0 31.00 31.00
MASBATE--
(1) Masbate-Milagros-Aroroy Road 0.0 77.00 77.00
(2) Masbate-Dimasalang Road 0.0 47.30 47.30
(3) Masbate Airport Road 1.00 1.00 0.0
MINDORO--
(1) Calapan-Pinamalayan (Boٌgabon) Road 0.0 102.00 102.00
(2) Calapan Junction-Puerto Galera Road 4.80 48.00 43.20
(3) Calapan Airport Road 0.0 2.00 2.00
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE--
(1) Bontoc-Baguio Road 348.00 392.40 44.40
(2) Bontoc-Tagudin Interprovincial Road 405.50 454.80 49.30
(3) Mountain Province-Cagayan Interprovincial Road 454.80 608.80 154.00
(4) Kalinga-Abra Interprovincial Road 530.60 598.20 67.60
(5) Mountain Province-Nueva Vizcaya Interprovincial Road 293.00 408.70 115.70
(6) Apayao-Cagayan Interprovincial Road 550.90 600.40 49.50
(7) Apayao-Ilocos Norte Interprovincial Road 569.70 642.70 73.00
NUEVA ECIJA--
(1) Cagayan Valley Road 85.90 214.90 129.00
(2) Nueva Ecija-Tayabas Interprovincial Road 120.00 177.00 57.00
(3) Nueva Ecija-Tarlac Interprovincial Road 120 156 36
(4) Nueva Ecija-Pampanga Interprovincial Road 95.50 116.00 20.50
(5) Nueva Ecija-Pangasinan Interprovincial Road 143.30 180.60 37.30
(6) Cabanatuan-Airport Road 132.00 135.00 3.00
NUEVA VIZCAYA--
(1) Cagayan Valley Road 215.00 317.82 102.82
(2) Nueva Vizcaya-Mountain Province Interprovincial Road 289.60 298.00 8.40
(3) Nueva Vizcaya-Pangasinan Interprovincial Road 221.40 240.60 19.20
(4) Bagabag Airport Road 295.00 295.00 0.0
OCCIDENTAL MISAMIS--
(1) Oroquieta-Pagadian Interprovincial Road 0.0 88.00 88.00
(2) Oroquieta-Dipolog Interprovincial Road 0.0 47.40 47.40
(3) Jiminez Port Road 19 19.80 0.80
ORIENTAL MISAMIS--
(1) Oriental Misamis-Agusan Interprovincial Road 0.0 170.60 170.60
(2) Oriental Misamis-Bukidnon Interprovincial Road 14.40 27.90 13.50
(3) Oriental Misamis-Lanao Interprovincial Road 0.0 75.80 75.80
(4) Cagayan Port Road 1.60 4.00 2.40
(5) Cagayan Airport Road 3.00 3.00 0.0
OCCIDENTAL NEGROS--
(1) Bacolod-Kabankalan Road 0.0 94.70 94.70
(2) Bacolod-North Road 0.0 162.20 162.20
(3)Bagonawa-LaCastellana-Vallehermoso Interprovincial Road 42.00 123.00 81.00
(4) Banga-Pulupandan Road 26.50 31.20 4.70
(5) Bacolod Airport Road 4.20 4.20 0.0
ORIENTAL NEGROS--
(1) Dumaguete-North Road 0.0 150.80 150.80
(2) Vallehermoso-La Castellana Interprovincial Road 147.60 165.00 17.40
(3) Dumaguete Airport Road 2.20 3.20 1.00
(4) Larena-San Juan-Maria Road (Siquijor Island) 0.0 58.90 58.90
PALAWAN--
(1) Puerto Princesa-North Road 0.0 275.00 275.00
(2) Puerto Princesa-South Road 0.0 202.00 202.00
(3) Puerto Princesa Airport Road 1.80 2.80 1.00
PAMPANGA--
(1) Manila-North Road 56.50 102.50 46.00
(2) Pampanga-Nueva Ecija Interprovincial Road 71.20 99.30 28.10
