Over 1,200 people attended the celebration of Earth Hour 2023 at the Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City on Saturday, March 25. The celebration of Earth Hour is held annually to encourage everyone to switch off non-essential electric lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. It is...
AGDANGAN, Quezon – The bodies of two crab gatherers believed to have been electrocuted were found in a swamp in Sitio Lambo-lambo, Barangay Binagbag, here on Saturday afternoon, March 25. Police identified the victims as Federico Usula, 40, and Gerry Ligua, 30, residents of Barangay Ilayang...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Quezon Rep. David Suarez on Friday, March 24, led the groundbreaking ceremony for a P15-million public water system project what will benefit some 1,500 households in three barangays here. Suarez said these projects materialized because of the generosity of persons who...
Several groups gathered in a street event in Barangay Loyola Heights, Quezon City on Saturday, March 25, to raise awareness on the country's sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The "Not One Inch" street event was initiated by the Alliance of WPS Watchers, which is a network of...
MACALELON, Quezon – The police and military clashed with the New People’s Army in Sitio Aak, Barangay Vista Hermosa here on Friday afternoon, March 24. The 85th Infantry Battalion (IB) led by 2nd Lt. Vincent Semilla and the 2nd Quezon Provincial Mobile Force Company encountered the Platun...
A teen actor and two others died while their companion was injured after the car they were riding crashed into a concrete signage of a subdivision along Commonwealth Avenue in Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City on Friday, March 24. District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) Sector 5 identified the...
The Quezon City government was named as one of the leading water and environment champions in the Philippines on World Water Day, Wednesday, March 22. Quezon City Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department (CCES) head Andrea A. Villaroman received the “Water Warrior Award for...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte commended the traffic enforcer (TE) who died after a trailer truck hit and run over him along A. Bonifacio Avenue, Barangay Balingasa last Wednesday, March 22, for showing bravery and heroism while performing his duty. “We salute the bravery and heroism of Traffic...
A traffic enforcer died after he was run over by a 14-wheeler trailer truck along A. Bonifacio Avenue, Quezon City on Wednesday, March 22. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the traffic enforcer as Jeffrey Antolin, a resident of Tinagan St., Brgy. Jose, Quezon City. According to the...
A drunk man who fled allegedly after failing to settle his bill at a bar in Cubao, Quezon City, was arrested when the car he was driving hit several vehicles on city roads on Monday, March 20. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspect as Abdulnasif Artiga Dimaporo, 30, of...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Maria Susana Ople signed on Wednesday, March 22, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the protection of rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the city. The city government said the ceremonial signing, held at...
Operatives of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Holy Spirit Station (PS 14) arrested a man after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City on Tuesday, March 21. Police identified the suspect as John Mark, 20, of the said barangay. Initial reports disclosed that the...
