Around 100 Informal Settler families (ISFs) have received their land titles through the direct sale and direct purchase program facilitated by their barangay. “Sinisikap ng pamahalaang lungsod na mapabilis ang proseso ng pagbibigay natin ng permanenteng tahanan at maging in-city ang ating housing...
Incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday, May 5, thanked the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for supporting her re-election bid in the upcoming May 9 elections. “Lubos ko pong ikinagagalak ang karangalan na ako’y muling pagkatiwalaan ng Kapatiran ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa pamumuno ng...
The National Alliance of Broadcast Union (NABU) and Kapamilya Partylist on Thursday, May 5, expressed their support to incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte’s re-election bid in the upcoming May 9 elections. “Ang NABU ay susuporta lamang sa mga magtataguyod sa press freedom. Ang NABU ay...
A police officer was charged with criminal and administrative cases for pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s brother-in-law in Quezon City last April 29, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Wednesday, May 4. The QCPD Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) said the suspect,...
Five persons were hurt when an alcohol tank placed near a house suddenly exploded and triggered a fire on Baker Street in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon, May 3. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said that the victims, who are volunteers of an organization distributing...
Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor on Wednesday, May 4, criticized incumbent Quezon City (QC) Mayor Joy Belmonte for the closure of some roads in the city’s second district which will last for almost a day due to preparations for her team’s campaign activity. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 3,...
Senior citizens, solo parents and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will soon receive a monthly P500 cash aid from the local government of Quezon City for one year. This, after Mayor Joy Belmonte approved Ordinance No. SP-3115, S-2022 to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Police confiscated more than P1.6 million worth of alleged shabu and arrested nine suspects in three separate buy-bust operations conducted in the cities of Caloocan and Quezon on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said three suspects, identified as...
For Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas, poll-related offenses like syndicated vote-buying and cyber vote-buying must be defined under the Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code. (Maxim Ilyahov/ Unsplash In a statement over the weekend, Vargas lamented how the provisions...
The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) released the results of its election survey for the position of congressman in the National Capital Region (NCR). RPMD’s "Boses ng Bayan: NCR 2022" survey was held from April 17 to 21 through face-to-face interviews with 10,000 respondents...
At least eight people died while three others were hurt during a fire that razed around 80 houses in Brgy. UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City early Monday morning, May 2. The Quezon City Fire Department (QCFD) said the casualties include a 70-year-old, three children with ages three, eight, and 10,...
Two persons were injured while 20 families were rendered homeless when a fire hit a residential area on St. Joseph Street in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Friday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection Public Information Office (BFP-NCR PIO) said the blaze reached the first alarm at around...