EDSA

The most famous stretch of highway in the Philippines is EDSA, short for Epifanio delo Santos Ave. EDSA was constructed during the term of Pres. Quezon and was named Junio 19 (June 19), Rizal's birthday. It was then later changed to Highway 54 and in 1959, it was changed to its current name in honor of Epifanio delo Santos, a famed Filipino historian.

EDSA has a total length of almost 24 kms and cuts through 5 major cities in Manila, namely Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. Its northen tip begins in Monumento in Caloocan City and its southern end is at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. EDSA can handle around 2.5 million cars a day and traffic jams are common everyday especially during rush hours. Traffic in EDSA is mainly managed by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA.

EDSA, I guess, was only popular to NCR residents and to nearby surrounding provinces prior to 1986 where a vital piece of history took place; and that's the EDSA Revolution or EDSA 1. Hundreds of thousands to a million of people marched along EDSA and gathered in front of Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo against then Pres. Marcos. Another EDSA revolution took place and was tagged EDSA Dos back in 2001 against then Pres. Estrada.