Be familiar with the most common road signs in the Philippines and know their meaning to pass the driver’s license exam.
Use this guide if you’re driving in the Philippines for the first time, or just simply want to pass your driver’s license exam given by the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
Traffic signs you need to know in the Philippines
| Sign | Meaning |
|---|---|
 | A traffic sign to notify drivers that they must stop before proceeding. |
 | Animal Crossing |
 | Approach to intersection merging traffic |
 | Approach an intersection side road |
 | Approach to intersection |
 | Breakdown station |
 | Bus stop sign |
 | Danger from falling rocks |
 | Dangerous bend/curve |
 | Dangerous double left bend curve |
 | Dangerous double right bend curve |
 | Dangerous left bend curve |
 | Dangerous warning sign to an indicated road intersection |
 | Filling station |
 | First Aid station |
 | Hospital sign |
 | Hotel or Motel |
 | This indicates that you must slow down and be ready to stop, if necessary, to let any vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian pass |
 | No blowing of the horn |
 | No entry for all types of vehicles |
 | No entry for animal-drawn vehicle |
 | No entry for bicycles |
 | No entry for buses |
 | No entry for cars |
 | No entry for jeepneys |
 | No entry for motorcycles |
 | No entry for pedestrians |
 | No entry for tricycles |
 | No entry for trucks |
 | No entry for vehicles exceeding 2 meters in width |
 | No entry for vehicles exceeding 2 tons on one axle |
 | No entry for vehicles exceeding 3.5 meters in height |
 | No entry for vehicles exceeding 5 tons |
 | No entry for vehicles exceeding 10 meters in length |
 | No left turn |
 | No overtaking |
 | No parking sign |
 | No right turn anytime |
 | No stopping anytime |
 | No U-turn anytime |
 | Pedestrian crossing |
 | Quay River |
 | Railroad crossing |
 | Refreshment or cafeteria |
 | Restaurant |
 | Road narrows ahead |
 | Road works |
 | Roundabout ahead |
 | Slippery road |
 | Speed limit sign |
 | Steep descent |
 | Swingbridge |
 | Traffic light ahead |
 | Two-way traffic |
 | Uneven road bad condition |
