Agrifina Circle

Agrifina Circle
Teodoro F. Valencia Circle (official)

Location
Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Roads at junction:	General Luna Street Minor roads inside Rizal Park
Construction
Type:	Traffic circle

The Agrifina Circle, officially the Teodoro F. Valencia Circle is a traffic circle within the eastern portion of Rizal Park in Manila, the Philippines.^[1]

Etymology

The name "Agrifina" is a portmanteau of the words "Agriculture" and "Finance" since two neoclassical buildings located on opposite ends of the circle formerly housed the Departments of Agriculture and Finance. The former building of the Department of Agriculture today houses the Museum of the Filipino People, while the former building of the Department of Finance formerly housed the Department of Tourism until 2015, when the building was vacated to make way for the new Museum of Natural History.

The circle was officially renamed to Teodoro F. Valencia Circle in January 5, 1990 through Republic Act No. 6836.^[2]

History

The Agrifina Circle was intended to be a grand civic plaza linking the planned National Capital Building to five wedge shaped buildings which included the Finance and Agriculture Buildings.

After World War II, when it was decided that the capital of the Philippines was to be moved to Quezon City, the then-plaza was converted into a rotonda. Vehicular traffic was allowed in road until the late 1960s when Rizal Park was consolidated and most roads going through the park were pedestrianized. A fountain and skating rink was installed at the central island.^[3]

There were plans to construct a 390 metres (1,280 ft) observation tower, the Luneta Tower at the Agrifina Circle for the Centennial celebration of Philippine Independence in 1998. The decision to build the tower at the site, however, was controversial and the plan was eventually shelved.

By the year 2000, the Binhi ng Kalayaan Monument was at the former site of the fountain with the skating rink still present.^[1]

The Sentinel of Freedom, a monument dedicated to Lapu-Lapu replaced the structure in 2004.

Layout

**Location of buildings and features along the Agrifina Circle**
Eastern side
Taft Avenue
Binhi ng Kalayaan Garden	*	Relief Map of the Philippines	*	Children's Park
Road		Agrifina Circle		General Luna Street
Museum of the Filipino People		Sentinel of Freedom		Department of Tourism Building
Road		Agrifina Circle		Road
Orchidarium	*	Bisig Marker	*	National Parks Development Committee Compound
Maria Y. Orosa Street
Rest of Rizal Park
Western side
Note: (*) Footpath

References

1 2 Aning, Jerome; Rivera, Blanche (7 May 2000). "Blast rocks Rizal Park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6836 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE AGRIFINA CIRCLE, A CIRCULAR ROAD NEAR THE LUNETA PARK IN THE CITY OF MANILA, TO TEODORO F. VALENCIA CIRCLE". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 5 January 1990. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ Alcazaren, Paulo (14 July 2001). "Rotundas: Circles of urban life". City Sense. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

Rizal Park

Luneta National Park

Features

Memorials	Independence Flagpole Rizal Monument Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom

Museums	Museo Pambata Museum of the Filipino People Museum of Natural History Museum of Philippine Political History National Museum of Fine Arts National Planetarium

Other features	Agrifina Circle Manila Army and Navy Club Manila Elks Club Manila Ocean Park National Library of the Philippines Quirino Grandstand

Neighboring features

Buildings	Baluarte de San Diego Casino Español de Manila Central United Methodist Church Luneta Hotel Manila Hotel Manila South Harbor Puerta Real Santa Isabel College Torre de Manila United Nations LRT Station U.S. Embassy, Manila

Adjacent streets	Bonifacio Drive Del Pilar Street Kalaw Avenue Padre Burgos Avenue Roxas Boulevard Taft Avenue

Events

Miscellaneous

Ermita, Manila

Road infrastructure in Metro Manila

Expressways	Manila–Cavite Expressway Metro Manila Skyway Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway NAIA Expressway North Luzon Expressway South Luzon Expressway

Numbered routes	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10

National roads	AH26 Aguinaldo Highway Batasan–San Mateo Road Daang Hari Road Epifanio de los Santos Avenue MacArthur Highway Marikina–Infanta Highway Ortigas Avenue Quirino Highway Sumulong Highway

Major interchanges	Balintawak Interchange C-5–Kalayaan Interchange C-5–Ortigas Interchange Estrella Flyover Kalayaan Flyover Magallanes Interchange Ortigas Interchange Sales Interchange Smart Connect Interchange

Bridges	Ayala Bridge Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge Jones Bridge MacArthur Bridge Mabini Bridge Quezon Bridge San Juan River Bridge

Roundabouts	11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda Agrifina Circle Anda Circle Monumento Elliptical Road Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle Remedios Circle Welcome Rotonda

Planned	Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Metro Manila Skybridge North Luzon East Expressway Pasig River Expressway R-7 Expressway

Under construction	NAIA Expressway Phase 2 Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3

Streets of Metro Manila

Capital District	Abad Santos Avenue Adriatico Street Blumentritt Road Bonifacio Avenue Bonifacio Drive Del Pilar Street Escolta Street España Boulevard Hidalgo Street Jose Laurel Street Kalaw Avenue Lacson Avenue Legarda Street Magsaysay Boulevard Marcos Road Mendiola Street Pablo Ocampo Street Padre Burgos Avenue Padre Faura Street Pedro Gil Street Pureza Street Quezon Boulevard Quirino Avenue Ramon Papa Street Recto Avenue Rizal Avenue Roxas Boulevard Taft Avenue Tayuman Street United Nations Avenue Victorino Mapa Street Zobel Roxas Street

Eastern Manila District	ADB Avenue Andres Bonifacio Avenue Anonas Street Aurora Boulevard Balete Drive Batasan Road Betty Go-Belmonte Street Boni Avenue Bonny Serrano Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Elliptical Road Gilmore Avenue Gregorio Araneta Avenue Juan Ruiz Street Julia Vargas Avenue Kamuning Road Katipunan Avenue Meralco Avenue Mindanao Avenue North Avenue Ortigas Avenue Pioneer Street Quezon Avenue Regalado Highway Roosevelt Avenue San Miguel Avenue Shaw Boulevard Timog Avenue Tomas Morato Avenue

Southern Manila District	Alabang–Zapote Road Amorsolo Street Andrews Avenue Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Diego Cera Avenue Domestic Road Doña Soledad Avenue Dr. Santos Avenue Elpidio Quirino Avenue Estrella Street Gil Puyat Avenue Harrison Avenue J.P. Rizal Avenue Jose Diokno Boulevard Kalayaan Avenue Lawton Avenue Macapagal Boulevard Makati Avenue McKinley Road NAIA Road Nicanor Garcia Street Ninoy Aquino Avenue Paseo de Roxas South Avenue Tramo Street

CAMANAVA District	Letre Road Maysan Road North Bay Boulevard Samson Road

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