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Quezon City, Philippines
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The Triangle Area and Scout Area of Quezon City forms the heart of the city's government center, entertainment industry, and nightlife. On the four avenues forming the Triangle Area, you may either find yourself in a row of government offices, shopping malls, residential areas, and commercial strips.
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Bantayog ng mga Bayani
Monument dedicated to the people who died during the Marcos dictatorship.
Boy Scout Monument
Monument created in memory of the 22 Boy Scouts who perished en route to the 11th World Scouting Jamboree in Greece.
The 220 m transmitter tower of ABS-CBN, providing strong TV signals around Metro Manila. It is a landmark of the district itself, and is very visible from almost every corner of the Scout Area.
Houses a zoological and botanical garden, complete with a man-made lagoon for boating activities
Elevated park with a simulated river and waterfall, part of SM City North EDSA (see #Buy)
See (#Do)
The flagship studio of the ABS-CBN media network, built in 1968 and is the Philippines' most advanced broadcasting center.
The oldest television studios inside the complex, with 10 studios housing ABS-CBN's popular shows like It's Showtime, Magandang Buhay, TV Patrol, and ASAP.
Home of the Philippine Big Brother franchise. The façade makes this more of a house, but it also hosts the studios where Pinoy Big Brother is aired. The surrounding area can become very crowded during eviction nights, where thousands of fans wait. The house is generally closed when Pinoy Big Brother is not being broadcasted.
Continental restaurant with many vegetarian and vegan friendly options including cake.
Karaoke bar with disco and a selection of food. Smoking allowed in some rooms
Comfortable, affordable inn with air-conditioned rooms and international cable TVs.
Castle-themed hotel, with rooms having a royal and European feel. It has five restaurants, one open 24/7, another playing live music, and some with bars.
The Cocoon Hotel
Has vibrantly colored rooms with free WiFi, cable TV, minibar with coffee and tea makers, and bathtub with hot and cold water. Larger rooms have a living room and an additional bedroom. Its rooftop has a swimming pool providing views of the Scout Area and nearby Cubao. Amenities include a bar, a restaurant, a café, a hair salon, a gym, a business center, and a spa. Free breakfast available.
This hotel offers room amenities like air-conditioning, cable television, and kitchenette, complete with daily maid service. However be prepared for possible privations (e.g. no soap/towels, dirty sheets, broken toilet seat, bad TV reception, overall dilapidated conditions).
All rooms have in-room safety deposit box, mini bar, individual climate control, LCD flat screen with cable and DVD player. Some of its facilities and services are lobby lounge, bar, infinity pool, kiddie pool, gym/fitness center, multi-level parking, Wi-Fi internet connection, in-room suite dining service, laundry/pressing and dry cleaning, wake-up call, 24-hour concierge and security.
Mixed-used development with a shopping mall, lifestyle strip, and call center buildings
Indoor mall of the Eton Centris complex, with select restaurants, shops and a SM Hypermarket.
Mall owned by a fishing business in Malabon, and built over an old bus terminal. This mall has plenty of fast food chains and fast food restaurants, but not as crowded as the major ones.
The second largest mall in the Philippines, one of the world's largest malls, and the first mall of the nationwide SM Supermalls chain, SM North EDSA houses almost 1000 retail stores, services and restaurants within the mall's premises. It was the largest mall in the Philippines from 2008-2011 and 2015-2021.
Short for Triangle North of Manila, it is a large shopping mall in Quezon City in the Philippines owned by land developer Ayala Land. Opened in 2007, the mall is on the side of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, near the MRT-3 North Avenue Station in Quezon City, giving significant market competition to the nearby SM North EDSA as one of the largest malls in Manila's metropolitan area.
Small upscale mall with a Coffee Project café and All Day convenience store, part of the 46-storey Wil Tower condominium complex.
By public transit
MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) serves the Triangle and Scout Area, and you can alight at the three stations inside the district.
By bus
The area is served by city buses route 6 from Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) and the EDSA Carousel BRT.
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