Mendiola Street - a short but wide street in the district of San Miguel in Manila. His name she received in honor of Enrique Mendiola, teacher, author of several books and a member of the first Board of Trustees of the University of the Philippines. Part of the street takes the bridge Mendiola Bridge, also known as a bridge Chino Roaches. The street itself Mendiola Street starts at the intersection of Legarda Street and Claro Recto Avenue and ends in the street Jose Laurel, right in front of the Palace Malakanang. She has several colleges and universities, which form the so-called Manila University Belt.

Mendiola Street is famous because it was here, on the street, and were still occur protests against the government, sits just at the Palace Malakanang, often turning into violent clashes. So, in January 1970 during the reign of Ferdinand Marcos held here the so-called Battle of the Bridge Mendiola Bridge, which killed four demonstrators. In 1987 the police to disperse the crowd of protesters, opened fire on protesters peasants demanded land reform. 13 people were killed and hundreds injured. Finally, in 2001, supporters of President Joseph Estrada, enraged by his arrest and offset from the post, went on Mendiola Street, demanding his release. Clashes between demonstrators and police, grew into an attempt to storm the Palace Malakanang. People began to smash shops and set fire to private cars, causing damage in the millions of pesos.

After that, the palace Malakanang were taken stringent security measures and it was decided to close half of the street of the gate of the College of the Holy Spirit and Consolacion College to protect governmental residence.