Diliman
Located
at the center of the southern part of Quezon City, is where
many government offices are located, including the City Hall. Diliman is also home to the main campus of the University
of the Philippines.
At
Diliman's center lies the Quezon
Memorial where Pres. Manuel L. Quezon is interred.
The monument, encased in marble, is the highest structure in that part of
the city. Running around the monument is the 2-kilometer Quezon Memorial Circle, also
known as the Elliptical Road.
The circle links Commonwealth, Visayas, Kalayaan, East, North, and Quezon
Avenues. The last three avenues provide access to Epifanio
de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the main highway in
Metro Manila.
The
Quezon City Hall, one of the highest city halls
in the country is located along the Circle. Surrounding the city hall are
spacious parks and open areas. Some of the national government angencies whose head office is located in Diliman are the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security
Systems (SSS), the National Power Corporation, the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs), the National Computer Center (NCC), the Departments
of Agriculture (DA), Agrarian Reform (DAR), and the Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR).
Surrounding
the Circle are many important health centers and institutions. Along East Avenue stands
the Philippine Heart Center, the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), the National
Kidney Institute, and the Philippine Mental Health Association. Along North Avenue is the Veteran's Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and the Philippine
Health Association. The Philippine Children's Medical
Center and Lung
Center of the Philippines is located along Quezon Avenue.
The
University of the Philippines,
Diliman (UPD) lies at the northwestern portion of
Diliman occupying 4.92 kmē of rolling land. See the University
of the Philippines,
Diliman (Campus section).
Most
of the rest of the area is devoted to residential purposes. Some villages
in this portion of Diliman contain boarding houses where faculty and
students of UPD stay.