Quezon City/Triangle and Scout Areas

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.

Understand
This article includes also barangays Roxas, Obrero, and Kamuning, through those places are not traditionally associated the Scout Area; Muñoz (Katipunan, Veterans Village), Bago Bantay (Bagong Pag-asa, Project 6, Ramon Magsaysay, Santo Cristo, Vasra), Santa Cruz (around Fisher Mall) and Nayong Kanluran) are also included as part of the larger North EDSA area, with its glitzy malls.

The Scout Area gets its name from the 22 Boy Scouts of the Philippines who died on the way to the 11th World Scouting Jamboree in Marathon, Greece; this area encompasses barangays Laging Handa, Sacred Heart and South Triangle. Most streets, except Mother Ignacia Avenue, Panay Avenue, Sergeant Esguerra Avenue, Timog Avenue and Tomas Morato Avenue, are named after the 22 Scouts, hence the district's common name.

The Triangle Area is part of the former barangay of Diliman. It was originally intended to be the location of all the offices of the Philippine government as Quezon City is envisioned, and the northeast corner (present-day Quezon Memorial Circle) was the supposed site of a new Philippine capitol building, but as World War II erupted in the Pacific, many of the proposed building have never been constructed. The west and south sides of the Triangle grew into middle-class neighborhoods; the east side only became filled with government offices, and the north side is partially filled with government offices and commercial developments, with interspersed slums. The north side of the Triangle Area is undergoing redevelopment as part of the Triangle Business Park commercial development.

The Scout Area's major streets are Timog Avenue (Route 173), a four-lane street running east-west from EDSA to Quezon Avenue, and Tomas Morato Avenue, a north-south avenue running from the area near the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Complex south to E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in New Manila. Both streets are nightlife centers; expect to find many classy restaurants and bars at almost every corner.

South Triangle, a barangay, is a mid-class neighborhood home to the two major television networks, ABS-CBN and GMA Network, and film production firms; it is home for many Philippine TV celebrities, and is the Philippines' Hollywood.

Get in
The Triangle and Scout Area is near to Diliman and Cubao; from the streets of Diliman, crossing East Avenue brings you immediately to the East Triangle area. From Cubao, you can just hop onto MRT Line 3, a jeepney, or a city bus, and get down at points along EDSA.

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.

See




Quezon Memorial Circle is found at the northeast corner of the district, but it has its own set of sights and activities, and is covered separately.

Television
The South Triangle area is the nerve center of the Philippine TV industry; the two major networks, GMA and ABS–CBN are headquartered here. If you want to get a glimpse of the Philippines' TV industry, you can either visit the TV studios in the area and watch live performances of popular shows being broadcast throughout the Philippines (and also to overseas Filipino communities around the world).



Events

 * Quezon City Pride Parade (December 8 and 9)

Eat

 * Greens 104 Sct. Lozano St. +63 999 722 1799. Continental restaurant with many vegetarian and vegan friendly options including cake. (updated June 2022)

Bars
Tomas Morato Avenue is the nightlife capital of Quezon City since the 1970s; almost ever corner has a restaurant and bar. Timog Avenue has also a plenty of them, and the Scout Area is certainly the nightlife center on town.



Stay safe
The district is relatively safe, but watch out for pickpockets and the occasional scammers. Showing drunkenness is not tolerated; some foreigners are arrested for engaging in drunken brawls. Some areas of this district are best avoided at all times:


 * The interior of barangay Obrero (and areas under an old power line at the boundary with New Manila)
 * Some areas on the Triangle Area characterized by slums. Riots have erupted during demolitions, so it is best avoided at all times.

Embassies

 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus

Go next

 * Cubao – The grand old retail center of the city, along EDSA.