Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of four modern facilities at the Amoranto Sports Complex on Roces Avenue, in the city on Saturday, Jan. 7. The four facilities include the Amoranto Sports Arena which has a 3,500 seating capacity, a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, a...
A Quezon City congressman is pursuing the enactment of a measure that would grant a fully paid, week-long bereavement leave to all employees in the event of an immediate family member’s death. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Rep. Marvin Rillo of the city's 4th district penned and filed...
INFANTA, Quezon – Some 100 grams of shabu worth P2-million were seized and nine suspected drug peddlers including a high value individual were arrested in three separate anti-illegal drug operations on Friday, Jan. 6 in this town. The Infanta police’s biggest haul of the said operation was in...
By Diann Calucin The body of an 11-year-old boy was retrieved by authorities on Friday night, Jan. 6, hours after he drowned in a creek in Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) La Loma Police Station dispatched a team after receiving a call at 8:35 p.m. about a drowning incident...
SARIAYA, Quezon - A 49-year-old owner of a motorcycle parts store was shot dead by unidentified riding-in tandem suspects on Thursday afternoon, Jan.5 at Barangay Guis-guis in this town. The victim was identified as Victor Marquez, a resident of Sitio Masayahin, Barangay Janagdong also here. A...
Five people, including two minors, were arrested after they allegedly stole gadgets and other items in a house in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Project 6 Station (PS 15) identified the suspects as Patrick Busa Toledo, 22 ; Renz Jon...
QUEZON -- Seven people on board a van were rescued by Infanta Quick Emergency Response Team (Infanta QRT Team) when they were trapped by two landslides in Infanta-Marikina highway in Barangay Magsaysay, Infanta on Thursday, Jan. 5. The rescue operation was conducted at the boundary in Km 5 of the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the distribution of livelihood assistance to 805 residents at Risen Garden in Quezon City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 4. "Ito ay tulong ng lokal na pamahalaan upang madagdagan ang puhunan ng mga QCitizens (Quezon Cityc citizens) para sa kanilang...
LUCENA CITY -- Classes in public and private schools and work in government offices were suspended in several towns in the provinces of Quezon and Laguna on Thursday, Jan. 5, due to inclement weather. In Quezon, classes on all levels in the towns of Burdeos, Polillo, including government offices,...
A man was arrested by the police in Quezon City on Tuesday, Jan. 3, after he allegedly tried to sell a stolen motorcycle online. Lt. Col. Mark Janis Ballesteros, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Talipapa Station (PS 3) commander, identified the suspect as BJ Vincent Escote, 20, of Barangay Balon...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte expressed on Wednesday, Jan. 4, her full support to the call of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos for Philippine National Police (PNP) senior officials to submit a “courtesy resignation” in line with the...
A 76-year-old retired teacher died after being run over by a garbage truck in Barangay Baesa, Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) District Traffic Enforcement Unit (DTEU) Traffic Sector 6 identified the victim as Luzviminda Evangelista, a resident of...
