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Overview of traffic signs used in Philippine transportation
Signs pointing directions to
Baguio and
Manila
A sign in
Pasay near the
NAIA Expressway and
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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[2] Most of the signs
reflect minor influences from
American and
Australian signs but keep a design closer to the
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals , to which the Philippines is an original signatory.
[3]
[4] The Philippines signed the convention on November 8, 1968, and ratified it on December 27, 1973.
[5]
Part 2 of the Highway Safety Design Standards Manual mandates the use of the Standard alphabets, often referred to as
Highway Gothic . It contains a reproduction of the former Australian implementation AS1744-1975 Standard Alphabets in the appendix pp A103-A146.
[1]
Clearview appears to have supplanted it, and other fonts are in use.
Regulatory signs
Regulatory signs indicate the application of legal or statutory requirements. Disregarding these signs may constitute the road user to an offense.
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Priority signs
Directional signs
No turns
One way (right)
One way (left)
Keep right
Keep left
Pass either side
All traffic (right)
All traffic (left)
Merging traffic
Two-way traffic
No turns (plate type)
One-way (right, plate type)
One-way (left, plate type)
Keep right (plate type)
Keep left (plate type)
All traffic (right, plate type)
All traffic (left, plate type)
Merging traffic (plate type)
Two-way traffic (plate type)
Salubong na Trapiko (Two-way traffic)
Right lane must turn right
Left lane must turn left
Restrictive signs
No entry for all vehicles
No entry for all vehicles (plate type)
No entry for cars
No entry for jeepneys
No entry for bicycles
No entry for motorcycles
No entry for buses
No entry for trucks
No entry for vehicles with trailer
No pedestrian crossing
No entry for animal drawn vehicles
No entry for pushcarts
No crossing, use overpass (plate type)
No pedestrian crossing (plate type)
Bawal tumawid, gamitin ang overpass (No crossing, use overpass) (plate type)
No right turn
No right turn (plate type)
No left turn
No left turn (plate type)
No U-turn
No U-turn (plate type)
No overtaking
Bawal lumusot (No overtaking) (plate type)
Speed signs
Speed restriction (maximum)
Speed limit de-restriction (plate type)
Speed restriction (minimum)
Parking signs
No parking
Bawal pumarada (No parking)
No parking, loading only
No parking anytime
No parking, tow-away zone
Time restricted parking
Time restricted parking
Loading zone
Loading and unloading zone
No waiting anytime
No waiting
Bawal maghintay ano mang oras (No waiting anytime)
No loading and unloading anytime
Bawal magsakay at magbaba (No loading and unloading)
No loading unloading anytime
No stopping anytime
No parking, public utility bus stop
No parking, public utility jeepney stop
No parking, public utility jeepney stop
Do not block intersection
Right turners cross at broken white lines
Miscellaneous signs
No blowing of horns
Width restriction
Height restriction
Weight restriction (by tonnes)
Weight restriction (per axle)
Length restriction
End of all restrictions
Fasten seatbelt
Pedestrian crossing
Children crossing
Bicycles lane
Persons with disabilities crossing
Warning signs
Warning signs are used to warn road users to the potential hazard along, or adjacent to, the road.
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Horizontal alignment signs
Sharp turn (right)
Sharp turn (left)
Reverse turn (right)
Reverse turn (left)
Curve (right)
Curve (left)
Reverse curve (right)
Reverse curve (left)
Winding road (right)
Winding road (left)
Hairpin bend (right)
Hairpin bend (left)
Intersection and junction signs
Intersection
Staggered intersection (right)
Staggered intersection (left)
Skewed intersection (right)
Skewed intersection (left)
T-junction
Y-junction
Half Y-junction (right)
Half Y-junction (left)
Reverse half Y-junction (right)
Reverse half Y-junction (left)
Side junction (right)
Side junction (left)
Roundabout
Priority, side junction (right)
Priority, side junction (left)
Priority, merging traffic (right)
Priority, merging traffic (left)
Priority, intersection
Advance warning of traffic control devices signs
Traffic lights ahead
Stop sign ahead
Give way sign ahead
Road width signs
Road obstacle signs
Pedestrian signs
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Slow down, pedestrian crossing ahead (plate type)
Children crossing ahead
Cross only at pedestrian crossing
Handicapped crossing
Bike lane ahead
Railroad crossing signs
Railroad crossing position
Railroad crossing advance warning (unsignalled)
Railroad crossing advance warning (signalled)
Railroad crossing position (alternative)
Supplementary signs
Other warning road signs
Vertical clearance
Low clearance
Slow down, accident prone area
Bumagal, madalas ang aksidente dito (Slow down, accident prone area)
Slow down, merging traffic ahead
Lane ends, merge left
Slow down, weighbridge ahead
Guide or information signs
Guide or information signs are used to inform road users about the direction and distances of the route that they are following.
