By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 45,000 residents received livelihood assistance under the "Pangkabuhayang QC" program, the Quezon City government said on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Under City Ordinance SP-3071 S-2021, the Pangkabuhayang QC Assistance Program was authorized alongside the fund allocation for...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local government of Quezon City has announced alternate routes for motorists during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2022 “Parade of Stars” which will be held in Quezon City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Parade of Stars will feature floats that will carry the actors...
The Quezon City government and the Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City Fire District (BFP- QCFD) signed on Monday, Dec. 19, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of fire substations in 10 barangays in the city. The fire substations will be built in barangays Socorro, Bagong...
The Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) has recognized the police official who led members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) during the Mamasapano Law Enforcement Operation in Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015, that resulted in the death of a known...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led on Saturday, Dec. 17, the inauguration of the newly rehabilitated “Bahay Kanlungan” which serves as a temporary shelter for women, children and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) commuity who were victims of...
The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) announced on Thursday, Dec. 15, that a joint greyhound operation held inside its jail facility in Kamuning last Monday, Dec. 12, yielded five bladed weapons and more than 200 different contraband. The QCJMD said the joint operation was conducted by 21...
A fire broke out in a one-storey commercial and residential building on Susano Road, Brgy. San Agustin Novaliches, Quezon City on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at around 11:54 p.m. and was declared under control at around 12:28 a.m....
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III congratulated his 38 personnel and 10 members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) who completed the 10-day Special Motorcycle Armed Response Team (SMART) training on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The SMART closing...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A Baguio-based journalist was convicted on Tuesday, Dec. 13, of cyber libel by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 93 over his Facebook post against former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol in 2017. According to a DZBB Super Radyo...
A neophyte congressman has underscored the importance of the Revised National Apprenticeship Program Bill, which was one of the 13 priority measures approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 12. Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) The measure is contained in House Bill...
Recognizing their significant actions at times of disasters and calamities, the disaster risk reduction and management offices (DRRMO) of the cities of Baguio and Quezon and an Ifugao native have been awarded as the top winners of this year’s “Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan: A Climate and Disaster...
A man died after he allegedly fell from the fourth floor of a mall in Quezon City on Sunday evening, Dec. 11. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the 18-year-old man suddenly fell into the activity area at the lower ground floor of Farmers Plaza, Araneta City, Brgy. Socorro, in the city at...
