Taft Avenue is a major road in the south of Metro Manila. It passes through three cities in the metropolis: Manila, Pasay, and ParaƱaque. The road was named after the former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. President, William Howard Taft; the Philippines was a former commonwealth territory of the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The avenue is a component of National Route 170 (N170), a secondary road in the Philippine highway network and the entirety R-2 of the Manila arterial road network.
Taft Avenue south of United Nations Avenue
Taft Avenue in Pasay, with the N170 reassurance marker
De La Salle College on Taft Avenue, c. 1920
Rizal Park along Taft Avenue
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people.
Image: Pasay skyline from Film Center (Pasay; 12 13 2020)
Image: Pasay City Mall and Public Market 12152022 113238
Image: Pasay City Hall 11242022 112930
Image: Aseana City Pasay Business Park 14