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9 unusual facts about Roxas Boulevard


1st FAMAS Awards

The 1st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on July 16, 1953 in Hotel Riviera Mansion, Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard).

Asian Institute of Maritime Studies

The Maritime College Building is located along Roxas Boulevard.

In 2005, a new site (a six-storey building) was opened at Roxas Boulevard to house the Maritime College.

The maritime institution lies in the vicinity of Roxas Boulevard, A. Arnaiz Street (also known as Libertad Street), Roberts Street, and F.B. Harrison Street in Pasay City.

Engracia Cruz-Reyes

Within two years, Cruz-Reyes opened a permanent restaurant at Dewey Boulevard in Manila.

Maggie dela Riva

Maggie was homeward bound (No. 48, 12th Street, New Manila, Quezon City) from the ABS-CBN Studio on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, driving her bantam car with her maid Helen Calderon, when the 4 accused, using a Pontiac 2-door convertible car, waylaid her.

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

April 11, 1962– Then President Diosdado Macapagal issues Presidential Proclamation No. 31 turning over to the City of Manila for hospital purposes the national government property at the corner of Harrison and Roxas Boulevard.

Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore

Other locations include the walled city, Intramuros; a bar in Marikina; a rooftop near Roxas Boulevard; a slum in Cambridge Street; and a vacant lot in Quezon City.

Ynchausti y Compañia

In Manila, they owned vast amounts of land, specifically along what was known as Calle Real, or Roxas Boulevard today.


Marcos Road

The highway is an extension of Bonifacio Drive and Roxas Boulevard (Radial Road 1 or R-1) north of the Pasig River running north-south through the Manila North Port area serving the coastal Tondo and Navotas communities.

Quirino Avenue

It runs for 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) in a northeast-southwest direction from Nagtahan Bridge across from Santa Mesa in the north to Roxas Boulevard in Malate in the south.


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Alfredo M. Santos

He received the Certificate of Honor from US Ambassador Henry A. Byroade in simple ceremonies held at the US Embassy, Roxas Boulevard, Manila on April 14, 1973.