Maharlika Highway

E336799

highway system road network

Maharlika Highway is a major national road network in the Philippines that forms part of the country’s primary north–south transportation backbone across Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pan-Philippine Highway	7
Maharlika Highway canonical	5
Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3199811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maharlika Highway
Context triple: [Naga City, hasMajorRoad, Maharlika Highway]

A. Bataan Provincial Highway
Bataan Provincial Highway is a major roadway in the Philippine province of Bataan that serves as a primary transportation route connecting key towns and cities, including the provincial capital, Balanga.
B. South Luzon Expressway
South Luzon Expressway is a major toll expressway in the Philippines that connects Metro Manila to key provinces in the southern part of Luzon.
C. North Luzon Expressway
North Luzon Expressway is a major toll expressway in the Philippines that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of Central and Northern Luzon.
D. Recto–Antipolo corridor
The Recto–Antipolo corridor is a major east–west urban transit corridor in Metro Manila linking the Recto area of Manila with the city of Antipolo in Rizal Province.
E. Guam Highway 1
Guam Highway 1, also known as Marine Corps Drive, is the primary north–south arterial road on the island of Guam, connecting major population centers and military installations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maharlika Highway
Target entity description: Maharlika Highway is a major national road network in the Philippines that forms part of the country’s primary north–south transportation backbone across Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao.

A. Bataan Provincial Highway
Bataan Provincial Highway is a major roadway in the Philippine province of Bataan that serves as a primary transportation route connecting key towns and cities, including the provincial capital, Balanga.
B. South Luzon Expressway
South Luzon Expressway is a major toll expressway in the Philippines that connects Metro Manila to key provinces in the southern part of Luzon.
C. North Luzon Expressway
North Luzon Expressway is a major toll expressway in the Philippines that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of Central and Northern Luzon.
D. Recto–Antipolo corridor
The Recto–Antipolo corridor is a major east–west urban transit corridor in Metro Manila linking the Recto area of Manila with the city of Antipolo in Rizal Province.
E. Guam Highway 1
Guam Highway 1, also known as Marine Corps Drive, is the primary north–south arterial road on the island of Guam, connecting major population centers and military installations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway system ⓘ road network ⓘ
abbreviation	AH26 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Asian Highway 26 ⓘ Maharlika Highway ⓘ surface form: Pan-Philippine Highway
connects	Luzon ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Visayas ⓘ key ports in the Philippines ⓘ major cities of the Philippines ⓘ northern Luzon ⓘ southern Mindanao ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
direction	north–south ⓘ
endPoint	Zamboanga City ⓘ
function	backbone of Philippine road transport ⓘ primary national trunk road ⓘ
hasSegment	AH26 Luzon segment ⓘ AH26 Samar–Leyte segment ⓘ surface form: AH26 Mindanao segment AH26 Samar–Leyte segment ⓘ
importance	major component of the Philippine transport backbone ⓘ
includes	bridges ⓘ ferry crossings ⓘ
lanes	multi-lane sections ⓘ two-lane sections ⓘ
maintainedBy	Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ
partOf	Asian Highway Network ⓘ Philippine highway network ⓘ
passesThrough	Bicol Region ⓘ Eastern Visayas ⓘ Leyte ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Metro Manila ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Northern Mindanao ⓘ Quezon Province ⓘ Samar Province ⓘ surface form: Samar
roadType	primary national road ⓘ
signage	Asian Highway Network ⓘ surface form: Asian Highway route markers Philippine national route markers ⓘ
startPoint	Laoag ⓘ surface form: Laoag, Ilocos Norte
usedFor	bus transport ⓘ intercity travel ⓘ interprovincial trade ⓘ private vehicle travel ⓘ truck transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited