Pan-Philippine Highway

Pan-Philippine Highway
Pan-Philippine Highway
Maharlika Highway; Asian Highway 26; Daang Maharlika;
	Map of the Philippines showing the route of Pan-Philippine Highway
	The segment of the highway in Santo Tomas, Batangas
Route information
	Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Length	3,379.73 km (2,100.07 mi) Excludes sea route; Includes 96.98 km (60.26 mi) Tacloban–Ormoc spur and 292.39 km (181.68 mi) Davao–Cagayan de Oro spur
Existed	1960s–present
Major junctions
North end	Laoag, Philippines
South end	Zamboanga City, Philippines
Location
Country	Philippines
Regions	Ilocos Region; Cagayan Valley; Central Luzon; Metro Manila; Calabarzon; Bicol Region; Eastern Visayas; Caraga; Soccsksargen; Davao Region; Northern Mindanao; Zamboanga Peninsula;
Provinces	Ilocos Norte; Cagayan; Isabela; Nueva Vizcaya; Nueva Ecija; Bulacan; Laguna; Cavite; Batangas; Quezon; Camarines Norte; Camarines Sur; Albay; Sorsogon; Northern Samar; Samar; Eastern Samar; Leyte; Southern Leyte; Surigao del Norte; Agusan del Norte; Agusan del Sur; Davao de Oro; Davao del Norte; Davao del Sur; Sarangani; South Cotabato; Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanao del Sur; Maguindanao del Norte; Lanao del Sur; Lanao del Norte; Zamboanga del Sur; Zamboanga Sibugay;
Highway system
	Asian Highway Network;

The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway (Tagalog: Daang Maharlika; Cebuano: Dalang Halangdon), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone. Measuring 3,379.73 kilometers (2,100.07 mi) long excluding sea routes not counted by highway milestones, it is the longest road in the Philippines that forms the country's north–south backbone component of National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network. The entire highway is designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of the Asian Highway Network.

The northern terminus of the highway is in front of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol in Laoag and the southern terminus is at the southern end of N1 in Zamboanga City.

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