Three centenarians received P100,000 cash each from the Quezon City local government on Saturday. This is the city government's way of celebrating the Elderly Filipino Week. Mayor Joy Belmonte and the Office for the Senior Citizens Affairs of Quezon City (OSCA) handed the cash gift, fruit baskets,...
The Serbisyo Sa Bayan Party (SBP) formally launched its candidates for the 2022 local elections at Gazebo Royale on Visayas Avenue in Quezon City on Saturday, Oct. 9. Photo from SBP Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN SBP’s mayoral candidate, incumbent Mayor Josefina “Joy” Belmonte, promised that...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said she is hoping that the residents will vote for her again in the May 2022 elections. "It is with a great sense of honor and humility that I officially filed my Certificate of Candidacy (COC) to seek a second term as Mayor of Quezon City," she said in a statement...
Incumbent Mayor Maria Josefina Tanya "Joy" Belmonte has filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for a second term as Quezon City Mayor on Tuesday, at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Quezon City. (QC LGU/ MANILA BULLETIN) Belmonte filed her COC with her running mate, Vice Mayor Gian...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged residents to report immediately domestic violence and rape cases following a marked increase in Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) cases in the city. According to Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, 66.67 percent...
In Quezon City, the ‘yellows’ have been saving thousands of lives as the country faced the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Former Mayor Herbert Bautista inspecting ambulances Ironically, killer-typhoons Ondoy and Yolanda were the main triggers that gave birth to the 160 ‘yellows’ in 2018 and have...
Jollibee Foods Corp. is expanding the presence of its flagship Jollibee brand in Canada with the launch of a new mobile kitchen in Hamilton, Ontario, and a new store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In a statement, Jollibee said it partnered with DoorDash, an online food ordering platform, to launch the...
Even their household help has the virus From the time Joy Tan-Chi Mendoza posted a video on September 11 on their sick singers, this mom-of-six has confirmed that the whole family has been infected with COVID-19. She posted on September 18 a video of her husband, former ANC host, Edric Mendoza on...
The Quezon City chief legal officer on Wednesday, Sept. 15 slammed Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor for allegedly launching a “politically motivated smear campaign” against the city government by feeding the media with canard and other misleading information about its aid program...
The Quezon City government was accused anew of overpricing for purchasing at P1,149.98 each the food packs it distributed to poor city residents hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Mayor Joy Belmonte Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor made this claim as he...
The Quezon City (QC) local government said it will file charges against a construction firm for reportedly failing to notify the City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (CESU) about the COVID-19 positive cases among its workers. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC PIO) The City Department of the Building...
The Quezon City local government is eyeing the vaccination of minors in private and public schools all over the city even as it started culling the list of students aged 12 to 17 years in anticipation of the possible expansion of vaccination coverage in the Philippines. "The idea is to put up...
