LRT 1 STATIONS

*Baclaran Station - from word Baklad, fishing gear used by fishermen, many of these baklads were done
right there at the seashore. Bakladan >>> Baclaran.

*EDSA Station - Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue, named after a great Filipino scholar, musician, painter, and
lawyer. He co-founded the patriotic newspaper La Libertad during the 1898 revolution and then joined
the editorial staff of Antonio Luna’s revolutionary paper, La Independencia using the pseudonym G. Solon.
He was one of the best critics, writers, and biographers the Golden Age of Philippine Literature produced.

*Libertad - Libertad station (also known as Antonio Arnaiz station or simply Arnaiz station) is an elevated
Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. The station is located in Pasay at the corner of
Taft Avenue and Arnaiz Avenue. The station is named after the former Libertad (Spanish for "liberty")
Street, which is a junction of both Roxas Boulevard and Taft Avenue in Pasay. The name Libertad survives
as an area name, nowadays, after Libertad Street became a part of Antonio Arnaiz Avenue.

- Antonio Arnaiz - It is named after Antonio Arnaiz, a Filipino who piloted the historical "Arnacal Flight"
alongside Juan Calvo. The first successful aerial journey from Spain to Manila took place in May 1926,
when the Legazpi first landed in Manila. This feat was duplicated by Spanish aviator Fernando Rein in 1932,
and again, in 1933. Then, on May 29, 1936, Juan Calvo and Antonio Arnaiz flew the Commonwealth and
became the first Filipinos to fly to Madrid, Spain.

*Gil Puyat Station - Gil J. Puyat was a successful businessman whose father founded one of the first
business empires in the country. It was his eye for business that caused the late President Manuel L.
Quezon’s interest in him. The President made him the dean of UP’s College of Business and at the age of
33, he was the youngest dean the University of the Philippines has ever had. In 1951, he was elected
Senator and served the Senate for 21 years, six of which he served as Senate President. He pushed for
reforms and innovations in the public works funds, and was a “champion of civics and charity.”

The name change happened in 1982 to honor former senate president Gil J. Puyat, who had passed away
a year before. Puyat served under the senate from 1951 until its abolition in 1972 due to martial law.

Beyond that, Puyat was a businessman and industrialist, pioneering post-war rehabilitation under his
father’s company, Gonzalo Puyat & Sons. His business ventures would continue throughout his senatorial
career and beyond, with his forays in real-estate development and financial services growing during the
Marcos years up to his death, and even today.

*Vito Cruz Station - The station takes its name after Vito Cruz Street (now called Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street),
which was named after the alcalde of Pasay from 1870-1871, Hermogenes Vito Cruz. He was known as
one of the local leaders of the Katipunan in Pasay who fought in the Spanish revolution and Filipino-
American war.

*Quirino Avenue Station - the station itself is actually named after Former President Elpidio Quirino. He
did many things for the country during his time as a congressman, senator, ambassador, and president,
but one of his greatest acts of heroism and sacrifice was going underground during World War II after
refusing to be part of the Japanese “puppet government,” losing his family in the process. He then became
the leader of the majority Liberal Party and president of the Senate.
*Pedro Gil Station - A late physician, journalist, and legislator, Pedro Gil was also an architect who was
affiliated with opposition groups. As a journalist, he published Los Obreros, specifically for the working
class. As a representative of the south district of Manila, he also worked to lower the prices of utilities in
his area. Herran Street, in Manila, was renamed after him.

The street was named after Pedro Gil, a Filipino diplomat and legislator from Manila who first gained
popularity in the area as a physician. It was previously known as Herran Street, after José Rafael de la
Herrán y Lacoste, a Spanish captain (and Mayor of Tondo) during the Battle of Manila Bay.

*United Nations Station - United Nations station, also known as U.N. Avenue station, is a station on the
Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, United Nations station is above-
ground. The station serves Ermita in Manila and is located at the corner of Taft and United Nations
Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United
Nations. United Nations Avenue was formerly known as Isaac Peral Street, after the Spanish engineer who
designed the world's first fully capable military submarine in the late 19th century.

The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the
Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of
26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.

*Central Terminal Station - Central Terminal station, sometimes called Central or Arroceros station, is a
station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other LRT-1 stations, Central station is above-
ground. It is located in Ermita, Manila. A popular name for the station is Arroceros due to its location close
to the Arroceros Forest Park.

*Carriedo Station - It is named after Carriedo Street, which crosses beneath it and is itself named after
Spanish philanthropist Francisco Carriedo y Pedero. The street was named for General Francisco Carriedo,
the Spaniard responsible for funding the first water system in Manila completed in 1882. The Carriedo
Water Fountain was built in that year in commemoration of the Carriedo waterworks which has been
moved a couple of times and is now installed in Plaza Sta. Cruz.

