Regulatory signs indicate the application of legal or statutory requirements. Disregarding these signs may constitute the road user to an offense.^[1]

Priority signs edit

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  Stop
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  Give way
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  Magbigay-daan (Give way) (plate type)
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  Left turner must give way

Directional signs edit

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  No turns
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  One way (right)
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  One way (left)
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  Keep right
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  Keep left
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  Pass either side
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  All traffic (right)
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  All traffic (left)
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  Merging traffic
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  Two-way traffic
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  No turns (plate type)
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  One-way (right, plate type)
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  One-way (left, plate type)
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  Keep right (plate type)
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  Keep left (plate type)
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  All traffic (right, plate type)
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  All traffic (left, plate type)
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  Merging traffic (plate type)
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  Two-way traffic (plate type)
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  Salubong na Trapiko (Two-way traffic)
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  Right lane must turn right
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  Left lane must turn left

Restrictive signs edit

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  No entry for all vehicles
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  No entry for all vehicles (plate type)
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  No entry for cars
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  No entry for jeepneys
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  No entry for bicycles
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  No entry for motorcycles
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  No entry for tricycles
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  No entry for buses
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  No entry for trucks
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  No entry for vehicles with trailer
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  No pedestrian crossing
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  No entry for animal drawn vehicles
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  No entry for pushcarts
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  No crossing, use overpass (plate type)
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  No pedestrian crossing (plate type)
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  Bawal tumawid, gamitin ang overpass (No crossing, use overpass) (plate type)
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  No right turn
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  No right turn (plate type)
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  No left turn
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  No left turn (plate type)
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  No U-turn
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  No U-turn (plate type)
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  No overtaking
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  Bawal lumusot (No overtaking) (plate type)

Speed signs edit

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  Speed restriction (maximum)
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  Speed limit de-restriction (plate type)
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  Speed restriction (minimum)

Parking signs edit

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  No parking
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  Bawal pumarada (No parking)
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  No parking, loading only
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  No parking anytime
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  No parking, tow-away zone
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  Time restricted parking
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  Time restricted parking
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  Loading zone
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  Loading and unloading zone
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  No waiting anytime
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  No waiting
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  Bawal maghintay ano mang oras (No waiting anytime)
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  No loading and unloading anytime
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  Bawal magsakay at magbaba (No loading and unloading)
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  No loading unloading anytime
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  No stopping anytime
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  No parking, public utility bus stop
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  No parking, public utility jeepney stop
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  No parking, public utility jeepney stop
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  Do not block intersection
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  Right turners cross at broken white lines

Miscellaneous signs edit

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  No blowing of horns
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  Width restriction
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  Height restriction
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  Weight restriction (by tonnes)
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  Weight restriction (per axle)
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  Length restriction
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  End of all restrictions
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  Fasten seatbelt
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children crossing
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  Bicycles lane
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  Persons with disabilities crossing

Warning signs are used to warn road users to the potential hazard along, or adjacent to, the road.^[1]

Horizontal alignment signs edit

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  Sharp turn (right)
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  Sharp turn (left)
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  Reverse turn (right)
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  Reverse turn (left)
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  Curve (right)
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  Curve (left)
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  Reverse curve (right)
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  Reverse curve (left)
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  Winding road (right)
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  Winding road (left)
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  Hairpin bend (right)
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  Hairpin bend (left)

Intersection and junction signs edit

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  Intersection
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  Staggered intersection (right)
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  Staggered intersection (left)
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  Skewed intersection (right)
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  Skewed intersection (left)
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  T-junction
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  Y-junction
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  Half Y-junction (right)
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  Half Y-junction (left)
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  Reverse half Y-junction (right)
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  Reverse half Y-junction (left)
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  Side junction (right)
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  Side junction (left)
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  Roundabout
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  Priority, side junction (right)
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  Priority, side junction (left)
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  Priority, merging traffic (right)
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  Priority, merging traffic (left)
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  Priority, intersection

Advance warning of traffic control devices signs edit

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  Traffic lights ahead
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  Stop sign ahead
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  Give way sign ahead

Road width signs edit

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  Narrow bridge
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  Narrow bridge (plate type)
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows (plate type)
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  Start of divided traffic
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  End of divided traffic

Road obstacle signs edit

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  Opening bridge
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  Uneven road
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  Hump
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  Steep descent (right)
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  Steep descent (left)
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  Steep climb (right)
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  Steep climb (left)
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  Spill way
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  Flood
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  Falling debris (right)
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  Falling debris (left)
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  Slippery road
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  Mag-ingat, madulas ang kalsada (Slippery road) (plate type)
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  Cattle crossing
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  Low flying aircraft

Pedestrian signs edit

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  Pedestrian crossing ahead
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  Slow down, pedestrian crossing ahead (plate type)
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  Children crossing ahead
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  Cross only at pedestrian crossing
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  Handicapped crossing
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  Bike lane ahead