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Advance direction signs
Stack direction (multiple)
Stack direction (single)
Stack direction (with road name)
Diagrammatic direction
Diagrammatic direction (roundabout)
Intersection direction signs
Intersection direction (right)
Intersection direction (left)
Intersection direction (both sides)
Intersection direction (with road name)
Reassurance direction signs
Finger board and direction signs for less important roads
Direction (place)
Direction (road)
Direction (tourist spot)
Street signs
Town names and geographical feature signs
Town name
Province name
Geographical feature
Service signs
Service sign (with name of service, symbols, and distance)
Service sign
Service sign
Service sign
Service sign (advance sign with name of service)
Tourist information and tourist destination signs
Tourist spot Fort Santiago
Tourist spot Taal Lake
Tourist spot National Museum turn right
Tourist spot scenic lookout on right
Route marker signs
National Route marker
Expressway Route marker
Route markers
Route markers
Route markers
Route markers
Route markers
Route markers
Route markers
End
Asian highway route marker signs
Expressway signs
Expressway signs are signs that are used on, or near,
controlled-access roads .
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Expressway approach signs
Expressway information signs
Advance exit signs
Advance exit with distance
Advance exit with distance and lane
Supplementary advance exit
Exit direction signs
Exit with destination
Next exit
Exit
Exit (numbered)
Expressway service signs
End of expressway signs
Toll signs
Expressway traffic instruction and regulatory signs
Traffic instruction signs
Traffic instruction signs are used to instruct a road user to follow a direction or perform an action. These are also used as a supplement for regulatory and warning signs.
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Supplementary signs
Use overpass
Use pedestrian crossing
Trucks use low gear
Movement instruction signs
Reduce speed
Stop here on red signal
Low clearance ahead, high vehicles detour
No right turn on red signal
Slow vehicles use right lane
Mabagal na sasakyan mamalagi sa kanan (Slow vehicles keep right )
Trak at bus mamalagi sa kanan maliban kung lulusot (Trucks and buses keep right unless overtaking )
No through road
Road closed
Form 1 lane
Form 2 lanes
Hazard markers
Hazard markers are signs that are usually used in places with obstructions and curves. These signs may be used with or after a warning sign.
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Black and white chevron (right)
Black and white chevron (left)
White and red chevron (right)
White and red chevron (left)
One way hazard marker (right)
One way hazard marker (left)
Obstruction marker
Two way hazard marker (large)
Two way hazard marker (small)
Two-way hazard marker
Width marker (right)
Width marker (left)
Sources
Notes
References
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h The Highway Safety Design Standards Manual of the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH):
Part 1: Road Safety Design Manual . Department of Public Works and Highways. May 2012.
Part 2: Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual . Department of Public Works and Highways. May 2012.
^ Consunji, Robby (August 18, 2018).
"How to contest a violation because of a hidden 'No Entry' sign" .
Top Gear Philippines . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^
"Presidential Decree No. 207 – Ratifying the 1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals, Respectively" .
Official Gazette .
President of the Philippines . June 6, 1973. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ Hermoso, Tito F. (November 6, 2018).
"Built against the odds (3)" .
The Manila Times . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^
"United Nations Treaty Collection" . treaties.un.org . Retrieved 2023-12-10 .
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