# Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road

National Route 436 (N436) or the Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road is a 60.37-kilometer (37.51 mi) secondary national road that forms part of the Philippine highway network. It is a two-to-four lane, secondary road connecting various municipalities and two cities of southern and western Batangas.

## Route description

The highway starts at Palico junction at Barangay Luntal near the border of the municipalities of Tuy and Nasugbu, heading southeast towards the town proper of Tuy, then directly south towards another rotonda in Barangay Calzada in the municipality of Balayan. The road then turns eastward towards Calaca, passing near the Calaca Power Plant, past the city proper, then meets the end of Diokno Highway at Barangay Mahayahay in Lemery. The road then passes through Lemery town proper, then turns sharply towards Taal, passing the Taal Basilica. The road then goes past the town of Santa Teresita, then briefly through Barangay Muzon in San Luis and Barangays Muzon Primero and Segundo in Alitagtag, then enters the town propers of Bauan and San Pascual and enters Batangas City and finally terminates in Barangay Calicanto at the junction with Jose P. Laurel Highway and P. Burgos Street.

## Intersections

The entire route is located in Batangas. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
| City/Municipality | Destinations | Notes |
| Tuy | N407 (Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway) – Nasugbu, Lian, Cavite | Palico Rotunda. Route terminus. Westbound goes to Lian & Nasugbu; Eastbound goes to Tagaytay & Santa Rosa. |
| Tuy | Tuy Diversion Road | North end of diversion road. This segment between both ends of the diversion road is known locally as Rizal Street. |
| Tuy | Tuy Diversion Road | South end of diversion road. |
| Balayan | N409 (Balibago–Balayan Road) / Ermita Street – Calatagan, Lian | Balayan Rotunda. |
| Balayan | Don Sixto Castelo Lopez Street | Internal road leading to Balayan town proper. |
| Balayan | Caybunga–Pook Road | Internal road leading to various barangays at the foot of Mount Batulao. |
| Calaca | Batulao Road | Internal road leading to Brgy. Cahil which harbors a trail to the peak of Mount Batulao. |
| Calaca | Marasigan Street | Access to Calaca city proper. |
| Lemery | N410 (Diokno Highway) – Tagaytay, Alfonso, Laurel | |
| Lemery | Lemery–Agoncillo Road — San Nicolas, Laurel, Agoncillo | |
| Lemery | Lemery–Taal Diversion Road — San Nicolas | Bypasses Lemery and Taal town propers. West end of diversion road. This segment of the highway entering the town proper is known locally as Ilustre Avenue. |
| Taal | Calle Cota / Calle Ramon Diokno | One-way road scheme implemented due to traffic buildup. Road is known locally as Calle Marcela Agoncillo. |
| Taal | Calle Vicente Noble | Alternate access to San Nicolas. No left turn from this road. |
| Taal | Calle Jose P. Rizal / Calle Felipe Agoncillo | No right turn from junction. |
| Taal | Lemery–Taal Diversion Road | Eastern end of diversion road. |
| Taal–Santa Teresita boundary | Tawilisan–San Nicolas Road — San Nicolas, Agoncillo | |
| Santa Teresita | Santa Teresita–Calayaan–Ilog Road — Taal, San Luis | Internal road leading to the coastal barangays of Taal and San Luis. |
| Santa Teresita | N656 (Santa Teresita–Alitagtag Diversion Road) – Alitagtag, Cuenca, Lipa | Diversion road leading to N433 (Banaybanay–Mojon–Cuenca Road), bypassing Muzon junction. |
| San Luis–Alitagtag boundary | N433 (Banaybanay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) – Cuenca, San Jose, Lipa | Muzon Junction. |
| San Luis–Alitagtag boundary | Muzon–San Luis Road | Access to San Luis town proper. |
| Bauan | Batangas City–San Pascual–Bauan Bypass Road | Alternate access to N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) and E2 (STAR Tollway). |
| Bauan | Bauan–Mabini Road — Mabini | Manghinao Crossing. Primary access to Mabini municipality; Tingloy island via Anilao and Talaga ports. This segment of the route entering Bauan town proper is known locally as F. Mangobos Street. |
| Bauan | F. Mangobos Street | One way road. Route turns south to J.P. Rizal Street. |
| Bauan | Kapitan Ponso Street | One way road. Route turns eastbound to Kapitan Ponso Street. |
| Bauan | Don Quintin Castillo Street | One way road. |
| San Pascual | San Pascual–San Mateo Road | Internal road leading to Brgy. San Mateo in San Pascual. |
| San Pascual | Caltex Road | Chevron Batangas Terminal perimeter road. Northern segment provides access to N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road). |
| Batangas City | N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) / Bolbok Access Road – Batangas Port, Manila | Access to Batangas Port to the south and E2 (STAR Tollway) to the north. |
| Batangas City | N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) – Manila, Lipa, San Jose | Terminus. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access |||||