*Doroteo Jose Station -Both the station and the street are named after Doroteo Jose, a Filipino who was
arrested by Spanish authorities in 1898 for leading a movement against a corrupt archbishop.
Similarly, this station also takes its name after Doroteo Jose Street (formerly Melba Street), which was
named after the nationalistic Filipino who was punished by the Spanish because he led the movement and
petition to abdicate a corrupt archbishop. In recognition of what he did, former Melba Street in Sta. Cruz
was named Doroteo Jose in the year 1914 where an LRT station was also located.

*Bambang Station - The station is situated on Rizal Avenue. The station is named after Bambang Street,
the street right beside the station.

The name “Bambang” was given to the barrio by the Spanish missionaries. The story is that one day, while
several men were working in the barrio, some Spanish missionaries passed by and asked the men what
the name of the place was. Not knowing what the Spanish meant, they answered, “Nagbabambang ho
kami” which literally means “We are digging gutters.” Upon hearing this, the Spaniards called the place
“Bambang”
*Tayuman Station - The station is named after Tayuman Street. Tayuman is a very busy street in the heart
of Manila. Its name has literally colorful origins: Tayuman is the Tagalog word for a place where fabrics are
dyed with an indigo pigment. Additionally, it also means a place where there are many tayom plants. Its
lilac-colored flowers are used for dye.

*Blumentritt Station - For anyone who has studied (and can still recall) the life of Dr. Jose Rizal, it is known
that Bohemian scholar Ferdinand Blumentritt was his greatest foreign friend. He and Jose Rizal exchanged
many letters, even until the eve of Rizal’s last day. He shared Rizal’s love for the Philippines: he was a
teacher, secondary school principal, lecturer, and author of articles and books on the Philippines and its
ethnography. Even now, he is the most important symbol in the history between the Philippines and
Austria, and beyond, to Central Europe. He translated Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere in German and wrote
introductions for El Filibusterismo and Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. His written correspondences with Dr.
Jose Rizal provided vital information for historians.

*Abad Santos Station - Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in
the Commonwealth of the Philippines when war broke out in 1941, and was chosen to be the Chief Justice
and a member of the Cabinet under the newly organized government. He refused to swear allegiance to
the Japanese government however, and his nationalism cost him his life. He was executed and he died in
the service of his country.

*R. Papa Station - This LRT station is named after Gen. Ricardo Papa Sr. General Ricardo Papa Sr. is the
commanding general of the Philippine Army in 1963. He is a soldier and the chief of the Manila police in
the 1960’s, R. Papa became famous because of his skill in capturing fugitive criminals. These criminals
include Leonardo Manecio, famously known as Nardong Putik, a gangster considered by many Cavite
natives as hero.

*5th Avenue Station - The station is located above the avenue's intersection with 5th Avenue (C-3), where
the station got its name.

*Monumento Station - The station serves the southern portion of Caloocan and is named after the most
famous landmark within the vicinity, the Monumento Circle. Since 2018, the station has showcased
Yamaha’s signature lineup as the former has partnered with Phar Philippines and the Light Rail Manila
Corporation (LRMC), a collaboration that was renewed in 2021 and will continue through 2025.

The stone monument has been given a facelift, in the run up to the weekend anniversary of Bonifacio’s
milestone, with history observers pointing to the three steps leading to the monument as representing
the three centuries of Spanish rule (333 years).

This refers to the welcoming monument of Bonifacio, the 45-foot pylon and figures cast in bronze at the
intersections of Samson Road, MacArthur Highway, Rizal Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
heretofore known as Highway 54.

*Balintawak Station - The Balintawak LRT Station was named after “Balintawak,” the first referred venue
of the cry of Balintawak, now called the cry of pugad lawin. The so-called cry officially kicked off the
Philippine Revolution. The exact date and location are still contested, but it happened sometime in August
1896 in Caloocan, where both Balintawak and Pugad Lawin is located.
Balintawak is a district in Quezon City. But the word balintawak refers to a style of Filipiniana clothing worn
by women: attire with a cloth or tapis over the saya or skirt, and another cloth or alampay over the
shoulder worn like a short shawl.

Historically, Balintawak was where the Philippine Revolution of 1896 was launched when Andres Bonifacio
tore up his cedula and shouted words of defiance, including, I believe, a cuss word that begins with “p.”
Balintawak was home to Melchora Aquino, whose 200th birthday was celebrated early in the year. Better
known as (ma)Tandang Sora, she is sometimes referred to as the Mother of Balintawak.

*Roosevelt Station - It takes its name after US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was a democrat
who led the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and war. He was also elected
four times: he was in office from March 1933 to his death in April 1945.

The change came more than a year after the nearby Roosevelt Avenue was renamed to FPJ Avenue in
January 2022 after then-president Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11608. The late actor and
former presidential candidate’s ancestral house was located in the area.

A famous action star, FPJ is considered the King of Philippine movies. He was named National Artist for
Cinema in 2006 under then-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who he lost to during the presidential
elections in 2004.