Mendiola Street
Mendiola Street is a short thoroughfare in the district of San Miguel in Manila, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author and a member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines, and being close to Malacañang Palace, the President's official residence, has been the site of numerous and sometimes bloody demonstrations.
The street crosses the Mendiola Bridge, officially known as Chino Roces Bridge in honor of Chino Roces, a well-known Martial Law figure (although an illuminated street sign above the intersection of Recto and Mendiola erroneously calls the place Chino Roces Avenue).
Mendiola Street starts at the intersection of Legarda Street and Claro M. Recto Avenue, and ends at José P. Laurel Street, just outside Malacañang Palace. Mendiola Street is the site of some colleges and universities that form the University Belt.
To protect Malacañang Palace, authorities decided to close the part of Mendiola Street that starts at the sentinel gate in front of theCollege of the Holy Spirit and La Consolacion College Manila. Vehicles were then diverted to Concepcion Aguila Street, a narrow side street that passes through residential areas of San Miguel.
The street crosses the Mendiola Bridge, officially known as Chino Roces Bridge in honor of Chino Roces, a well-known Martial Law figure (although an illuminated street sign above the intersection of Recto and Mendiola erroneously calls the place Chino Roces Avenue).
Mendiola Street starts at the intersection of Legarda Street and Claro M. Recto Avenue, and ends at José P. Laurel Street, just outside Malacañang Palace. Mendiola Street is the site of some colleges and universities that form the University Belt.
To protect Malacañang Palace, authorities decided to close the part of Mendiola Street that starts at the sentinel gate in front of theCollege of the Holy Spirit and La Consolacion College Manila. Vehicles were then diverted to Concepcion Aguila Street, a narrow side street that passes through residential areas of San Miguel.