▁one ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁D il iman ▁Qu ad rangle ▁was ▁del ine ated ▁a ▁ ▁elli pt ical ▁site . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁contain ▁a ▁large ▁capit ol ▁building ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁anc ill ary ▁structures ▁for ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁On ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁giant ▁el lipse ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁new ▁Mal ac añ an ▁Palace ▁on ▁North ▁Avenue ▁( site ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ), ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Complex ▁along ▁East ▁Avenue ▁( now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁East ▁Avenue ▁Medical ▁Center ). ▁The ▁three ▁branches ▁of ▁government ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁finally ▁and ▁efficiently ▁located ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁The ▁city ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Pl ate au , ▁a ▁relatively ▁high ▁plate au ▁at ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁metropol is ▁situated ▁between ▁the ▁low lands ▁of ▁Man ila ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁and ▁the ▁Mar ik ina ▁River ▁Valley ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁southern ▁portion ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁the ▁narrow ▁San ▁Juan ▁River ▁and ▁its ▁trib ut aries ▁to ▁Pas ig ▁River , ▁while ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁equally - n arrow ▁T ulla han ▁River . ▁ ▁Que zon ▁City ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Man ila ▁to ▁the ▁south west , ▁by ▁Cal o oc an ▁and ▁Val enz uela ▁City ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁north west . ▁To