Citing the benefit that "Kadiwa ng Pasko" stores will give to poor Filipinos, Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas thanked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for coming up with the project. From left to right: Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro...
A helper was arrested after he allegedly stole more than P3,600,000 worth of jewelry, gadgets, and other personal valuables from his employer’s house in Barangay Loyola Heights, Quezon City on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Lt. Col. Ritchie Claravall, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Anonas Station (PS 9)...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Quezon City Hall on Monday, Nov. 14. The city government also lit the holiday decorations like “belen” (nativity scene), angels, and Christmas lights from Quezon Avenue to Welcome Rotonda....
With the help of some concerned citizens, security guards arrested a man who stabbed a call center agent with a screw driver in Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City on Monday evening, Nov. 14. The Quezon City Police District identified the suspect as John Hofre Mecedilla Madriaga, 43, a resident of...
Quezon City topped the list of cities conferred with special awards by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for having highest number of intellectual property (IP) applications and approved registrations in 2021. IPOPHL said in a statement Tuesday, Nov. 16, that Quezon City...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday, Nov. 15, commended the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) personnel who died in a shootout with a man who was involved in an indiscriminate firing incident in Caloocan City on Sunday, Nov. 13, for his courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. Belmonte...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A fire broke out at a storage room in the Land Transportation Office (LTO) building along East Avenue, Brgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City on Sunday, Nov. 13. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said a ceiling fan in the storage room caught fire due to overheating of its fan motor....
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, some P3.4 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City. In a report released on Nov. 13, the PDEA said the suspect Mansawi Lala, 38, was arrested after selling 500 grams of shabu to an...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local governments of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and Quezon Cities participated in the 4th Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, Nov. 10. Public school students, government employees, and barangay officials in Malabon City...
The local government units of Malabon City and Quezon City were recognized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for their disaster risk reduction and management programs. The two cities received the "Beyond Compliant" award...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A suspected motorcycle thief was killed in an alleged shootout with police in Barangay Sta. Monica, Novaliches, Quezon City on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Maj. Don Don Llapitan, QCPD-District Anti-Carnapping Unit (DACU) chief, described the slain suspect as about 5"4' tall with slim built...
Operatives from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) confiscated more than P170 million worth of alleged shabu from a man during a buy-bust operation conducted in the city on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The DDEU identified the suspect as Rodgene Umali, 36, from Mamatid,...
