Betty Go-Belmonte Street Explained

Betty Go-Belmonte Street
Namesake:Betty Go-Belmonte
Former Names:Valley Road
Length Km:1.2
Length Notes:from Google Maps
Direction A:North
Direction B:South
Terminus A:E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Immaculate Conception
Terminus B:N. Domingo Street in Kaunlaran
Location:Quezon City

Betty Go-Belmonte Street is a street running through the New Manila district of Quezon City, Philippines. It is a notable road in a generally northwest-southeast orientation between the junction with E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in New Manila and the junction with N. Domingo Street also in New Manila. It is served by Betty Go-Belmonte station of the Manila Line 2.

The street was named after a notable Filipino journalist who was an institution with her contributions in the writing press during the Martial Law period as well as one of the founders of two of the major broadsheet newspaper in the country namely The Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star. She was also the wife of former Quezon City Mayor and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.[1]

Until 1997, the street located in Mariana and Immaculate Conception was called Valley Road. In 2016, a resolution was passed by the Quezon City Council to name the full length of the street to N. Domingo Street as Betty Go-Belmonte Street.[2]

Route

Betty Go-Belmonte Street commences at the intersection with E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in the north. It heads due southeast, crossing Poinsettia Street and Ilang-Ilang Street. Then it straightens up and crosses Cannon Street and Bougainvilla Street. Then it travels southeast again crossing with Lantana Street and Acacia Street. Then it turns east and crosses Rosal Street and Rosario Drive before turning south again before it crosses Aurora Boulevard. After crossing Aurora Boulevard, Betty Go-Belmonte goes further southeast again crossing with Manggahan Street. It then terminates at the junction with N. Domingo Street wherein a short turn in the southwest it continues further as P. Tuazon Boulevard.

A notable establishment on Betty Go-Belmonte Street is Holy Spirit School Cubao.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://historiles.tumblr.com/#39385258126 Betty Go-Belmonte Street
  2. Web site: Ordinance No. SP-2515, s. 2016 . Quezon City Council . 24 January 2017.