Chino Roces Avenue

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 kilometres (3.6 miles) from Olympia and Tejeros to Fort Bonifacio. The avenue is named for Joaquin "Chino" Roces, journalist and founder of The Manila Times and ABC (now 5).[1]

Chino Roces Avenue
Pasong Tamo
Southward view of Chino Roces Avenue towards the Magallanes Interchange
Route information
Length	5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Major junctions
North end	J.P. Rizal Avenue in Tejeros & Olympia, Makati
	Pablo Ocampo Street Extension Gil Puyat Avenue Arnaiz Avenue Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
South end	Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
Location
Major cities	Makati and Taguig
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

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 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.

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 in Taguig. Chino Roces has a short extension from J.P. Rizal Avenue into Carmona and Circuit Makati (former Santa Ana Race Track) known 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".[2]

Landmarks

Alphaland Southgate Mall on EDSA and Chino Roces Avenue

Plaza Fair (Makati Square "Formerly Makati Cinema Square")

• Avida Towers San Lorenzo
• Alphaland Southgate Mall and Tower
• Alegria Building
• Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower
• CW Home Depot
• Directories Philippines Corporation (publisher of the Philippine Yellow Pages)
• Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati
• DPI XL Studios
• Ecoplaza Building
• Eurotel Makati
• Exportbank Plaza
• Green Sun
• Kingswood Towers
• Little Tokyo
• Laureano De Trevi Towers
• Makati Hope Christian School
• Makati Central Square (Formerly Makati Cinema Square)
• Mantrade
• Mazda Makati
• National Nutrition Council Nutrition Building
• Oriental Garden Condominium
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Building
• San Lorenzo Place
• Shopwise Makati
• The Oriental Place
• SM Savemore Pasong Tamo
• The Beacon – Roces Tower
• WalterMart Makati
• Wilcon Depot IT Hub

References

1. A resolution renaming Pasong Tamo Street published by the Makati City Government; accessed 2013-10-11.
2. The best of Little Tokyo Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-11.