Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, said on Tuesday, April 12, that they will deploy around 2,200 cops to ensure public safety during the observance of “Semana Santa” or Holy Week 2022. “Asahan natin ang pagdagsa ng mga tao sa mga terminal ng bus at tren,...
The Quezon City (QC) government announced on Monday, April 11, that it placed 10 concrete plant boxes along the bike lane on the eastbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue to act as barriers for the safety of cyclists that are passing through. The placement of the plant boxes, which started on...
Compared to the 2019 election, there is a significant decrease in areas declared as hotspot for the May 2022 polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Monday, April 11. “Well ang unang magandang balita dito ay mas mababa ngayong eleksyong...
Around 2,754 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) celebrated Palm Sunday through an online Holy Mass held at the jail facility in Kamuning on Sunday morning, April 10. The online Palm Sunday Mass, which serves as a commencement of the Lenten season,...
A total of 40 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory (QCJFD) underwent a livelihood skills training program conducted by the Quezon City Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office (SBCDPO). The SBCDPO officer-in-charge Ms. Mona Yap said that...
The Quezon City local government announced on Thursday, April 7, that the People’s Law Enforcement Board of Quezon City (PLEB) has dismissed the police officer who shot a 22-year-old student last Feb. 8. Lawyer Rafael Calinisan, PLEB executive officer, said that Cpl. Reymark Rigor, 28, assigned...
Anakalusugan Representative and Quezon City Mayoral candidate Michael “Mike” Defensor said on Tuesday, April 7, that he is not bothered about Mayor Joy Belmonte’s alliance with Vice President Leni Robredo. “We expected their alliance from the start because they (Belmonte and Robredo) go...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has approved an ordinance mandating the inclusion of environmental criteria in the technical specifications for the city government's procurement of goods, services, and infrastructure. “This Ordinance will help the city government implement the policies it crafted...
Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) warden Supt. Michelle Bonto on Wednesday, April 6, said that they are targeting a total of 1,250 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during its “HIV Screening, Treatment, and Counselling" activity on April...
Two formal complaints have been lodged before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so far in relation to vote buying, according to Commissioner George Erwin Garcia. MB file photo He made the statement on Tuesday, April 5, as Koalisyong Novalenyo Kontra Korapsyon and Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan ng...
The Quezon City (QC) government resumed its free maintenance medicines program for all senior citizens on Tuesday, April 5. The pilot run for the relaunch was held on Tuesday in key areas in the city’s six districts - Toro Hills Covered Court in Barangay Bahay Toro for District 1; Barangay...
All senior citizens in Quezon City will get monthly maintenance medicines for free through the city's Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program. The free maintenance medicines are for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Under the program, each indigent senior citizen with the said...
