The Quezon City government has formed a task group in preparation for a possible surge of new COVID-19 infections that may come following the rise of the new Delta variant. The local government made the move even if its positivity rate has already declined to five percent, which is a rate set by...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday admitted that the increasing number of minors committing suicide prompted the city government to identify certain areas in the city where youngsters can go to after months of being cooped up in their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing a report from...
The daughter of former President Manuel Quezon passed away at the age of 100 Maria Zeneida Quezon-Avanceña (Image credit: Raoul Wallenberg Foundation) Maria Zeneida Quezon-Avanceña, the last surviving daughter of former President Manuel Quezon, passed away on July 12, 2021. News about her demise...
Quezon City has breached the one million mark in terms of total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. The local government on Wednesday announced that as of July 13, a total of 1,013,988 vaccine doses were already administered, 686,311 of which were first dose while 327,677 were second...
The man who engaged police in a wild car chase after refusing to pay his hotel bill was found to have in his possession a sachet of suspected shabu, police said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, director of the Quezon City Police District, said they found a suspected illegal drug from Arvin...
Vice President Leni Robredo had nothing but good words for the Quezon City government for the vaccination of 165 staff members at the Office of the Vice President (OVP). In a Facebook post, Robredo shared photos of OVP staff receiving their second dose of coronavirus vaccines at the Quezon City...
Maria Zeneida “Nini” Quezon Avanceña, the second and the last surviving child of the late Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon and his wife, Aurora, died Monday, July 12 at the age of 100. Nini Quezon-Avancena Avancena’s son, Ricky, confirmed the demise of his mother in a statement that...
A 46-year-old man who checked-in at a hotel in Quezon City and refused to pay his bill was arrested by the police on Tuesday after a long chase by the authorities from Quezon City to Manila. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect, identified as Arvin Tan, is now facing charges for...
"It's always the workers who get punished." That was how some social media users reacted to the closure of Ciso's Gastrobar in Quezon City on Monday following the explicit violations of health protocols committed by its guests over the weekend. In a Facebook post, Zachary Gabriel said the Quezon...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG) arrested on Monday, July 12, two female drug pushers and seized 5,637 pieces of ecstasy placed in a box of foot massager during an...
Several social media "influencers" are now in hot water after they were caught in a video partying and drinking alcoholic beverages without social distancing despite threats of COVID-19 inside a bar in Quezon City over the weekend. Rannie Ludovica, Quezon City's Task Force Disiplina head, said they...
Efforts are underway to establish and develop a native bee farm for a Dumagat tribe in Mauban, Quezon, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña reported that 50 bee colonies have been distributed to Samahan ng Unkomot...
