Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
Two people were rescued with minor injuries after their vehicle struck the center island and burst into flames along Quezon Avenue–northbound in Barangay Doña Josefa, Quezon City around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the vehicle first hit the center...
A rider died while waiting in line to receive P5,000 in fuel subsidy from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on April 18, the agency confirmed. The fuel assistance program drew a large number of applicants, with long queues forming...
Long queues of motorcycle taxi and delivery riders formed in Quezon City and Makati City on Saturday, April 18, as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released ₱5,000 cash aid to transport workers. The financial assistance was provided to riders who were not included in...
GUMACA, Quezon – Six individuals were injured in a three-vehicle collision before dawn Saturday in Barangay Rosario, this town. Investigation said the driver of a sedan lost control of the vehicle and rammed a Belleza Bus which hit a Bicol-lsarog Bus. Six bus passengers and drivers were injured...
INFANTA, Quezon – A 38-year-old man was mauled to death over an alleged illicit affair in Purok Lawaan, Poblacion Bantilan here on Thursday morning, April 16. Police identified the victim as Jonathan. Investigation said the suspect Jesson confronted the victim about his alleged illicit...
The Quezon City government has recorded 143 measles cases from Jan. 1 to April 16, prompting health authorities to renew their call for stronger protection for infants and sustained vaccination amid continued transmission in the city. Data from the Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance...
Intensified nighttime operations by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) resulted in the apprehension and citation of 355 individuals for city ordinance and traffic violations. Conducted on April 15 under Oplan Bulabog/Galugad, the QCPD carried out 26 simultaneous operations across Quezon City...
The Quezon City government led the country’s first Urban Heat and Drought Summit to advance coordinated, science-based action against extreme temperatures in urban areas. The initiative was driven by heat indices reaching up to 46°C in the city in 2024 and 2025, underscoring growing risks to...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is hunting down the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that killed a 21-year-old jeepney driver while he was changing a flat tire along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City early Monday, April 13. Police said the victim was fixing a flat tire of his passenger...
Eleven police officers were injured Wednesday morning, April 15, during a dispersal of protesters from the urban poor group Kadamay at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office in Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the incident occurred at...
Two suspects were arrested hours after a heist at a commercial establishment in Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City, on Monday, April 13. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspects as alias “Opaw,” 39, and alias “Nono,” 45, both residents of Sampaloc, Manila. The suspects...
