Tomas Morato Avenue runs in a north-south direction and has four lanes , two lanes going in each direction . Beginning at the intersection with Eulogio Rodriguez Sr . Avenue in New Manila , the road traverses Kristong Hari village and quickly enters the Diliman villages of Obrero and Kamuning towards the junction with Kamuning Road . Upon crossing the Don Alejandro Roces Avenue ( former Calle Retiro ) , it enters the Scout areas , home to most of the street 's famous restaurants and bars including Thompson Square , where the road serves as the border between Laging Handa and Sacred Heart villages up to the intersection with Timog Avenue . The streets in this area were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in a plane crash en route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree . A memorial stands in the center of the rotunda at the intersection of Tomas Morato with Timog Avenue . Near the Scouting memorial is the location of the former Ozone disco . Past the memorial rotunda , the avenue enters the village of South Triangle where the Il Terrazzo strip mall , Imperial Palace Hotel and Hotel Rembrandt are located . It ends at a T-intersection with Eugenio Lopez Drive by the ELJ Communications Center
plane crash
United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1963)
Tomas Morato Avenue