Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street

Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street (Cebuano: Dalan Dr. Jose P. Rizal), also known as Jose Rizal Street, is a short local road in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. It commences at P. Burgos Street as a one-way lane passing through the Legislative Building of the Cebu City Hall and ends at D. Jakosalem Street.[1]

Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street
Jose Rizal Street
Native nameDalan Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Former name(s)
  • A. Del Rosario Street
  • Cebu City Hall Lane
NamesakeJose Rizal
Length0.12 km (0.07 mi)
Based on Google Maps
LocationCebu City, Cebu, Philippines
East endP. Burgos Street
West endD. Jakosalem Street

Originally named as A. Del Rosario Street in honor of Anacleto del Rosario who was regarded as the "Father of Philippine Science", it was renamed into Cebu City Hall Lane on November 4, 1998 by virtue of City Ordinance No. 1734 passed by the Cebu City Council.[2]

On June 19, 2018, during the commemoration of Jose Rizal's 157th birth anniversary, then vice mayor Edgardo Labella along with other city officials led the unveiling of Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street after the city council on June 5, 2018 unanimously approved City Ordinance No. 2495 renaming Cebu City Hall Lane.[1][3] The proposal was lobbied by Cebu's Knights of Rizal since the city did not had any street named after the country's national hero after Rizal Lane was renamed into N. Bacalso Avenue on March 7, 1984 with the passage of Batas Pambansa Bilang 648.[2]

See also

References

  1. Erram, Morexette Marie (July 10, 2018). "Cebu's new Rizal Lane". CDN Digital. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 31, 2018). "Dr. Jose P. Rizal Street, Cebu City". The Freeman. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. "Street in front of Cebu CH renamed after Rizal". Sun.Star Cebu. June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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