(3) Pampanga-Bataan Interprovincial Road 71.20 102.10 30.90
PANGASINAN--
(1) Manila-North Road 175.00 223.30 48.30
(2) Pangasinan-Tarlac Interprovincial Road 173.40 235.00 61.60
(3) Pangasinan-La Union Interprovincial Road 235.00 272.90 37.90
(4) Pangasinan-Zambales International Road 235.00 297.70 62.70
(5) Pangasinan-Nueva Vizcaya Interprovincial Road 188.40 247.70 59.30
(6) Urdaneta-Dagupan Road 188.40 217.00 28.60
RIZAL--
(1) Manila-South Road 3.07 30.77 27.70
(2) Manila-North Road 6.75 13.88 7.13
(3) Manila-East Road 4.36 69.23 64.87
(4) Manila-Marikina-Pasig Junction Road 15.79
6.38		 69.23
21.39
15.52		 14.74
(5) Pasay-Fort McKinley Road 4.59 69.23
13.54		 8.95
(6) Circumferential Road (Camp Murphy-San Pedro Makati Section) 13.13 69.23
21.63		 8.50
(7) Manila-Espaٌa Junction 6.90 11.20 4.30
ROMBLON--
(1) Carmen-Odiongan-Looc-Alcantara Road 7.00 87.00 80.00
(2) Romblon-Sablayan Road 0.0 19.40 19.40
(3) San Fernando-Cajidiocan Road 0.0 17.00 17.00
SAMAR--
(1) Catbalogan-North Road 0.0 151.00 151.00
(2) Catbalogan-Taft-Borongan Road 0.0 146.50 146.50
(3) Samar-Leyte Interprovincial Road 29.60 88.00 58.40
(4) Catarman-Maoo Road 0.0 57.40 57.40
SORSOGON--
(1) Manila-South Road 578.40 688.50 110.10
(2) Cate-Bulan Road 671.10 684.40 13.30
(3) Abuyog-Barcelona-Irosin Road 628.10 677.60 49.50
(4) Sorsogon Airport Road 621.82 622.17 0.35
SULU--
(1) Jolo-Tandu Batu Road 0.0 55.20 55.20
(2) Jolo Airport Road 0.0 2.50 2.50
SURIGAO--
(1) Surigao-Agusan Interprovincial Road 0.0 49.00 49.00
(2) Badas-Carrascal Road 27.00 115.20 88.20
(3) Surigao Airport Road 26.00 26.00 0.0
(4) Lianga-Butuan Interprovincial Road 0.0 10.00 10.00
TARLAC--
(1) Manila-North Road 102.48 175.00 72.52
(2) Tarlac-Nueva Ecija Interprovincial Road 132.06 152.26 20.20
(3) Tarlac-Pangasinan Interprovincial Road 130.97 173.42 42.45
(4) Tarlac Airport Road 131.73 132.73 1.00
(5) Tarlac-Zambales Interprovincial Road 116.54 153.41 36.87
TAYABAS--
(1) Manila-South Road 98.73 270.10 171.37
(2) Tayabas-Nueva Ecija Interprovincial Road 177.20 234.50 57.30
(3) Puerto Real-Siniloan Road 139.15 176.15 37.00
(4) Lucena-Pagsanjan Interprovincial Road 138.70 168.90 30.20
(5) Tayabas-Batangas Interprovincial Road 102.60 114.10 11.50
(6) Hondagua Port Road 226.00 228.50 2.50
ZAMBALES--
(1) Zambales-Pangasinan Interprovincial Road 218.20 281.35 63.15
(2) Zambales-Bataan Interprovincial Road 125.14 212.70 87.56
(3) Zambales-Tarlac Interprovincial Road 211.65 252.61 40.96
ZAMBOANGA—
(1) Zamboanga-Naga Road 0.0 160.00 160.00
(2) Pagadian-Oroquieta Interprovincial Road 0.0 70.00 70.00
(3) Dipolog-Oroquieta Interprovincial Road 0.0 45.16 45.16
(4) Isabela-Lamitan Port Road 0.0 31.60 31.60
(5) Palawan Port Road 3.30 7.30 2.00

