DIFFERENT

TRAFFIC SIGNS
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 TRAFFIC SIGNS

TRAFFIC SIGNS
ARE DIVEDED
INTO 3
CATEGORIES
REGULATORY SIGNS
 TRAFFIC SIGNS

INFORMATION
SIGNS
WHAT ARE THE
REGULATORY
SIGN?
REGULATORY SIGNS
• THIS TYPE OF ROAD SIGN
UNDER THE LAW.
• VIOLATING THESE SIGNS
MEANS A LEGAL OFFENSE.
HOW WILL YOU KNOW
IF A TRAFFIC SIGN
BELONGS TO
REGULATORY SIGNS?
PRIORITY SIGNS

These signs signal the

drivers who should go
first
DIRECTION SIGNS

 INDICATE WHAT
DIRECTION A DRIVER
SHOULD TAKE.
OTHER DIFFERENT SIGNS
PROHIBITIVE OR RESTRCITION
SIGNS
THESE SIGNS
INDICATE WHAT ROAD
A DRIVER SHOULD NOT
TAKE.
SPEED SIGNS
 THESE SIGNS LIMIT THE
MINIMUM AND MAIMUM
SPEED OF A VEHICLE
PARKING SIGNS

THESE SIGNS SHOW IF

YOU’RE ALLOWED OR
NOT TO PARK IN A
DESIGNATED AREA.
 ALLOWABLE
PARKING AND
LOADING ZONE
MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS

 THESE SIGNS ARE

COMMON IN SPECIAL
AREAS LIKE SCHOOLS
AND HOSPITALS.
END!
 SPEED
LIMITS ON
PHILIPPINE
ROADS
SPEED LIMITS

SECTION 35 REPUBLIC ACT

4136
“LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE”
 OPEN ROADS (HIGHWAY)

PASSENGER CARS & MOTORCYCLES

OPEN ROADS (HIGHWAY)

TRUCKS AND BUSES

THROUGH STREETS ( BOULEVARDS)
TRUCKS AND BUSES
LOCAL ROADS

PASSENGER CARS, MOTORCYLES,

TRUCKS & BUSES
BRGY ROADS/ CROWDED STREETS
REGULATION NO.
19-001
MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT

EXCEPT BUSES &

TRUCKS
 MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
EXCEPT BUSES & TRUCKS

Recto Ave. SLEX

Pres. Quirino Ave. Shaw Blvd.
Araneta Ave. Ortigas Ave.
EDSA Magsaysay Blvd./Aurora Blvd.
C.P. Garcia Ave. Quezon Ave./Commonwealth Ave.
SE Metro Manila Expressway Taft Ave.
Roxas Blvd. Quezon Ave./Commonwealth Ave.
Bonifacio Ave. Rizal Ave.
Delpan / Marcos Highway/ Mcarthur Highway
MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT

FINE:
1,000.00
 “IN EVERY
RULES,
THERE’S AN
EXEMPTION”
 PHYSICIAN/ DRIVER
RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY
CALLS
SPEED LIMIT EXEMPTIONS

AMBULANCE ON THE
WAY TO EMERGENCY
 DRIVER BRINGING A
WOUNDED/ SICK PERSON
FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT
ARMED FORCES VEHICLES
USE FOR OFFICIAL
PURPOSES
VEHICLE IN PURSUIT OF A
CRIMINAL / TRAFFIC LAW
VIOLATOR
 VEHICLE OF ANY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMIT
EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMIT

TPLEX

CARS, BUS &

TRUCKS
 SKYWAY
SLEx
MCX
CARS STAR TOLLWAY

BUS & TRUCKS

 EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMIT

NLEX

CAVITEX
EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMIT
EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMIT

NAIA EXPRESSWAY

CARS, BUS &TRUCKS

JOINT MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR 2018-001

 LTO
 DPWH
 DILG

JMC
Setting of Speed Limit
under RA 4136
 CROWDED STREET- MAX SPEED LIMIT
CARS, MOTORCYCLES, TRUCKS & BUSES

OPEN ROAD- MAX SPEED LIMIT

CARS & MOTORCYCLES
OPEN ROAD- MAX SPEED LIMIT
BUS & TRUCKS
ROAD CRASHES NATIONWIDE
35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
ROAD CRASHES 2013 ROAD CRASHES 2016 DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE
2011 2013
FINES & PENALTIES FOR OVERSPEEDING

