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Parañaque legislators seek change in LRT-1's Dr. Santos Station

Published Oct 2, 2025 11:02 am  |  Updated Oct 2, 2025 01:49 pm
Local legislators seek renaming Dr. Santos Station of LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 to Dr. Arcadio Santos Station. (Photo courtesy of Paranaque PIO).
Local legislators seek renaming Dr. Santos Station of LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 to Dr. Arcadio Santos Station. (Photo courtesy of Paranaque PIO).
The Parañaque City Council is urging the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) to rename a key station in the newly opened LRT-1 Cavite Extension from the generic “Dr. Santos” to its full, historic name: “Dr. Arcadio Santos,” in honoring a native son of the city.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved Resolution No. 2025-230 (004), Series of 2025, on August 14, 2025, which seeks to properly recognize the distinguished Paranaqueño after whom the major avenue—and by extension, the station—was actually named.
According to Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, the station in question, currently identified as Dr. Santos Station, is part of the five new stations that began servicing the public on November 16, 2024, as part of the massive LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1. It is the 25th station from the northernmost part of the train system (Fernando Poe Jr. Station).
Olivarez said the four other new stations under the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 are: Redemptorist - ASEANA, MIA Road, Asia World (PITX), and Ninoy Aquino Avenue.
He said the project has been a game-changer for commuters, slashing travel time from Parañaque to Quezon City by nearly an hour and servicing an additional 80,000 daily passengers to LRT-1’s 323,000 daily ridership.
The mayor said that to local historians and city officials, the station’s abbreviated name overlooks an important aspect of the city's identity.
Olivarez said Dr. Arcadio Santos Avenue, a native of the city and the sitting governor of Rizal, inaugurated the road in 1921, at a time when Parañaque was still part of that province and was formerly known as Sucat Road, the primary east-west thoroughfare in the city.
“Whereas the station name Dr. Santos is a common name, thus, there is a need to rename the station to Dr. Arcadio Santos,” according to the resolution.
The resolution added: “In the Committee on External Affairs dated August 12, 2025, Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) representatives confirmed that indeed the Dr. Santos Station was named after Dr. Arcadio Santos.”
Approved by Olivarez on Sept. 9, 2025, the resolution highlights a growing emphasis on preserving local history amidst rapid urban development.
As thousands pass through the station daily, the name Dr. Arcadio Santos will serve as a direct link to Paranaque's rich heritage and the leaders who helped shape it.

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