Road signs in the Philippines

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This page is intended to be a guide for recommended tagging for road signs in the Philippines. Some users may use alternative tags as such - if so, add them to the page or discuss them at the talk page or the mailing list. This page focuses of tagging recommendations that may not be universally accepted by the OSM community, and as such, may use tags that may trigger errors in some editors.
Please also consider reading the mapping conventions page. For a full list of all road signs, see the sign lookup table.

The Philippines maintains a standard for road signs, signals, and markings that are influenced by and derived from the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and countries utilizing the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and similar documentation.

The Department of Public Works and Highways develops and maintains the Road Safety Design Manual as a standard for road signs, signals, and markings throughout the country. Its most recent version was published in May 2012.

Usage in OpenStreetMap

In the Philippines, a traffic sign is mapped as a node node tagged traffic_sign=PH:R3-14, where "PH" is the country's ISO 3166 code and R3-14 is the sign's alphanumeric designation.

Sign series

Each standard sign or plaque in the Road Safety Design Manual is assigned an alphanumeric designation and organized by series.

Regulatory Signs (Type R) Warning Signs (Type W) Guide/Information Signs (Type G) Signs on Expressways (Type GE) Traffic Instruction Signs (Type S)
  • Priority Signs (R1)
  • Direction Signs (R2)
  • Prohibitive or Restrictive Signs (R3)
  • Speed Signs (R4)
  • Parking Signs (R5)
  • Miscellaneous Signs (R6)
  • Horizontal Alignment Signs (Q1)
  • Intersection and Junction Signs (Q2)
  • Advance Warning of Traffic Control Device Signs (Q3)
  • Road Width Signs (Q4)
  • Road Obstacle Signs (Q5)
  • Pedestrian and School Signs (Q6)
  • Railway Level Crossing (Q7)
  • Supplementary Signs (Q8)
  • Other Warning Signs (Q9)
  • Advance Direction Signs (G1)
  • Intersection Direction Signs (G2)
  • Reassurance Direction Signs (G3)
  • Finger Board Direction Signs (G4)
  • Street Name Signs (G5)
  • Town Name and Geographical Feature Signs (G6)
  • Service Signs (G7)
  • Tourist Information and Tourist Destination Signs (G8)
  • Route Markers (G9)
  • Expressway Approach Signs (GE1)
  • Expressway Information Signs (GE2)
  • Advance Exit Signs (GE3)
  • Expressway Exit Direction Signs (GE4)
  • Expressway Service Signs (GE5)
  • End of Expressway (GE6)
  • Toll Signs (GE7)
  • Expressway Traffic Information and Regulatory Signs (GE8)
  • Route Markers (GE9)
  • Supplementary Signs (S1)
  • Movement Instruction Signs (S2)

Unless otherwise specified, apply the suggested tags to whatever the sign refers to, which is typically not at the precise location of the sign itself. Optionally, the sign can be mapped as a traffic_sign=* node.

Regulatory signs

Right of way/priority

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R1-1 Philippines road sign R1-1.svg Stop highway=stop
R1-2/2P Philippines road sign R1-2.svgPhilippines road sign R1-2P.svg Give way Magbigay daan highway=give way

Movement

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R2-1/1P Philippines road sign R2-1.svgPhilippines road sign R2-1P.svg Straight-on only restriction=only_straight_on
R2-2/2P Philippines road sign R2-2 R.svgPhilippines road sign R2-2 L.svgPhilippines road sign R2-2P R.svgPhilippines road sign R2-2P L.svg Follow right/left; one-way traffic restriction=only_right_turn

restriction=only_left_turn
oneway=yes

R2-5/5P Philippines road sign R2-5 R.svgPhilippines road sign R2-5P R.svg Turn right/left; one-way traffic restriction=only_right_turn

restriction=only_left_turn

Prohibitions

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R3-1/1P Philippines road sign R3-1.svgPhilippines road sign R3-1P.svg No entry oneway=yes
R3-4 Philippines road sign R3-4.svg No entry for bicycles bicycle=no
R3-7 Philippines road sign R3-7.svg No entry for bus bus=no&tourist_bus=no
R3-8 Philippines road sign R3-8.svg No entry for trucks hgv=no (Philippine traffic law doesn’t make a clear distinction between heavy and light trucks, but in general, a no trucks sign only applies to heavy trucks)
R3-10 Philippines road sign R3-10.svg No entry for pedestrians foot=no
R3-13/13P Philippines road sign R3-13.svgPhilippines road sign R3-13P.svg No right turn restriction=no_right_turn (For turn restrictions with the "to" way is not a one-way. Otherwise, use oneway=yes)
R3-14/14P Philippines road sign R3-14.svgPhilippines road sign R3-14P.svg No left turn restriction=no_left_turn (For turn restrictions with the "to" way is not a one-way. Otherwise, use oneway=yes)
R3-15/15P Philippines road sign R3-15.svgPhilippines road sign R3-15P.svg No U-turn restriction=no_u_turn
R3-16/16P Philippines road sign R3-16.svgPhilippines road sign R3-16P.svg No overtaking Bawal lumusot overtaking=no

Speed limit signs

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R4-1 Philippines road sign R4-1 (60).svg Maximum speed limit maxspeed=*
R4-2/4-2A Philippines road sign R4-2.svg Speed limit derestriction/end of speed limit (rarely found outside expressway work zones with temporary speed restrictions) Default maxspeed=* plus context (source:maxspeed=*), as implied by the Land Transportation and Traffic Code (Republic Act No. 4136).
R4-3 Philippines road sign R4-3 (40).svg Minimum speed limit minspeed=*

Parking, loading/unloading, and stopping

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R5-1S/1P/ Philippines road sign R5-1S.svgPhilippines road sign R5-1P.svg No parking Bawal pumarada parking:both=no + parking:both:restriction=no_parking

select here both, right or left, as applicable

R5-3P Philippines road sign R5-3P.svg No parking anytime (may depend on day if indicated on the sign) parking:both:restriction:conditional=no_parking @ (Mon-Fri) (if days are specified)

select here both, right or left, as applicable

R5-3C Philippines road sign R5-3C.svg No parking, tow-away zone parking:both=no + parking:both:restriction=no_parking

In a zone always both sides apply

R5-4B/4C Philippines road sign R5-4B.svgPhilippines road sign R5-4C.svg Loading/unloading zone Sakayan at babaan highway=bus_stop, plus public_transport=platform (if standalone node) or public_transport=stop position (if node on way). Node placed location where sign is installed. Location where vehicles can stop assumed to be 15 meters from sides of sign, depending on arrow direction. Consider adding it to the public_transport=stop_area
R5-8 Philippines road sign R5-8.svg No stopping parking:both=no + parking:both:restriction=no_stopping

select here both, right or left, as applicable

R5-9A/9B/9C Philippines road sign R5-9A.svgPhilippines road sign R5-9B.svg No parking, bus/jeepney stop highway=bus_stop, plus public_transport=platform (if standalone node) or public_transport=stop position (if node on way). Node should be approximately at the middle of the signs.

Miscellaneous

Sign number Image English Filipino (only used if the sign uses or includes Filipino/Tagalog messages) Tags
R6-2 Philippines road sign R6-2.svg Width restriction maxwidth=*
R6-3 Philippines road sign R6-3.svg Height restriction maxheight=*
R6-4 Philippines road sign R6-4.svg Weight restriction maxweight=*
R6-6 Philippines road sign R6-6.svg Width restriction maxlength=*
R6-8/9/11 Philippines road sign R6-8.svgPhilippines road sign R6-9.svgPhilippines road sign R6-11.svg Pedestrian/children/wheelchair crossing highway=crossing(standalone)

footway=crossing(used along with highway=crossing if crossing is part of footway)

R6-10 Philippines road sign R6-10.svg Bike lane crossing=uncontrolledandbicycle=yes(if bike lane crosses a street)

