Even an outgoing congressman in Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas believes that the House of Representatives will be in good hands under speakership contender, current Majority Leader Martin Romualdez. Outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas (Facebook) "I have seen firsthand...
A riot erupted at the Quezon City Jail on Friday, May 13, among three rival gangs, resulting in the death of at least one person deprived of liberty (PDL) and the wounding of nine others. In a report from ABS-CBN, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-NCR community relations chief...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Remus Medina called on the public to always check the accuracy and truthfulness of all information they read on social media. Medina made the call on Thursday, May 12, as he denied a social media post alleging that some student-athletes from...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan will meet their supporters in a thanksgiving event at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City on Friday, May 13. (Image from VP Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez via Twitter) Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez...
A total of 64 individuals were arrested in Quezon City for allegedly violating the liquor ban on Sunday, May 8, and on election day, May 9, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Wednesday, May 11. The QCPD Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) said 33 persons were apprehended in three...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan will hold a thanksgiving rally for their volunteers and supporters on Friday, May 13, at the Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) The event will start at 5 p.m.,, a...
The local government units of Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Quezon (QC) have started the removal of tarpaulins and other campaign materials used during the recent national and local elections. Valenzuela City Public Sanitation and Cleanliness Office (PSCO) Clean and Green Division officer-in-charge Mr....
Incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte will serve her second term after beating her closest rival Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor in the May 9 election. Belmonte was proclaimed by the officers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the winner in the mayoral race on Tuesday evening, May 10....
QUEZON – Unidentified motorcycle-riding tandem shot dead a senior high school student while standing near a gasoline station late Monday afternoon in Catanaun town in this province. Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) public information officer Lt. Lovelynn Lalunio identified the victim...
Voters in a polling precinct at the 15th Avenue Elementary School in Cubao, Quezon City agreed to put their filled up ballots in boxes after its vote-counting machine (VCM) bogged down on Monday, May 9. According to the school principal, Dr. Ryan Atezora, the micro secure digital (SD) card of the...
Mayor Joy Belmonte cast her vote at Christ the King Seminary covered court on Monday morning, May 9. Belmonte lined up along with other residents for almost an hour to cast her vote. The city mayor encountered a glitch when her ballot was rejected by the vote-counting machine (VCM). After several...
Anakalusugan Michael “Mike” Defensor and wife Julie cast their votes at La Vista Subdivision on Monday, May 9. In a Facebook post, Defensor vowed to bring changes and reforms in the city. “Dala-dala ang plataporma para sa mga kinakailangang pagbabago at reporma sa lungsod at kabilang dito ang...