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Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the
Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways ( fil, Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan}), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of the Philippine government solely vested with the Mandate to “be the State's engineering ...
(DPWH). Most of the signs reflect minor influences from US and Australian signs, but keep a design closer to the
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty designed to increase road safety and aid international road traffic by standardising the signing system for roa ...
in which the Philippines is an original signatory. It is unclear if the DPWH mandates the use of, or has a preference between, Clearview and
Highway Gothic Highway Gothic (formally known as the FHWA Series fonts or the Standard Alphabets for Highway Signs) is a sans-serif typeface developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and used for road signage in the Americas, includin ...
as the official typefaces for signs but most road signs do use them.


Regulatory signs

Regulatory signs indicate the application of legal or statutory requirements. Disregarding these signs may constitute the road user to an offense.


Priority signs

File:Philippines road sign R1-1.svg, Stop File:Philippines road sign R1-2.svg, Give way File:Philippines road sign R1-2P.svg, ''Magbigay-daan (Give way)'' (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R1-3.svg, Left turner must give way


Direction signs

File:Philippines road sign R2-1.svg, No turns File:Philippines road sign R2-2 R.svg, One way (right) File:Philippines road sign R2-2 L.svg, One way (left) File:Philippines road sign R2-3 R.svg, Keep right File:Philippines road sign R2-3 L.svg, Keep left File:Philippines road sign R2-4.svg, Pass either side File:Philippines road sign R2-5 R.svg, All traffic (right) File:Philippines road sign R2-5 L.svg, All traffic (left) File:Philippines road sign R2-6.svg, Merging traffic File:Philippines road sign R2-7.svg, Two-way traffic File:Philippines road sign R2-1P.svg, No turns (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-2P R.svg, One-way (right, plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-2P L.svg, One-way (left, plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-3P R.svg, Keep right (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-3P L.svg, Keep left (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-5P R.svg, All traffic (right, plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-5P L.svg, All traffic (left, plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-6P.svg, Merging traffic (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-7P.svg, Two-way traffic (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R2-7S.svg, ''Salubong na Trapiko'' (Two-way traffic) File:Philippines road sign R2-8 R.svg, Right lane must turn right File:Philippines road sign R2-8 L.svg, Left lane must turn left


Restrictive signs

File:Philippines road sign R3-1.svg, No entry for all vehicles File:Philippines road sign R3-1P.svg, No entry for all vehicles (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-2.svg, No entry for cars File:Philippines road sign R3-3.svg, No entry for jeepneys File:Philippines road sign R3-4.svg, No entry for bicycles File:Philippines road sign R3-5.svg, No entry for motorcycles File:Philippines road sign R3-6.svg, No entry for
tricycles A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor powered or assisted, or gravity powered) three-wheeled vehicle. Some tricycles, such as cycle rickshaws (for passenger transport) and freight trikes, ...
File:Philippines road sign R3-7.svg, No entry for buses File:Philippines road sign R3-8.svg, No entry for trucks File:Philippines road sign R3-9.svg, No entry for vehicles with trailer File:Philippines road sign R3-10.svg, No pedestrian crossing File:Philippines road sign R3-11.svg, No entry for animal drawn vehicles File:Philippines road sign R3-12.svg, No entry for pushcarts File:Philippines road sign R3-10P1.svg, No crossing, use overpass (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-10P2.svg, No pedestrian crossing (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-10P3.svg, ''Bawal tumawid, gamitin ang overpass'' (No crossing, use overpass) (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-13.svg, No right turn File:Philippines road sign R3-13P.svg, No right turn (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-14.svg, No left turn File:Philippines road sign R3-14P.svg, No left turn (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-15.svg, No U-turn File:Philippines road sign R3-15P.svg, No U-turn (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R3-16.svg, No overtaking File:Philippines road sign R3-16P.svg, ''Bawal lumusot'' (No overtaking) (plate type)


Speed signs

File:Philippines road sign R4-1 (60).svg, Speed restriction (maximum) File:Philippines road sign R4-2P (60).svg, Speed limit de-restriction (plate type) File:Philippines road sign R4-3 (40).svg, Speed restriction (minimum)


