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After decades of pretending to be a significant cultural landmark, the Quezon Memorial Circle management confessed it’s essentially just an overpriced traffic circle with food stalls.
Rosa dela Cruz (staff writer)
Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City —
Quezon City Circle Finally Admits It’s Just a Very Expensive Roundabout
In a moment of unprecedented honesty, the Quezon Memorial Circle management officially admitted that the 27-hectare “cultural landmark” is essentially just an elaborate roundabout with overpriced street food and questionable carnival rides.
Truth Finally Surfaces
Circle Administrator Benjamin Torres made the confession during what he thought was an off-the-record interview. “Look, we’ve been calling it a ‘park’ and a ‘monument’ for decades, but let’s be real it’s just a really big traffic circle where people happen to jog and eat fishballs,” Torres stated.
The admission came after years of tourists asking why they paid ?30 entrance fees to walk around what is essentially a glorified intersection with a tower in the middle. The Circle’s marketing department has struggled to explain why people need to pay to enter what is functionally public road infrastructure.
Rebranding Efforts Begin
Following the confession, the management announced plans to rebrand as “Metro Manila’s Premier Circular Traffic Experience” complete with educational tours about roundabout navigation and the physics of centrifugal force.
“We’re embracing our true identity,” explained Tourism Officer Maria Gonzales. “Instead of pretending to be Rizal Park’s bigger brother, we’re going to become the world’s first theme park dedicated to circular traffic patterns.”
The Circle’s new attractions will include timed laps around the perimeter, professional roundabout driving lessons, and a gift shop selling commemorative traffic cones. Early surveys suggest visitors are more comfortable with the honesty, with one tourist noting, “At least now I understand why everyone just drives through without stopping.”