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Gil Puyat Avenue
Buendia Avenue
The avenue inPasay, photographed in 2024
Route information
Maintained by theDepartment of Public Works and Highways
Length	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Component highways	N190 from Roxas Boulevard to EDSA
Major junctions
West end	Jose W. Diokno Boulevard / Atang Dela Rama Street / Zoilo Hilario Street inPasay
Major intersections	AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) N170 (Taft Avenue) N145 (Osmeña Highway)
East end	AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) inMakati
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Makati andPasay
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue, also known simply asGil Puyat Avenue and by its former official nameBuendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which runs east–west throughMakati andPasay in westernMetro Manila,Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila, linking theMakati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis.

The entire route currently forms part of National Route 190 (N190) of thePhilippine highway network. Part of the avenue from Roxas Boulevard to EDSA was previously designated as a component ofCircumferential Road 3 of theMetro Manila Arterial Road System.^[1]

Since 1982, this 4-to-12-lane divided avenue is named afterGil J. Puyat, aFilipino senator who served from 1951 to 1972.^[2] It was originally named Buendia Avenue afterNicolas Buendia, aKatipunero and politician fromBulacan.^[3] Additionally,Buendia is aSpanish surname from aninterjection of the phrasebuenos días, meaning "good morning".

According to theDepartment of Public Works and Highways, the avenue's extension from Roxas Boulevard to Jose W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay also has alternative names that vary per segment. Its segment from Roxas Boulevard to the zipper lane of Magdalena Jalandoni Street is alternatively known asSpine Road, while its segment from thereon to Atang Dela Rama Street is alternatively known asManila Film Center Main Road, after theManila Film Center. Both are designated as national tertiary roads.^[4]

In July 2024, several street signs along the avenue in Makati were replaced with signs saying "Gil Tulog Ave. (formerly Gil Puyat)" as part of apublicity stunt by Wellspring, amelatonin brand, in collaboration with Gigil Advertising Agency.^[5][6][7] The name was a wordplay on theFilipino wordspuyat (sleepless) andtulog (sleep). On July 26, however, Makati mayorAbby Binay ordered the removal of these signs, citing that city officials had approved the stunt without her knowledge, stating that the request would have been rejected had it reached her office. The stunt was also criticized by Gil Puyat's family, who called it a "disrespect" to their family name and filed charges against Gigil with the Ad Standards Council.^[8][9] Both Wellspring and Gigil later issued separate apologies to the Puyat family, with Wellspring also apologizing to Binay.^[10][11]

The avenue begins at an unsignaled intersection withJose W. Diokno Boulevard and Atang Dela Rama Street, continuing from Zoilo Hilario Street inBay City, Pasay. It then intersectsMacapagal Boulevard, Magdalena Jalandoni Street,Roxas Boulevard,F.B. Harrison, Leveriza, Donada, and A. Luna Streets.^[12] West of its intersection withTaft Avenue, several bus terminals, including JAC Liner and DLTB Co, are located along the avenue.

It enters the city ofMakati after crossing the Estero de Tripa de Gallina. It narrows as a four-lane road from Edison Street toOsmeña Highway. After its intersection with Osmeña Highway, it becomes divided by a center island once again for the rest of its route as it traverses theMakati Central Business District. Past Ayala Avenue, it entersBel-Air, where several office buildings were located along the avenue, includingPetron Megaplaza andPacific Star Building, which used to be the tallest buildings from 1989 to 1992 and 1998 to 2000, respectively. It then intersects some of the CBD's streets,Nicanor Garcia Street,Makati Avenue,Paseo de Roxas, and the Urdaneta Avenue, which provides access into the gated Urdaneta Village, before meetingKalayaan Flyover and its eastern terminus atEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The avenue extends into the gatedForbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension.

It is also part of a clearway scheme fromRoxas Boulevard inPasay to Edison Street inMakati. The Pasay streets of Leveriza,F.B. Harrison, Donada/A. Luna,Taft Avenue, Sandejas/Fernando, Dominga/P. Burgos,Tramo Street, and Emilia Street are not allowed to cross the avenue; instead, motorists can use the U-turn slots 100 meters (330 ft) away to reach their destinations. It is not allowed to turn left between Edison and Malugay Streets. Instead, motorists have to use side streets to reach their destinations.^[13]

Based on a 1946 map of Pasay, the avenue traces its origin as a short street named Calle Buendia, stretching between Calle P. Burgos (its portion north of the avenue is now Dominga Street) and Calle Luna (now Donada Street) inPasay.^[14] It was extended westward to theManila Bay shoreline, occupying the former Calle Ochoa in Pasay and eastward to the formerNielson Field in Makati.^[15] Subsequently, it was extended to the present-dayBay City reclamation to the west and EDSA to the east, following the development of theMakati Central Business District.^[12][16] On November 14, 1982, Buendia Avenue was officially renamed to Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue by virtue of Batas Pambansa Bilang 312.^[2]

In 2014, under the Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas (Region III & Region IV-A; also known as theMetro Manila Dream Plan), theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study proposes a dual 2-lane elevated expressway from the intersection of Roxas Boulevard and this road to the intersection ofC-5 andKalayaan Avenue for about 9.3 kilometers (5.8 mi).^[17]

Gil Puyat Avenue travels between the neighborhoods of Leveriza, San Jose, San Isidro, and Santa Clara in Pasay and barangays Palanan, San Isidro, San Antonio, Pio del Pilar, San Lorenzo,Bel-Air, and Urdaneta in Makati. It is the site of some of the tallest buildings in Metro Manila, such asRCBC Plaza on the junction withAyala Avenue andPetron Megaplaza, thecountry's tallest building from 1998 to 2000. It also hosts thePacific Star Building,Grand Soho Makati,The World Centre, One Central Makati,Exportbank Plaza, as well as the New Makati Central Fire Station^[18] and headquarters of theDepartment of Trade and Industry,Department of Tourism, and Philippine Board of Investments.^{[citation needed]}.Landbank of the Philippines was also formerly headquartered along this avenue before the construction of its new building inMalate District,City of Manila.

