Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured all presidential candidates from all political parties that they are welcome to hold events and activities in the city. “It is part of my duty and mandate as their Mayor to allow QCitizens to make an informed and impartial choice for their leaders," Belmonte...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s motorcade from the Quezon City Hall to the Quezon Memorial Circle for her “Pink Sunday” grand rally took an hour as she drew huge crowds to gather along major roads and streets in the country’s most vote-rich city on Sunday, Feb. 13....
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that he and Mayor Joy Belmonte support the tandem of presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and vice-presidential candidate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III. During the Lacson-Sotto campaign rally held at the Quezon...
After launching their 2022 electoral bids in his hometown of Cavite yesterday, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson goes to the turf of his running mate Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ C. Sotto III in the so-called ‘City of Stars’—the populous metropolis of...
A total of 370 children received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the start of vaccination rollout for kids aged five to 11 years old in Pasay City on Monday, Feb. 7. The city government was targeting to inoculate around 500 kids on the first day, but only 370 showed up for inoculation...
The Quezon City government held a rights orientation for persons with disabilities (PWD) led by the city’s Persons with Disability Affairs Office (QC-PDAO) on Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Tandang Sora National High School covered court in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The QC-PDAO conducted the...
Quezon City's official spokesperson Pia Morato questioned on Friday, Feb. 4, the "political maturity" of Rep. Mike Defensor after the latter challenged Mayor Joy Belmonte to resign over alleged Commission on Audit (COA) “adverse findings” on local government's purchase of pandemic food packs....
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, Jan. 31, issued the guidelines that will be implemented while the city is under the Alert level 2 quarantine status from Feb.1 to 15. Under the latest guidelines, Ordinance No. SP-2301 S.2014 that sets the disciplinary hours for minors from 10 p.m. to 5...
In popular culture, much is often made of the boutique experience, the artisanal touch, the “smaller is better” approach—and this is in service of the craftsman, the artist, the outlier. There’s nothing wrong with that, as quite often, there is genuine quality work being done at this level,...
Two bills proposing to further strengthen the country’s banking system have passed final reading approval in the House of Representatives. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco3 Speaker Lord Allan Velasco lauded his Lower House colleagues for approving on third and final reading the bills regulating...
Celebrating lives lost to this ongoing pandemic By Ortrud Ting-Yao Last October 2021, I lost an aunt, a cousin, and an uncle, all to COVID-19. I could not understand why things were happening, and why they were taken away from us in a span of 12 days. COVID-19 hit the family hard. I couldn't...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited on Thursday, Jan. 13, several reasons why there is no need yet to place the National Capital Region under stricter COVID-19 Alert Level 4. She said the high vaccination rate in the city, the manageable capacity of health facilities, and good mobilization of...