Railroad crossing signs edit

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  Railroad crossing position
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  Railroad crossing advance warning (unsignalled)
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  Railroad crossing advance warning (signalled)
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  Railroad crossing position (alternative)

Supplementary signs edit

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  Advisory speed
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  On side road (right)
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  On side road (left)
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  Distance (meter)
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  Distance (kilometer)
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  Next distance (kilometer)
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  When wet
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  Blind
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  Aged
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  Playground
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  School
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  Disabled
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  For public utility jeepneys
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  For buses

Other warning road signs edit

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  Vertical clearance
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  Low clearance
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  Slow down, accident prone area
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  Bumagal, madalas ang aksidente dito (Slow down, accident prone area)
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  Slow down, merging traffic ahead
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  Lane ends, merge left
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  Slow down, weighbridge ahead

Guide or information signs are used to inform road users about the direction and distances of the route that they are following.^[1]

Advance direction signs edit

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  Stack direction (multiple)
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  Stack direction (single)
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  Stack direction (with road name)
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  Diagrammatic direction
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  Diagrammatic direction (roundabout)

Intersection direction signs edit

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  Intersection direction (right)
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  Intersection direction (left)
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  Intersection direction (both sides)
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  Intersection direction (with road name)

Reassurance direction signs edit

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  Reassurance direction
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  Reassurance direction (with road name)

Finger board and direction signs for less important roads edit

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  Direction (place)
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  Direction (road)
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  Direction (tourist spot)

Street signs edit

Town names and geographical feature signs edit

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  Town name
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  Province name
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  Geographical feature

Service signs edit

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  Service sign (with name of service, symbols, and distance)
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  Service sign
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  Service sign
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  Service sign
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  Service sign (advance sign with name of service)

Tourist information and tourist destination signs edit

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  Tourist spot Fort Santiago
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  Tourist spot Taal Lake
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  Tourist spot National Museum turn right
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  Tourist spot scenic lookout on right

Route marker signs edit

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  National Route marker
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  Expressway Route marker
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  Route markers
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  End

Asian highway route marker signs edit

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  Asian highway marker
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  Asian highway segments
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  Asian highway segment
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  Asian highway maintenance jurisdiction
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  Asian highway segment name

Expressway signs are signs that are used on, or near, controlled-access roads.^[1]

Expressway approach signs edit

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  Expressway approach sign
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  Expressway approach sign
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  Expressway approach sign (small)

Expressway information signs edit

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  Prohibited on expressway
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  Bawal pumasok sasakyang walang tail light (No entry for vehicles without tail light)
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  Bawal bisikleta motorsiklo sa expressway (No bicycles or motorcycles allowed in expressway)
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  Toll charges
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  Lane direction

Advance exit signs edit

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  Advance exit with distance
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  Advance exit with distance and lane
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  Supplementary advance exit

Exit direction signs edit

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  Exit with destination
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  Next exit
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  Exit
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  Exit (numbered)

Expressway service signs edit

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  Rest area 2 km right lane
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  Picnic site 15 km right lane

End of expressway signs edit

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  Expressway ends after 1 km
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  Expressway ends after 2 km
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  Start of Expressway
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  End of Expressway

Toll signs edit

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  Toll Plaza Ahead (with distance)
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  Stop at Toll Gates
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  Pay Toll Ahead

Expressway traffic instruction and regulatory signs edit

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  Wrong way, go back
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  Reduce speed now
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  Right lane ends, merge left
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  Lane ends, merge left

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.^[1]

Supplementary signs edit

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  Use overpass
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  Use pedestrian crossing
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  Trucks use low gear

Movement instruction signs edit

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  Reduce speed
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  Stop here on red signal
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  Low clearance ahead, high vehicles detour
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  No right turn on red signal
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  Slow vehicles use right lane
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  Mabagal na sasakyan mamalagi sa kanan (Slow vehicles keep right)
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  Trak at bus mamalagi sa kanan maliban kung lulusot (Trucks and buses keep right unless overtaking)
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  No through road
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  Road closed
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  Form 1 lane
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  Form 2 lanes

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.^[1]

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  Black and white chevron (right)
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  Black and white chevron (left)
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  White and red chevron (right)
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  White and red chevron (left)
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  One way hazard marker (right)
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  One way hazard marker (left)
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  Obstruction marker
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  Two way hazard marker (large)
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  Two way hazard marker (small)
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  Two-way hazard marker
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  Width marker (right)
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  Width marker (left)

•   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Highway Safety Design Standards Manuals: Part 1 – Road Safety Design Manual and Part 2 – Road Signs and Pavement Markings Manual". Department of Public Works and Highways. May 2012.

• A quick guide to safe driving by recognizing standard road signs in the Philippines by the Manila Bulletin