Parking signs

File:Philippines road sign R5-1S.svg, No parking File:Philippines road sign R5-1P.svg, ''Bawal pumarada (No parking)'' File:Philippines road sign R5-2P.svg, No parking, loading only File:Philippines road sign R5-3P.svg, No parking anytime File:Philippines road sign R5-3C.svg, No parking, tow-away zone File:Philippines road sign R5-4.svg, Time restricted parking File:Philippines road sign R5-4A.svg, Time restricted parking File:Philippines road sign R5-4B.svg, Loading zone File:Philippines road sign R5-4C.svg, Loading and unloading zone File:Philippines road sign R5-5.svg, No waiting anytime File:Philippines road sign R5-5A.svg, No waiting File:Philippines road sign R5-5B.svg, ''Bawal maghintay ano mang oras'' (No waiting anytime) File:Philippines road sign R5-6.svg, No loading and unloading anytime File:Philippines road sign R5-6A.svg, ''Bawal magsakay at magbaba'' (No loading and unloading) File:Philippines road sign R5-7.svg, No loading unloading anytime File:Philippines road sign R5-8.svg, No stopping anytime File:Philippines road sign R5-9A.svg, No parking, public utility bus stop File:Philippines road sign R5-9B.svg, No parking, public utility jeepney stop File:Philippines road sign R5-9C.svg, No parking, public utility jeepney stop File:Philippines road sign R5-10.svg, Do not block intersection File:Philippines road sign R5-11.svg, Right turners cross at broken white lines


Miscellaneous signs

File:Philippines road sign R6-1.svg, No blowing of horns File:Philippines road sign R6-2.svg, Width restriction File:Philippines road sign R6-3.svg, Height restriction File:Philippines road sign R6-4.svg, Weight restriction (by tonnes) File:Philippines road sign R6-5.svg, Weight restriction (per axle) File:Philippines road sign R6-6.svg, Length restriction File:Philippines road sign R4-2.svg, End of all restrictions File:Philippines road sign R6-7.svg, Fasten seatbelt File:Philippines road sign R6-8.svg, Pedestrian crossing File:Philippines road sign R6-9.svg, Children crossing File:Philippines road sign R6-10.svg, Bicycles lane File:Philippines road sign R6-11.svg, Persons with disabilities crossing


Warning signs

Warning signs are used to warn road users to the potential hazard along, or adjacent to, the road.


Horizontal alignment signs

File:Philippines road sign W1-1 R.svg, Sharp turn (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-1 L.svg, Sharp turn (left) File:Philippines road sign W1-2 R.svg, Reverse turn (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-2 L.svg, Reverse turn (left) File:Philippines road sign W1-3 R.svg, Curve (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-3 L.svg, Curve (left) File:Philippines road sign W1-4 R.svg, Reverse curve (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-4 L.svg, Reverse curve (left) File:Philippines road sign W1-5 R.svg, Winding road (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-5 L.svg, Winding road (left) File:Philippines road sign W1-6 R.svg, Hairpin bend (right) File:Philippines road sign W1-6 L.svg, Hairpin bend (left)


Intersection and junction signs

File:Philippines road sign W2-1.svg, Intersection File:Philippines road sign W2-2 R.svg, Staggered intersection (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-2 L.svg, Staggered intersection (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-3 R.svg, Skewed intersection (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-3 L.svg, Skewed intersection (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-4.svg, T-junction File:Philippines road sign W2-5.svg, Y-junction File:Philippines road sign W2-5A R.svg, Half Y-junction (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-5A L.svg, Half Y-junction (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-5B R.svg, Reverse half Y-junction (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-5B L.svg, Reverse half Y-junction (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-6 R.svg, Side junction (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-6 L.svg, Side junction (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-7.svg, Roundabout File:Philippines road sign W2-8 R.svg, Priority, side junction (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-8 L.svg, Priority, side junction (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-9 R.svg, Priority, merging traffic (right) File:Philippines road sign W2-9 L.svg, Priority, merging traffic (left) File:Philippines road sign W2-10.svg, Priority, intersection


Advance warning of traffic control devices signs

File:Philippines road sign W3-1.svg, Traffic lights ahead File:Philippines road sign W3-2.svg, Stop sign ahead File:Philippines road sign W3-3.svg, Give way sign ahead


Road width signs

File:Philippines road sign W4-1.svg, Narrow bridge File:Philippines road sign W4-1P.svg, Narrow bridge (plate type) File:Philippines road sign W4-2.svg, Road narrows File:Philippines road sign W4-2P.svg, Road narrows (plate type) File:Philippines road sign W4-3.svg, Start of divided traffic File:Philippines road sign W4-4.svg, End of divided traffic


Road obstacle signs

File:Philippines road sign W5-1.svg, Opening bridge File:Philippines road sign W5-2.svg, Uneven road File:Philippines road sign W5-3.svg, Hump File:Philippines road sign W5-4 R.svg, Steep descent (right) File:Philippines road sign W5-4 L.svg, Steep descent (left) File:Philippines road sign W5-5 R.svg, Steep climb (right) File:Philippines road sign W5-5 L.svg, Steep climb (left) File:Philippines road sign W5-6.svg, Spill way File:Philippines road sign W5-7.svg, Flood File:Philippines road sign W5-8 R.svg, Falling debris (right) File:Philippines road sign W5-8 L.svg, Falling debris (left) File:Philippines road sign W5-9.svg, Slippery road File:Philippines road sign W5-9P.svg, ''Mag-ingat, madulas ang kalsada'' (Slippery road) (plate type) File:Philippines road sign W5-10.svg, Cattle crossing File:Philippines road sign W5-11.svg, Low flying aircraft