Warning signs

Sign number Image Kind of sign Tags
W1-1L/R Philippines road sign W1-1 L.svg Turn
W1-2L/R Philippines road sign W1-2 L.svg Reverse turn
W1-3L/R Philippines road sign W1-3 L.svg Curve
W1-4L/R Philippines road sign W1-4 L.svg Reverse curve
W1-5L/R Philippines road sign W1-5 L.svg Winding road
W1-6L/R Philippines road sign W1-6 R.svg Hairpin bend
hazard=curve
W2-8 (L/R)/9 (L/R)/10 Philippines road sign W2-8 R.svg

Philippines road sign W2-8 L.svg Philippines road sign W2-9 R.svg Philippines road sign W2-9 L.svg Philippines road sign W2-10.svg

Priority side junction/priority merge/priority crossroad highway=priority. Use along with highway=stop or highway=give_way on the side road if they are present, such as on expressway entrance ramps or sometimes on channelized turn lanes at an intersection and rarely in side junctions)
W5-3 Philippines road sign W5-3.svg Humps traffic_calming=hump
W5-4/W5-5 Philippines road sign W5-4.svg Steep descent/ascent incline=up or incline=down
W7-1/W7-4 Philippines road sign W7-1.svg

Philippines road sign W7-4.svg

Railroad crossing railway=level_crossing

Guide signs

Sign number Image Kind of sign Tags
G1-1 to G1-5 Philippines road sign G1-1.svg

Philippines road sign G1-2.svg Philippines road sign G1-3.svg Philippines road sign G1-4.svg Philippines road sign G1-5.svg

Directional guide signs destination:forward=* or destination:backward=*(on two way roads, depending on the direction of path arrows on JOSM),destination=*(if destinations is on one-way)
G7-2/G7-5 Philippines road sign G7-5.svg Service sign (advance direction to service) destination:forward=* or destination:backward=*(on two way roads, depending on the direction of path arrows on JOSM),destination=*(if destinations is on one-way)
N63 (Philippines).svgN411 (Philippines).svgE1 (Philippines).svg Route number sign ref=*

Expressway signs

Sign number Image Kind of sign Tags
G2-3 Philippines road sign GE2-3.svg Lane direction sign destination:lanes=*. If on the top of the entrance to a single-lane road (such as in an ramp), use destination=* instead.
GE2-1A Philippines road sign GE2-1A.svg Prohibited on expressway Expressway entrance (highway=motorway) or expressway entry ramp (highway=motorway_link). Implies access restrictions for certain traffic, but have to add the implied access restrictions for Philippine expressways (highway=motorway) in OSM tags for routing/Access-Restrictions.
GE3-1/3-2 Philippines road sign GE3-1.svgPhilippines road sign GE3-2.svg Exit advance sign destination=* (for the ramp), destination:lanes=* (on the expressway section with deceleration lanes for the exit), name=* (name of the exit, usually the main destination of the exit. In some cases the exit name doesn't necessarily match the posted destinations, e.g. Santo Toribio exit on STAR, Soldiers Hills on SLEX, and the former Hillsborough exit on Skyway)
GE4-1 Philippines road sign GE4-1.svg Exit destinations destination=*/destination:street=*destination:symbol=* (for the ramp). Same tags plus :lanes suffix (for the expressway segments with deceleration lanes leading to the ramp)

name=* (name of the exit, see above for notes.)

destination:ref=route number. (Where marked. Please don't use cardinal directions, as these aren't used)

GE4-3A Philippines road sign GE4-3.svgPhilippines road sign GE4-3A.svg Exit number highway=motorway_junction+noref=yes (for an unnumbered exit)

highway=motorway_junction+ ref=* (for a numbered exit)

Others/exceptions

Image Description Tags Notes
FvfPangasinaLaUnion6941 07.JPG Boundary arches or welcome signs at provincial, city/municipal, and barangay boundaries traffic_sign=city_limit+name=province, city/municipality, or barangay
0067jfGeneral Alejo Santos Highway Tanauan Bustos Bulacanfvf 09.jpg Kilometer markers highway=milestone + distance=*
03410jfChurches Bridge West North Avenue Roads Barangays Quezon Cityfvf 11.JPG Bridge name plaques under bridge weight limit bridge:name=* Bridge name plaque also provide the distance of the bridge from a Kilometer Zero (particularly Rizal Park for most highways), and must be tagged as distance=*.

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