The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) cited Quezon City as the most competitive “Highly Urbanized City” in the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the city government announced Friday, July 8. Mayor Joy Belmonte received the award from DTI-Competitiveness Bureau...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives seized a total of P782,000 worth of alleged shabu and arrested five suspects in two separate buy-bust operations in the city on Tuesday, July 6. The QCPD Masambong Station (PS 2) led by Lt. Col. Imelda Reyes conducted the first entrapment operation in...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Metro Manila has recorded close to 4,000 dengue cases since the beginning of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "There were 3,975 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year are one percent higher...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested Monday, July 4, a man who shot a street dweller in Quezon City on Sunday, July 3. The QCPD Galas Station (PS 11) reported that the suspect, Aurelio Ramos IV, 25, a family driver, was arrested in his house in Brgy. Don Manuel, Quezon...
The Quezon City government announced Tuesday, July 5, that its People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) dismissed a policeman for shooting a man during a scuffle in Barangay Greater Lagro, Quezon City on Feb 18. The suspect, identified as Senior Master Sgt. Chester Garchitorena, 44, assigned to the...
The Quezon City government has reopened the application for the “Pangkabuhayan QC” program on Monday, July 4, which provides financial grant and livelihood training for aspiring micro-entrepreneurs in the city. “The capital assistance that we are providing can help our QCitizens start small...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized more than P1 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy bust operation Quezon City. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Derrick Carreon said the suspect Richard Allan Mirasol De Asis, 40, carpenter...
Siblings Reps. Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS Party-list), Eric Yap (Benguet); and Quezon City 4th district Councilor Egay Yap are firming up their roles in the country’s political scene, winning all their respective races during the May 2022 elections. From left to right: Egay, Edvic, and Eric Yap Even as...
The number of Quezon City's active Covid-19 cases climbed to 850 cases on Sunday, July 3. Based on the report validated by the QC Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU) and released on Sunday, the current number of the active cases is 0.32 percent of the 264,407 total cases. The city's...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized some P272 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Quezon City on Sunday, July 3. PDEA Director General Wikins Villanueva said the operation also resulted in the arrest of a suspected big-time Chinese drug trafficker identified as...
Las Casas Quezon City holds first bridal fair A first for Las Casas Quezon City, the dreamy heritage venue is hosting a two-day bridal fair called "Las Bodas en Las Casas" from July 2 to 3, 20022 at Roosevelt, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City. Inviting a select group of wedding event suppliers,...
The Quezon City Police Distict received Friday, July 1, 15 new laptops from the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT). The QCPD Directorial Staff and key officers and Engineer Ariel Macario M. Gaan Jr., Center for Global ICT Training Recognition and Certification assistant...