Pedestrian signs

File:Philippines road sign W6-1.svg, Pedestrian crossing ahead File:Philippines road sign W6-1P (Clearview).svg, Slow down, pedestrian crossing ahead (plate type) File:Philippines road sign W6-2.svg, Children crossing ahead File:Philippines road sign W6-3.svg, Cross only at pedestrian crossing File:Philippines road sign W6-4.svg, Handicapped crossing File:Philippines road sign W6-5.svg, Bike lane ahead


Railroad crossing signs

File:Philippines road sign W7-1.svg, Railroad crossing position File:Philippines road sign W7-2.svg, Railroad crossing advance warning (unsignalled) File:Philippines road sign W7-3.svg, Railroad crossing advance warning (signalled) File:Philippines road sign W7-4.svg, Railroad crossing position (alternative)


Supplementary signs

Philippines road sign W8-1.svg, Advisory speed Philippines road sign W8-2R.svg, On side road (right) Philippines road sign W8-2L.svg, On side road (left) Philippines road sign W8-3.svg, Distance (meter) Philippines road sign W8-4.svg, Distance (kilometer) Philippines road sign W8-4A.svg, Next distance (kilometer) Philippines road sign W8-5.svg, When wet Philippines road sign W8-6.svg, Blind Philippines road sign W8-7.svg, Aged File:Philippines road sign W8-8.svg, Playground File:Philippines road sign W8-9.svg, School File:Philippines road sign W8-10.svg, Disabled File:Philippines road sign W8-11A.svg, For public utility jeepneys File:Philippines road sign W8-11B.svg, For buses


Other warning road signs

File:Philippines road sign W9-1A.svg, Vertical clearance File:Philippines road sign W9-1B.svg, Low clearance File:Philippines road sign W9-2A.svg, Slow down, accident prone area File:Philippines road sign W9-2B.svg, ''Bumagal, madalas ang aksidente dito'' (Slow down, accident prone area) File:Philippines road sign W9-3.svg, Slow down, merging traffic ahead File:Philippines road sign W9-4.svg, Lane ends, merge left File:Philippines road sign W9-5.svg, 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.


Advance direction signs

File:Philippines road sign G1-1.svg, Stack direction (multiple) File:Philippines road sign G1-2.svg, Stack direction (single) File:Philippines road sign G1-3.svg, Stack direction (with road name) File:Philippines road sign G1-4.svg, Diagrammatic direction File:Philippines road sign G1-5.svg, Diagrammatic direction (roundabout)


Intersection direction signs

File:Philippines road sign G2-1.svg, Intersection direction (right) File:Philippines road sign G2-2.svg, Intersection direction (left) File:Philippines road sign G2-3.svg, Intersection direction (both sides) File:Philippines road sign G2-4.svg, Intersection direction (with road name)


Reassurance direction signs

File:Philippines road sign G3-1.svg, Reassurance direction File:Philippines road sign G3-2.svg, Reassurance direction (with road name)


Finger board and direction signs for less important roads

File:Philippines road sign G4-1.svg, Direction (place) File:Philippines road sign G4-2.svg, Direction (road) File:Philippines road sign G4-3.svg, Direction (tourist spot)


Street signs


Town names and geographical feature signs

File:Philippines road sign G6-1.svg, Town name File:Philippines road sign G6-2.svg, Province name File:Philippines road sign G6-3.svg, Geographical feature


Service signs

File:Philippines road sign G7-1.svg, Service sign (with name of service, symbols, and distance) File:Philippines road sign G7-2.svg, Service sign File:Philippines road sign G7-3.svg, Service sign File:Philippines road sign G7-3A.svg, Service sign File:Philippines road sign G7-5.svg, Service sign (advance sign with name of service)


Tourist information and tourist destination signs

File:Philippines road sign G8-1.svg, Tourist sport fort santiago File:Philippines road sign G8-2.svg, Tourist sport taal lake File:Philippines road sign G8-3.svg, Tourist sport national museum turn right File:Philippines road sign G8-4.svg, Tourist sport scenic lookout on right


Route marker signs

File:N1 (Philippines).svg, National Route marker File:E1 (Philippines).svg, Expressway Route marker File:Philippines road sign G9-2 R.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-2 L.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-3.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-4 R.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-4 L.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-5.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-6.svg, Route markers File:Philippines road sign G9-7.svg, End


Asian highway route marker signs

File:Philippines road sign G10-1.svg, Asian highway marker File:Philippines road sign G10-2.svg, Asian highway segments File:Philippines road sign G10-3.svg, Asian highway segment File:Philippines road sign G10-4.svg, Asian highway maintenance jurisdiction File:Philippines road sign G10-5.svg, Asian highway segment name


Expressway signs

Expressway signs are signs that are used on, or near, controlled-access roads.


