The Quezon City government is set to launch a program for startup entrepreneurs who will be given a financial grant to start their businesses. “The goal is to create business hubs that will inspire and empower QCitizens to create innovative business models that can help provide solutions to...
A man involved in a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a lady volunteer tanod (village watcher) and wounding of two others was arrested by police in Quezon City on Friday morning, March 18. Lt. Col. Mark Julio Abong, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Crime Investigation and Detection...
Anakalusugan Party-list Representative Mike Defensor on Sunday, March 20, said that the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Diliman Project will produce more than 3,000 jobs to help boost Quezon City’s economy. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA...
Police confiscated some P408,000 worth of alleged shabu from a drug group member in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Saturday afternoon, March 19. Lt. Col. Alex Barredo, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Talipapa Station 3 (PS 3) commander, identified the suspect as Alfred Jerome Sitchon,...
Quezon City legal officer Atty. Nino Casimiro insisted on Saturday, March 19, that the Covid-19 pandemic “ayuda” packs bought by the local government were not overpriced. Casimiro issued his statement after learning that Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor showed a document...
The Quezon City government’s free bus ride program that was implemented in December 2020 has benefitted over 5.3 million passengers, Mayor Joy Belmonte said. “This program was launched to address the need for a reliable, efficient and safe means of transportation during the pandemic especially...
Did you know that Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor and former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista go way back? Here's a photo of the two astute politicians during their days as youth leaders and so-called “street parliamentarians” in the early 1990s: Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert...
A total of 3,675 families from the NIA Road (National Irrigation Administration) in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City will be given better and decent homes after the local government and the Nation Housing Authority (NHA) signed the Usufruct Agreement. Mayor Joy Belmonte, Vice-mayor Gian Sotto,...
With an average number of 25 new Covid-19 cases per day over the past week, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David on Thursday, March 17, said that Quezon City is now “very low risk” for Covid-19. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) From March 10 to March 16, Quezon City’s number of new Covid-19 infections has...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, March 16, distributed cash aid to fire victims in Barangay Bahay Toro. Fifteen families lost their homes during a fire that broke out at Sitio Maligaya, Bahay Toro on Monday, March 14. (QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT/MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Joy Belmonte gave P10,000...
Mayor Joy Belmonte distributed fuel vouchers worth P500 to registered tricycle operators and drivers association (TODA) members on Tuesday, March 15. A total of 3,982 drivers, the first batch of recipients, received the vouchers to help them cope with the continuous increase in fuel prices....
Police arrested two men who were seen carrying a gun and a grenade in Novaliches, Quezon City on Sunday night, March 13. Lt. Col. Richard Ian Ang, Quezon City Novaliches Station (PS 4) commander, identified the suspects as Carlo Condes, 36; and Cyrus Reyes, 41, both residents of Barangay Gulod,...
