Senior citizens in District 2 of Quezon City were inoculated with Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) Janssen vaccine in a one-day rollout on Wednesday, July 28. Mayor Joy Belmonte said District 2 is the most densely populated area in the city and its senior citizens must be prioritized in the...
At least 82 cops from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), including those who were deployed during President Duterte’s 6th and last State of the Nation Address (SONA), have tested positive for COVID-19. Citing information from the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU),...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is seeking an explanation from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) regarding the breach of agreement with the militant groups after blocking protesters while marching towards Tandang Sora Avenue during President Duterte's last State of the Nation Address (SONA)....
Ten members of Partido Manggagawa were apprehended on Monday in Caloocan City while on their way to a protest rally inside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus for President Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA). Caloocan City Police Substation 8 commander Maj. Joey Hizon...
One case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Quezon City, the City Public Information Office (PIO) reported on Monday. (AFP) The PIO said the patient is a 34-year-old male Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who arrived in the country from Saudi Arabia on June 24. Upon his arrival, the...
Several areas in Quezon City have been identified by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as "not passable to all types of vehicles" due to floods caused by the monsoon rains. (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) A series of flood advisories released by the MMDA beginning at past 9 a.m....
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has announced the traffic rerouting during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 26. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Antonio C Yarra said heavy traffic is expected to and from the Batasang Pambansa Complex where...
Organizers of protests scheduled for President Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA) have agreed to cooperate with Quezon City authorities in implementing preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 by not holding rallies along Commonwealth Avenue and shortening their time of...
Over a thousand people in Quezon City have been evacuated as continuous rain caused floods submerging parts of Metro Manila over the weekend. At least 1,239 or 276 families living in low-lying and flood-prone areas of barangays Apolonio, Doña Imelda, Bagong Silangan, Tatalon, Roxas, Batasan Hills,...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Friday that groups who will stage protests during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte must secure a permit and coordinate with the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). “Alam naman po natin na merong patakaran o batas na...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), which will connect Quezon City to Bulacan, is in "full swing" despite the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Art Tugade's Facebook Page) According to Tugade, the...
The local government units (LGUs) have the right to permit or reject requests for the staging of rallies in their respective jurisdictions with President Duterte delivering his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (DILG logo) The Department of the Interior and Local...