Expressway approach signs

File:Philippines road sign GE1-1.svg, Expressway approach sign File:Philippines road sign GE1-2.svg, Expressway approach sign File:Philippines road sign GE1-3.svg, Expressway approach sign (small)


Expressway information signs

File:Philippines road sign GE2-1A.svg, Prohibited on expressway File:Philippines road sign GE2-1B.svg, ''Bawal pumasok sasakyang walang tail light'' (No entry for vehicles without tail light) File:Philippines road sign GE2-1C.svg, ''Bawal bisikleta motorsiklo sa expressway'' (No bicycles allowed in expressway) File:Philippines road sign GE2-2.svg, Toll charges File:Philippines road sign GE2-3.svg, Lane direction


Advance exit signs

File:Philippines road sign GE3-1.svg, Advance exit with distance File:Philippines road sign GE3-2.svg, Advance exit with distance and lane File:Philippines road sign GE3-3.svg, Supplementary advance exit


Exit direction signs

File:Philippines road sign GE4-1.svg, Exit with destination File:Philippines road sign GE4-2.svg, Next exit File:Philippines road sign GE4-3.svg, Exit File:Philippines road sign GE4-3A.svg, Exit (numbered)


Expressway service signs

File:Philippines road sign GE5-1.svg, Rest area 2 km right lane File:Philippines road sign GE5-1A.svg, Picnic site 15 km right lane


End of expressway signs

File:Philippines road sign GE6-1.svg, Expressway ends after 1 km File:Philippines road sign GE6-1A.svg, Expressway ends after 2 km File:Philippines road sign GE6-2.svg, Start of Expressway File:Philippines road sign GE6-3.svg, End of Expressway


Toll signs

File:Philippines road sign GE7-1.svg, Toll Plaza Ahead (with distance) File:Philippines road sign GE7-2.svg, Stop at Toll Gates File:Philippines road sign GE7-3.svg, Pay Toll Ahead


Expressway traffic instruction and regulatory signs

File:Philippines road sign GE8-1.svg, Wrong way, go back File:Philippines road sign GE8-2.svg, Reduce speed now File:Philippines road sign GE8-4.svg, Right lane ends, merge left File:Philippines road sign GE8-5.svg, Lane ends, merge left


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.


Supplementary signs

File:Philippines road sign S1-1.svg, Use overpass File:Philippines road sign S1-2.svg, Use pedestrian crossing File:Philippines road sign S1-3.svg, Trucks use low gear


Movement instruction signs

File:Philippines road sign S2-1.svg, Reduce speed File:Philippines road sign S2-2.svg, Stop here on red signal File:Philippines road sign S2-4.svg, Low clearance ahead, high vehicles detour File:Philippines road sign S2-6.svg, No right turn on red signal File:Philippines road sign S2-7.svg, Slow vehicles use right lane File:Philippines road sign S2-7A.svg, ''Mabagal na sasakyan mamalagi sa kanan'' (Slow vehicles keep right) File:Philippines road sign S2-7B.svg, ''Trak at bus mamalagi sa kanan maliban kung lulusot'' (Trucks and buses keep right unless overtaking) File:Philippines road sign S2-8A.svg, No through road File:Philippines road sign S2-9.svg, Road closed File:Philippines road sign S2-10-1.svg, Form 1 lane File:Philippines road sign S2-10-2.svg, 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. File:Philippines road sign HM 1A R.svg, Black and white chevron (right) File:Philippines road sign HM 1A L.svg, Black and white chevron (left) File:Philippines road sign HM 1B R.svg, White and red chevron (right) File:Philippines road sign HM 1B L.svg, White and red chevron (left) File:Philippines road sign HM 2 R.svg, One way hazard marker (right) File:Philippines road sign HM 2 L.svg, One way hazard marker (left) File:Philippines road sign HM 3.svg, Obstruction marker File:Philippines road sign HM 4A.svg, Two way hazard marker (large) File:Philippines road sign HM 4B.svg, Two way hazard marker (small) File:Philippines road sign HM 5.svg, Two-way hazard marker File:Philippines road sign HM 6B.svg, Width marker (right) File:Philippines road sign HM 6A.svg, Width marker (left)


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References

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