🇵🇭 LUZON ISLAND • MacArthur Highway or Manila North Road (Travel Blogger's POV)

This is a travel blog compilation of the Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway). This post is inspired by the format of encyclopedia or wikipedia curation. The only difference is that: (1) this content is enhanced with photo galleries and (2) the set of articles are based on my personal experiences, perspectives, and POV as a travel blogger.

• Take note that this documentation is an ongoing personal journal project. This page will be updated intermittently. My goal for this curation is to create stories, reviews, and documentation about the Manila North Road based on my actual visits.

• To view more photo details and contexts (like location, date taken, and camera used), you may put your mouse cursor over the image if you are using a PC. If you are on a mobile browser, touch and hold the image until a window pops out.

• All photos included in this article are actual photos of the highway taken by yours truly. Photo thumbnails could be enlarged by tapping or clicking it.

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This article is divided into subsections, organized in separate tabs for context-based navigation. All of the subsections are works-in-progress. Once I get to gather more data and materials for specific topics, I will add additional tabs. I have actually collected various materials for this highway. They are stored in my hard drive since 2010. Hence, aside from writing updates about this highway, I will also write about my old travels covering the MacArthur Highway in their historical contexts.

▼ BLOG UPDATES ▼ WORK IN PROGRESS ▼ HISTORY ▼ FAQs

This subsection is where I will write the summary of my travel blogs covering the Manila North Road, arranged in chronological order (from latest to oldest).


• 2021-December-05
Vigan-Santa Ride: Quick Pandemic Ride

This ride happened when our province of Ilocos Sur eased its CoVid restrictions. Me and my brother got so excited to break free from the community quarantine, so we decided to have a ride outside our hometown Vigan. It seemed quick and short, but it felt like the first time again due to the long community quarantine.

This road appeared almost empty at that time. All constructions stopped, and the view of nature as seen from this road looked so refreshing. The nature sent a message that it recovered a lot when human activity minimized its impact during the pandemic. Curious how this road looked like at that time? See the photos below.

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Under this subsection, historical and current events covering the Manila North Road are summarized for tracking.


1928 • The construction of the MacArthur Highway started during the American occupation—which allowed enterprising Americans to buy swathes of land, including the over 3,000-hectare Malinta Estate (which was acquired in 1904). This road was built in sections [1].

BIBLIOGRAPHY
• [1] Layug, B. (2013, July 10). A window into Valenzuela City’s past. Business Mirror. https://archive.md/20140814084822/http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/lifestyle/life/16219-a-window-into-valenzuela-city-s-past Retrieved, November 11, 2024

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FAQs Below are FAQs (frequently asked questions) about the MacArthur Highway.

What is the other name of MacArthur Highway?
• MacArthur Highway is also called the Manila North Road, MNR, or MaNor.

Where does the MacArthur Highway start and end?
• MacArthur Highway starts from Caloocan City in Metro Manila and ends in Aparri, Cagayan.

Where is the MacArthur Highway located??
• MacArthur Highway is located on Luzon island. It runs through the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, and Cagayan—making this road the second longest in the Philippines after the Maharlika Highway (Pan-Philippine Highway).

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UPDATE HISTORY FOR THIS BLOG POST
• 2024-October-01: This post was published.