Paterio Aquino Avenue is the main street in Malabon, northern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs from Caloocan, beginning at the intersection with C-4 Road and terminating at F. Sevilla Boulevard at the Malabon City Hall roundabout. It is named for Paterio Aquino, who served as municipal mayor of Malabon from 1946 to 1951 and from 1956 to 1959.[1] The street is sometimes called Letre Road after the old barrio in Malabon through which it passes. The section west of Tonsuya Bridge in Barangays San Agustin and Tañong in Malabon is alternatively named Rizal Avenue Extension.

Paterio Aquino Avenue
Letre Road
View of Paterio Aquino Avenue from the junction with C-4 Road
Former name(s)Manila Circumferential Road
Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
LocationMalabon and Caloocan
East end AH 26 (N120) (C-4 Road) at MalabonCaloocan boundary
West endMalabon City Hall Roundabout in Malabon

The six-lane undivided street houses several notable Malabon establishments, including the Malabon City Hall, San Bartolome Church, St. James Academy, Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, and Pescadores Restaurant. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority included it on the list of the metropolis's most flood-prone areas.[2]

From the 1940s to the 1950s, the street was part of the Manila Circumferential Road (Route 54 / Highway 54).[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Magno, Francisco A. (1993). "Politics, Elites and Transformation in Malabon". Philippine Studies. 41 (2): 204–216. JSTOR 42633371.
  2. ^ "MMDA's List of Flood-Prone Areas in Metro Manila". MyCars.ph. October 21, 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Manila, Philippines map (Map). American Red Cross Service Bureau. August 1945.
  4. ^ "Aerial view to the southwest overlooking Grace Park Airfield in northern Manila bordering Manila Bay". Pacific Wrecks. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Executive Order No. 113 (May 2, 1955), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved September 30, 2021
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