Sayre Highway is the portion of the Philippine

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 national highway

National Highway

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 that starts from Puerto, Cagayan de Oro City

Cagayan de Oro City

Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...

 to Kabacan, North Cotabato

Kabacan, Cotabato

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. It traverses the provinces of Misamis Oriental

Misamis Oriental

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, Bukidnon

Bukidnon

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 and North Cotabato.

The highway's name was Route 3 but was changed to Sayre Highway's, in honor of Francis B. Sayre

Francis B. Sayre

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, the U.S. Philippine High Commissioner who spearheaded its construction. It extends southward through central Mindanao for a distance of about 100 miles, linking the northern and southern arms of Route 1 (Digos

Digos City

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-Butuan

Butuan City

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Highway). This section of the Philippine national highway was constructed during the American occupation of the Philippines.