1ST OFFENSE:
2ND OFFENSE:
 FINE: P2,000
 FINE: P3,000

 DRIVER’S LICENSE SHALL BE

SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF
THREE (3) MONTHS
3RD OFFENSE

 FINE: P10,000

 DRIVER’S LICENSE SHALL BE

SUSPENDED FOR A SIX (6)
MONTHS

 LICENSE WILL BE REVOKED

 NON-PROFESSIONAL DRIVER

With a revoked license shall be

disqualified from getting a new
one for a period of two (2) years
 TRAFFIC
SIGNS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WARNING
SIGNS
WARNING SIGNS
 CAUTIONS DRIVERS TO A
POTENTIAL DANGER THEY
MAY ENCOUNTER.
 FOLLOWING THESE
SIGNS PREVENT
MOTORISTS FROM
ACCIDENTS.
1. HORIZONTAL SIGNS
 THESE SIGNS ARE USED
TO INDICATE THE TYPE
OF ROAD CURVE AHEAD
OF THE MOTORIST.
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

REVERSE TURN
SHARP
TURN
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

CURVE REVERSE
TURN TURN
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

WINDING ROAD HAIRPIN BEND

2. INTERSECTION
SIGNS

 SIGNS WHEN ONE

APPROACHES AN
INTERSECTION OR
JUNCTION.
INTERSECTION SIGNS

INTERSECTION T-JUNCTION AHEAD

AHEAD

Y- JUNCTION AHEAD
INTERSECTION SIGNS

ROUNDABOUT AHEAD
(ROTUNDA)
(ROTUNDA)
INTERSECTION SIGNS

SIDEROAD JUNCTION AHEAD

APPROACH TO
INTERSECTION
INTERSECTION
SIGNS

APPROACH TO
INTERSECTION
MERGING TRAFFIC
3. ADVANCE WARNING / TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE SIGNS

 SIGNS WHEN ONE

APPROACHES AN
INTERSECTION OR
JUNCTION.
ADVANCE WARNING / TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICE SIGNS

DRIVER MUST NOT PARK OR

STOP WITHIN SIX (6) METERS
OF THIS SIGN AS IT REDUCES
VISIBILTY FOR OTHER
DRIVERS.
STOP SIGN AHEAD

GIVE WAY SIGN AHEAD

4.ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

ROAD NARROWS
AHEAD
ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

NARROW
BRIDGE AHEAD
END OF 2- WAY ROAD
AHEAD
ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

2-WAY ROAD AHEAD

5.ROAD OBSTACLE SIGNS

OPENING BRIDGE AHEAD

UNEVEN ROAD AHEAD

ROAD OBSTACLE SIGNS

HUMP AHEAD
DOWNHILL SIGN

UPHILL SIGN
SPILL WAY SIGN

FLOOD- PRONE
AHEAD
LANDSLIDE- PRONE
AREA

SLIPPERY WHEN
AHEAD
ANIMAL CROSSING
AHEAD

LOW- FLYING
AIRPLANE ZONE
6.

SCHOOL SIGNS
PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING AHEAD

BE AWARE AND STOP

FOR CHILDREN
CROSSING AHEAD
 BE AWARE AND STOP FOR
CHILDREN CROSSING AHEAD

BE AWARE AND STOP FOR

PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AHEAD
ADVICE TO PEDESTRIAN TO
CROSS AT DESIGNATED
AREAS
 BE AWARE AND
SLOWDOWN ON BIKE
LANE AHEAD
7. RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING SIGNS

RAILROAD CROSSING
VEHICLES MUST STOP
OR GIVE THE RIGHT OF
WAY
RAILWAY CROSSING
ADVANCE WARNING
ALTERNATIVE RAILWAY CROSSING
POSITION IN AN AREA THAT CAN BE
EASILY SEEN
8. SUPPLEMENTARY SIGNS

PREFERRED
ADDITIONAL SIGNS ON
MAXIMUM SPEED
DURING NORMAL, ROAD WORKS AHEAD
WEATHER, TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS
SIGNS OF PWD’s SENIOR PROHOBITIONS
CITIZENS, SCHOOL AND
FOR PUJ/ BUSES
PLAYGROUNDS
WHEN WET- DISTANCE TO NEXT
combined with
HAZARD AREA
slippery road
warning sign
9. OTHER WARNING
SIGNS

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM HEIGHT

HEIGHT OF A OF A VEHICLE
VEHICLE MUST MUST BE 4.8
BE 5.2 METERS METERS OR LESS
END
 DIFFERENT
TRAFFIC SIGNS
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
INFORMATION
SIGNS
INFORMATION SIGNS

INFORMATION SIGNS
OR GUIDE SIGNS
GIVE DIRECTIONS SO
YOU WON’T GET
LOST
DON’T HAVE SPECIFIC COLOR
SCHEME
BLU WHITE RED
E
RECTANGULAR
1. ADVANCE DIRECTION SIGNS

ADVANCE DIRECTION SIGNS

INDICATE WHICH ROAD A
MOTORIST SHOULD TAKE TO GET
TO HIS DESIRED DESTINATION
2. INTERSECTION DIRECTION SIGNS

THESE SIGNS ARE VISIBLE

WITHIN 1KILOMETER BEFORE
AN INTERSECTION
3. REASSURANCE DIRECTION SIGNS

THIS GIVES DRIVERS HOPE THAT THEIR

DESTINATION IS NEAR SINCE THESE
SIGNS INDICATE THE DISTANCE OF
PARTICULAR EXIT.
4. FINGER BOARD DIRECTION
SIGNS
THESE SIGNS ARE LIKE THE “MINI”
INTERSECTION DIRECTION SIGN
WHICH PROVIDES DIRECTION TO
SPECIFIC PLACES AT LESS
IMPORTANT INTERSECTIONS.
DIRECTION
(PLACE)

DIRECTIO
N ( ROAD)

DIRECTION
( TOURIST SPOT)
5. STREET NAME SIGNS

 THESE SIGNS INFORM MOTORISTS

OF THE STREET NAMES THEY ARE
CURRENTLY ON OR ABOUT TO
ENTER.
6. TOWN NAME AND GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURE SIGNS

Town Name
Province Name
Geographical Name

THIS SIGNS LET US KNOW WHAT A TOWN

IS CALLED.
7. SERVICE SIGNS

 THESE SIGNS CONVEY WHICH OF SERVICE

CAN BE PROVIDED TO TRAVELERS
SERVICE SIGNS

Service sign (with name of

service, symbols, and
distance)
SERVICE SIGNS

Service sign

Service sign (advance sign

with name of service)
8. TOURIST INFORMATION AND
TOURIST DESTINATION SIGNS

THESE SIGNS ARE SOMEWHAT LIKE

THE TOWN NAMES AND
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SIGNS
BUT THESE ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO
TOURIST DESTINATIONS
9. ROUTE MARKERS
National Route marker

Expressway Route marker

THESE ARE SIGNS POINTING TO NATIONAL

HIGWAYS AND ARTERIAL ROADS.
10. ASIAN HIGHWAY ROUTE
MARKERS

THAT IS THE ASSIGNED NUMBER TO

THE PHILIPPINES. ASIAN HIGHWAY
ROUTE MARKERS ARE USED TO KNOW
THE ARTERIAL ROADS LEADING TO
ASIAN HIGHWAYS.
Asian Highway
Marker
Asian Highway
Segment
Asian highway maintenance jurisdiction
Asian highway segment name
T EM P OR A R Y
SIGN
OTHER SIGN
TEMPORARY SIGN
 a warning to drivers that there are
road workers located farther up
the road so that the drivers will
slow down and pay attention to
them
 is a sign used to alert drivers of upcoming road work.

 Orange is used on this sign because it is one of the most visible

colors to the human eye, and can be noticed above other traffic
signs on the road.

