Road signs in the Philippines

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).^[1]^[2] Most of the signs reflects minor influences from US and Australian signs, but keeps close to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals as an original signatory.^[3]^[4]

It is unclear if the DPWH mandates the use of, or has a preference between, Clearview and Highway Gothic as the official typefaces for signs but most road signs do use them.^[a]^[1]

Regulatory signs[]

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

Priority signs[]

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

Direction 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 tricycles
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
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
No loading and unloading anytime
Bawal magsakay at magbaba (No loading and unloading)
No stopping anytime
No parking, public utility bus stop
No parking, public utility jeepney stop
No parking, public utility vehicle 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
Fasten seatbelt
Pedestrian crossing
School children crossing
Bike lane
Wheelchair crossing

Warning signs[]

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

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[]

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

Road obstacle signs[]

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

Pedestrian signs[]

Pedestrian crossing ahead
Slow down, pedestrian crossing ahead (plate type)
Children crossing ahead
Cross only at pedestrian crossing
Wheelchair 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[]

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

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.^[1]

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[]

Reassurance direction
Reassurance direction (with road name)

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[]

Route marker signs[]

National Route marker
Expressway Route marker
End

Asian highway route marker signs[]

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

Expressway signs[]

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

Expressway approach signs[]

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

Expressway information signs[]

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

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[]

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

Toll signs[]

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

Expressway traffic instruction and regulatory signs[]

Wrong way, go back
Reduce speed now
Right lane ends, merge left
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.^[1]

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