Chino Roces Avenue
Chino Roces Avenue, formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) Pasong Tamo, is a prominent north–south road in the cities of Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs for 5.80 kilometers (3.60 miles) from Olympia and Tejeros to Fort Bonifacio. The avenue is named after the Filipino journalist Joaquin "Chino" Roces. The fact that the avenue is the location of various media establishments influenced the renaming.
| Pasong Tamo | |
Chino Roces Avenue northbound towards Don Bosco | |
| Namesake | Joaquin "Chino" Roces |
|---|---|
| Type | Tertiary road |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways - Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office |
| Length | 5.80 km (3.60 mi) Includes 2.12 km (1.32 mi) extension south of EDSA |
| Location | Makati and Taguig |
| North end | J. P. Rizal Avenue and A.P. Reyes Avenue in Tejeros and Olympia, Makati |
| Major junctions | Kalayaan Avenue Ocampo Street N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue) Dela Rosa Street Arnaiz Avenue AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) |
| South end | Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio and Western Bicutan, Taguig |
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