 When driving through work zones, safe driving is at its highest

premium. Men at work signs are generally accompanied by other
temporary warning signs, such as “road work ahead” signs and
“detour” signs.
 TRAFFIC
SIGNS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WARNING
SIGNS
WARNING SIGNS
 CAUTIONS DRIVERS TO A
POTENTIAL DANGER THEY
MAY ENCOUNTER.
 FOLLOWING THESE
SIGNS PREVENT
MOTORISTS FROM
ACCIDENTS.
1. HORIZONTAL SIGNS
 THESE SIGNS ARE USED
TO INDICATE THE TYPE
OF ROAD
 AHEAD OF THE
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

REVERSE TURN
SHARP
TURN
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

CURVE REVERSE
TURN TURN
HORIZONTAL SIGNS

WINDING ROAD HAIRPIN BEND

2. INTERSECTION
SIGNS

 SIGNS WHEN ONE

APPROACHES AN
INTERSECTION OR
JUNCTION.
INTERSECTION SIGNS

INTERSECTION T-JUNCTION AHEAD

AHEAD

Y- JUNCTION AHEAD
INTERSECTION SIGNS

ROUNDABOUT AHEAD
(ROTUNDA)
(ROTUNDA)
INTERSECTION SIGNS

SIDEROAD JUNCTION AHEAD

APPROACH TO
INTERSECTION
INTERSECTION
SIGNS

APPROACH TO
INTERSECTION
MERGING TRAFFIC
3. ADVANCE WARNING / TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE SIGNS

 SIGNS WHEN ONE

APPROACHES AN
INTERSECTION OR
JUNCTION.
ADVANCE WARNING / TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICE SIGNS

DRIVER MUST NOT PARK OR

STOP WITHIN SIX (6) METERS
OF THIS SIGN AS IT REDUCES
VISIBILTY FOR OTHER
DRIVERS.
STOP SIGN AHEAD

GIVE WAY SIGN AHEAD

4.ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

ROAD NARROWS
AHEAD
ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

NARROW
BRIDGE AHEAD
END OF 2- WAY ROAD
AHEAD
ROAD WIDTH SIGNS

2-WAY ROAD AHEAD

5.ROAD OBSTACLE SIGNS

OPENING BRIDGE AHEAD

UNEVEN ROAD AHEAD

ROAD OBSTACLE SIGNS

HUMP AHEAD
DOWNHILL SIGN

UPHILL SIGN
SPILL WAY SIGN

FLOOD- PRONE
AHEAD
LANDSLIDE- PRONE
AREA

SLIPPERY WHEN
AHEAD
ANIMAL CROSSING
AHEAD

LOW- FLYING
AIRPLANE ZONE
6. PEDESTRIAN SCHOOL
SIGNS

PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING AHEAD

BE AWARE AND STOP

FOR CHILDREN
CROSSING AHEAD
 BE AWARE AND STOP FOR
CHILDREN CROSSING AHEAD

BE AWARE AND STOP FOR

PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AHEAD
ADVICE TO PEDESTRIAN TO
CROSS AT DESIGNATED
AREAS
 BE AWARE AND
SLOWDOWN ON BIKE
LANE AHEAD
7. RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING SIGNS

RAILROAD CROSSING
VEHICLES MUST STOP
OR GIVE THE RIGHT OF
WAY
RAILWAY CROSSING
ADVANCE WARNING
ALTERNATIVE RAILWAY CROSSING
POSITION IN AN AREA THAT CAN BE
EASILY SEEN
8. SUPPLEMENTARY SIGNS

PREFERRED
ADDITIONAL SIGNS ON
MAXIMUM SPEED
DURING NORMAL, S AHEAD
WEATHER, TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS
SIGNS OF PWD’s SENIOR PROHOBITIONS
CITIZENS, SCHOOL AND
FOR PUJ/ BUSES
PLAYGROUNDS
WHEN WET- DISTANCE TO NEXT
combined with
HAZARD AREA
slippery road
warning sign
9. OTHER WARNING
SIGNS

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM HEIGHT

HEIGHT OF A OF A VEHICLE
VEHICLE MUST MUST BE 4.8
BE 5.2 METERS METERS OR LESS
END
 ROAD
MARKINGS
DIAGONAL
WHITE
LINES
SOLID WHITE
SHOULDER
LINE
SOLID WHITE
CENTER LINE
 BROKEN
WHITE LINES
 WHITE
HORIZONTAL
LINES
 DOUBLE
YELLOW LINES
SOLID YELLOW
LANE DIVIDERS
 BROKEN
YELLOW LANE
YELLOW
BOX
 BROKEN
BLUE LINES
 MIXED
DOUBLE LANE
DIVIDER
ZEBRA CROSSING
(PEDESTRIAN
LANE)
RUMBLE
STRIPS
DOUBLE HEAD
ARROW

SINGLE HEAD
ARRROW