The stretch of Gil Puyat betweenMakati Avenue andPaseo de Roxas hosts the headquarters of theMetropolitan Bank and Trust Company (under demolition) and theDevelopment Bank of the Philippines on Roxas Triangle. Several educational institutions are also located on the avenue, such as Pasay City Academy, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, and the Makati campuses ofFar Eastern University,Centro Escolar University, andiAcademy;Mapúa University used to have its Makati campus along the avenue. The avenue's other notable landmarks in Makati are the Makati Central Post Office, One Pacific Place, Burgundy Tower, West of Ayala Tower,Teleperformance Center, and SM Cyber Makati. The avenue is also the location of government offices such as the Central Offices of the Philippines'Department of Tourism,Philippine Guarantee Corporation,Metro Manila offices of theNational Police Commission, and theBureau of Internal Revenue's district offices serving Pasay, Makati, and southernNational Capital Region, respectively.^[19]

Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay is the site of Networld Hotel Spa and Casino,World Trade Center Manila, and theCCP Open Grounds. The intersection with Taft Avenue is the location of several provincial bus terminals, includingDLTBCo,JAM Liner,JAC Liner, andLLi (formerlyGreen Star Express).

Gil Puyat Avenue is a major stop on three lines of the Metro Manila Transit System.

• Gil Puyat Station atTaft Avenue that is served byLRT-1;
• Buendia Station atEDSA (Major portion ofC-4 Road) that is served byMRT-3; and
• Buendia railway station alongOsmeña Highway that was served byPNR and will be served byNSCR.
  • This station closed whenDela Rosa railway station, located one block southwards, replaced it from 2017 to 2024.

Green Frog Transport Corp. operates hybrid buses serving the route between Gil Puyat andKalayaan Avenue and the bus transit betweenParañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange andBonifacio Global City.^[20][21] Provincial buses with terminals along the avenue's section in Pasay, as well as regular and air-conditionedjeepneys, also serve the route.

Here is a list of junctions and distances according to theDepartment of Public Works and Highways.Rizal Park inManila is designated askilometer zero. 

Province	City/Municipality	km[22]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pasay				Jose W. Diokno Boulevard / Atang Dela Rama Street	Western terminus. Continues west as Zoilo Hilario Street.
				Macapagal Boulevard / Magdalena Jalandoni Street	Traffic light intersection
		3.286	2.042	AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) R-1	Former traffic light intersection. N190 segment of Gil Puyat Avenue start here.
				F.B. Harrison Street	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot, former traffic light intersection.
				Leveriza Street	Access from opposite directions via u-turn slot, former traffic light intersection.
				Donada Street / A. Luna Street	Access from opposite directions via u-turn slot; no entry to Donada Street.
				N170 (Taft Avenue) R-2	Traffic light intersection beneathGil Puyat station; no left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Sandejas Street / F. Fernando Street	Westbound entrance and eastbound exit. Access to opposite directions via u-turn slot.
				Dominga Street / P. Burgos Street	Eastbound entrance and westbound entrance and exit. Access to opposite directions via u-turn slot.
				Tramo Street	U-turn slot and unsignaled intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Emilia Street	Westbound entrance.
Makati–Pasay boundary		4.724	2.935	Tripa de Gallina Bridge
Makati				Marconi Street	Westbound access only.
				Edison Street	Eastbound exit. Alternative route toSkyway (southbound).
				Bautista Street	Traffic light intersection.
				Dian Street	Traffic light intersection.
				Filmore Street / Batangas Street	Traffic light intersection.
				N145 (Osmeña Highway) R-3	Traffic light intersection. Also provides access toSkyway. No left turn allowed from both directions.
				Mayapis Street / Medina Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance. No access from opposite directions.
				Washington Street	Eastbound entrance and exit. Provides access into Barangay Pio del Pilar.
				Chino Roces Avenue (Pasong Tamo)	Traffic light intersection.
				Tindalo Street / Urban Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance and exit. No access from opposite directions.
				Ayala Avenue	Traffic light intersection.
				Zuellig Loop / Geronimo Street	No access from opposite directions.
				Malugay Street / Tordesillas Street	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from eastbound.
				Nicanor Garcia Street (Calle Reposo)	Traffic light intersection.
				Buendia Extension Access Road	Eastbound entrance and exit only.
				Makati Avenue	Traffic light intersection.
				Paseo de Roxas	Traffic light intersection.
				Urdaneta Avenue	Eastbound entrance and exit only; access to Urdaneta Village.
				West end ofN191 (Kalayaan Flyover)
				Zodiac Street	Westbound entrance and exit only.
				AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) –Baclaran C-4	Eastern terminus. Eastern terminus of N190. Continues eastward intoForbes Park North village as Buendia Avenue Extension.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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