Length

Km.
CITY OF BAGUIO—
(1) Trinidad Road 3.70
(2) Irisan Road 8.00
(3) Kisad Road 1.47
(4) Governor Pack Road 10.43
(5) Session Road 1.70
(6) Military Cut-Off 1.10
(7) Leonard Wood Road 5.30
(8) Baguio Airport Road 9.00
CITY OF MANILA—
(1) Rizal Avenue 4.41
(2) P. Burgos Street 1.80
(3) Plaza Lawton .67
(4) Taft Avenue 3.48
(5) Dewey Boulevard 2.95
(6) Katigbak Drive 0.22
(7) New Luneta 1.24
(8) South Boulevard 0.21
(9) Cortabitarte Street 0.27
(10) Mabini Street 0.64
(11) F. B. Harrison 0.10
(12) Vito Cruz Street 0.22
(13) Harrison Boulevard 3.25
(14) Azcarraga Street 3.61
(15) Mendiola Street 2.20
(16) Inverness Street 0.70
(17) Tejeron Street 0.78
(18) Ayala Boulevard 0.82
(19) P. Casal Street 0.52
(20) Tanduay Street 0.13
(21) Legarda Street 1.30
(22) Santa Mesa Street 2.50
(23) Valenzuela Street 0.66
(24) Buenavista Street 0.40
(25) P. Sanchez Street 0.60
(26) Morayta Street 0.32
(27) Espaٌa Street 1.95
(28) Rosario Street 0.70
(29) Juan Luna Street 4.00
(30) North Bay Bouelevard 1.90
(31) Echague Street 1.00
(32) General Solano Street 0.45
(33) C. Aviles Street 1.32
(34) Forbes Street 2.30
(35) Dimasalang Street 1.30
(36) Cavite Street 0.64
(37) Tayuman Street 1.64
(38) Bustillos Street 0.14
(39) Earnshaw Street 0.70
(40) Muelle del Banco Nacional Street 0.46
(41) Muelle de la Industria Street 1.20
(42) Aduana Street 0.82
(43) Magallanes Drive 1.20
(44) A. Bonifacio Street 1.45
(45) 25th Street 0.44
(46) Muelle San Francisco Street 0.96
(47) 13th Street 0.65
(48) Muelle Tacoma Street 0.35
(49) Muelle del Codo Street 0.44
(50) Muelle del Rio Street 0.60
(51) Isaas Peral Street 1.03
(52) Canonigo Street 0.80
(53) Otis Street 0.90
(54) General Luna Street 1.70
(55) C. Herran Street __  _ 1.57
Total length 10,937.14

GENERAL PROVISIONS

3. The construction, maintenance and improvement of national roads shall be accomplished by district and city engineers under the supervision of the Director of Public Works, and shall be financed from such appropriations as may be authorized by the Commonwealth Government in annual or special appropriation acts. The Secretry of Public Works and Communications shall also allot all funds collected under the provisions of section one thousand four hundred ninety-five of the Revised Administrative Code and Act Numbered Three thousand nine hundred ninety-two, as amended, with the exception of the twenty (20) per centum of said funds that accrue to the road and bridge funds of provinces and chartered cities, for the maintenance and improvement of national roads and whenever practicable or funds are not needed for maintenance purposes, for their construction.1âшphi1

4. The construction, maintenance, and improvement of provincial roads shall be accomplished by district engineers under the supervision of the Director of Public Works subject to existing laws, and shall be financed with provincial funds and such aid as may be authorized by the Commonwealth Government in annual appropriation acts.

5. The construction, maintenance, and improvement of municipal roads shall be accomplished by the municipal governments concerned subject to existing laws, and shall be financed with municipal funds: Provided, however, That any municipal road of great importance to the province may, on request of the provincial board and upon favorable recommendation of the Director of Public Works, be classified as a provincial road by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications.

6. The Secretary of the Public Works and Communications shall cause the Director of Public Works to prepare from time to time a map showing the proposed system of national and provincial roads, which, upon approval by the President shall constitute the Official Road Map of thePhilippines.

7. Executive Order Numbered One, series of nineteen hundred and ten, Executive Order Numbered One hundred eighty-four, series of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, and Executive Order Numbered Six hundred twenty-five, series of nineteen hundred and thirty-five, are hereby revoked.

This Order shall become effective on January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven.1âшphi1

Done at the City of Manila, this third day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the second.

MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines

By the President:

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
Secretary of the Interior


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