Lawyer Angelo A. Jimenez officially took the helm as the President of the University of the Philippines (UP) after former UP President Danilo L. Concepcion turned over the leadership during a ceremony held at the Quezon Hall Lobby in UP Diliman on Friday morning, Feb. 10. "UP welcomes its 22nd...
The fire that razed a bus terminal on Time Square St., Araneta City, Barangay Socorro, Quezon City on Thursday, Feb. 9, causing around P245,000,000 damage to property reignited on Friday afternoon, Feb. 10, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. The BFP said that the rekindled fire started...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu valued at P1.8 million in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday night, Feb. 8. POLICE log evidence from suspected drug pusher Gerald Dalumpienes (standing right) following his arrest in a drug sting in Lucena...
Two women died after their two-storey house on Avelino Alley, J. Francisco, Brgy. Krus Na Ligas, Quezon City was gutted by fire early Thursday morning, Feb. 9. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said that the victims, a 40-year-old woman and her daughter, 17-18 years old, were both trapped inside...
The Quezon City government, along with the Department of Transportation, on Wednesday, Feb. 8. started the dry-run for the new traffic scheme on two city roads that aims to prevent the congestion of vehicles during rush hour. According to the city government, the lanes at the center of Elliptical...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 7, the arrest of the mastermind and the gunman in the shooting of a lady employee of the Office of the Ombudsman in Barangay Dona Josefa, Quezon City on Feb. 1. The QCPD identified the gunman as Marlon Ayup Nery, 47, of Barangay...
Rescuers recovered the bodies of two teenage boys who allegedly drowned in a river in Sitio Bakal, Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the rescuers responded to the area at around 12:32 p.m. after receiving a report that two minors,...
The University of the Philippines (UP) professor who was arrested in Quezon City for alleged non-remittance of her housemaid’s Social Security System (SSS) contributions has already been released from police custody, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) confirmed. The QCPD said Melania Flores,...
Former Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Winston "Winnie" Castelo waxed sentimental over one of his favorite places in the city, Philcoa, in a recent Facebook post . Philcoa, February 2023 (Winnie Castelo's Facebook) For those who don't know, Philcoa was once a bustling commuter stop in the heart of...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – Mayor Matt Erwin Florido announced on Monday, Feb. 6, a special treat for loveless local government employees. FLORIDO Florido said municipal government workers who are still single since birth and have no boy or girlfriends for five years are entitled to triple pay on...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) recognized four local government units in Metro Manila for their excellent work in the fight against illegal drugs. They are Caloocan City, Malabon City, Parañaque City and Quezon City. In the recent Anti-Drug...
GEN. LUNA, Quezon -- A total of 985 scholars received financial aid from the local government unit (LGU) under Bayanihan para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan (BKK) program for college students on Sunday, Feb. 5, here. The payout, which covers the first semester of 2023, was undertaken by General Luna...
