Dr. Arcadio Santos Avenue or Dr. Santos Avenue, formerly and still referred to as Sucat Road or Parañaque–Sucat Road, is the primary east–west thoroughfare in
Parañaque, southern
Metro Manila
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,
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. The avenue's western end is in Barangay
San Dionisio as the continuation of
Ninoy Aquino Avenue. Physically, Ninoy Aquino Avenue connects northbound to
NAIA Road
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in
Pasay
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Due to its location j ...
which, in turn, continues west to
Roxas Boulevard
Roxas Boulevard is a popular waterfront promenade in Metro Manila in the Philippines. The boulevard, which runs along the shores of Manila Bay, is well known for its sunsets and stretch of coconut trees. The divided roadway has become a tradema ...
back in Parañaque, where it ends. Its eastern end is at the East Service Road, which runs parallel to
South Luzon Expressway
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, in Barangay
Sucat,
Muntinlupa
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, where it becomes Meralco Road to service the rest of the route to
Sucat railway station.
The entire road is designated as National Route 63 (N63) of the
Philippine highway network
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.
History
The avenue was originally called Sucat Road and was named for the barrio in Muntinlupa and its railway station to which it led. Its present name is taken from Dr. Arcadio Santos, a native of Parañaque who served as the
representative
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(1916–1919) and
governor
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(1920–1922) of
Rizal when the then-municipality was still part of the province.
In September 2013, a bill was authored in the Philippine
House of Representatives
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to rename Dr. Santos Avenue to President
Cory Aquino Avenue. This bill authored by Representative
Eric Olivarez
Eric de Leon Olivarez is an educator, a registered nurse, and a fitness buff who is the incumbent Mayor of Parañaque since 2022. He previously served as a councilor and representative of the city's first district.
Education
Olivarez earned hi ...
(
Parañaque–1st) is still pending in the Committee on Public Works and Highways as of October 2013.
Hon. Olivarez, Eric L.
published by House of Representatives of the Philippines
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; accessed October 15, 2013.
The avenue will soon be served by the Manila Light Rail Transit Line 1 (via Dr. Santos station
Dr. Santos station, also called as Sucat station is an under-construction Manila Light Rail Transit System, Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila), Line 1. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project. The ...
) to be constructed in the vicinity of C-5 Extension.
Route description
Dr. Santos Avenue runs through barangays San Dionisio, San Isidro, San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, and BF Homes in Parañaque and Sucat in Muntinlupa. It begins in San Dionisio as the continuation of Ninoy Aquino Avenue south of Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...
Terminal 1, where the road narrows to three lanes from four. The road continues due east to cross C-5 Road Extension, N. Lopez Avenue, President's Avenue, and the South Luzon Expressway
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(Sucat Interchange). It terminates at the East Service Road, which runs parallel to the expressway next to the interchange. It then continues east towards the Sucat railway station as Meralco Road.
The eastern section of the avenue is known as the location of two of Metro Manila's biggest cemeteries, such as Manila Memorial Park
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and Loyola Memorial Park. Notable places located along the road also include two SM shopping malls such as SM City Sucat
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and SM City BF Parañaque The following article is a list of Shopping mall, shopping malls under the SM Supermalls chain managed by the Philippine firm SM Prime. Most malls are in the Philippines while there are some in China.
List Philippines
Existing malls
The fol ...
, Amvel Business Park, which houses the El Shaddai church, and the Santana Grove strip mall.
Intersections
Landmarks
Dr. Santos Avenue is home to several new commercial developments, particularly near its intersection with C-5 Road extension in San Dionisio, such as the Amvel City (formerly Amvel Business Park), SM City Sucat
SM Supermalls, also simply known as SM, owned by SM Prime, is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines that as of November 18, 2022 has 82 malls located across the country and 20 more scheduled to be opened for an eventual total of 102 mal ...
, Fields Residences, and Avida Towers Sucat. Another development on the avenue is the area near its intersection with President's Avenue in BF Homes which includes SM City BF Parañaque The following article is a list of Shopping mall, shopping malls under the SM Supermalls chain managed by the Philippine firm SM Prime. Most malls are in the Philippines while there are some in China.
List Philippines
Existing malls
The fol ...
, Amaia Steps Sucat and Santana Grove which houses a Shopwise. This area is also the location of Medical Center Parañaque, Elorde Sports Center, the Manila Memorial Park
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, and Loyola Memorial Park. The Parañaque City Hall is accessible by turning north on San Antonio Avenue. Between Lopez Avenue and Canaynay Avenue are some of the older shopping centers on the avenue including Walter Mart
Walter Mart (stylized as WalterMart) is a Filipino chain of community shopping malls located in Metro Manila, Central, and South Luzon. The chain operates its anchor stores that include Walter Mart Supermarket, Walter Mart Cinemas, Abenson Appl ...
Sucat, Liana's Shopping Mall, Jaka Plaza, Savemore Sucat, and Uniwide Warehouse Club Sucat (now Super8). Olivarez College and Parañaque National High School
Parañaque National High School (abbreviated as PNHS; fil, Mataas na Paaralang Pambansa ng Parañaque) formerly known as Parañaque Municipal High School (abbreviated as PMHS; fil, Mataas na Paaralan ng Bayang Parañaque) is a secondary public ...
are some of the biggest educational institutions located on the avenue near San Dionisio's border with San Isidro.
References
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