For Vice President Sara Duterte, there is nothing "wrong" or improper about visiting persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), particularly those she personally knows. In an interview after attending the Thanksgiving Mass for the Kadayawan Festival at San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City, Duterte responded...
The Quezon City government is offering free guidance to residents and business owners who plan to install rooftop solar panels through QC Helpline 122. The city government said QCitizens may call the helpline to consult licensed electrical engineers from the City Engineering Department before...
The Quezon City government has been named the Local Government Unit Awardee (City Category) at the 31st Apolinario Mabini Awards in recognition of its sustained efforts to promote the welfare, inclusion, and equal opportunities of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Mayor Joy Belmonte received the...
MAUBAN, Quezon – A 49-year-old laborer was electrocuted to death and his two co-workers were injured here on Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. Police identified the fatality as Eduardo. Injured were Nestor, 61, and Ronald, 26. Investigation said the victims were digging a deep well for a house and lifting...
A 27-year-old man was nabbed after a security guard foiled his attempt to steal a P4,000 motorcycle helmet from a parked motorcycle inside an establishment along Commonwealth Avenue, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, on Monday night, Aug. 3. The suspect, identified only as alias “Mar,”...
A taxi driver was stabbed twice with a screwdriver after his vehicle accidentally grazed a man walking along Gen. Luis Street in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City, Monday afternoon, Aug. 3. Police said the driver pulled over after the minor contact and tried to talk to the man,...
A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death by his 22-year-old live-in partner, who was caught on CCTV kicking him as he lay on the road in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City, early Sunday morning, Aug. 2. Police said the couple had been drinking separately before meeting at their house, where...
Face-to-face classes in multiple cities in Metro Manila and several towns and cities in Cavite were suspended on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon Maymay, continued to bring intermittent to heavy rains. In Manila, authorities ordered the suspension of...
Hundreds of motorcycle taxi riders appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to halt the implementation of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 's (LTFRB) rider allocation, or capping, system, warning that it could leave thousands of riders without a...
A 22-year-old man was arrested after police caught him pushing a stolen motorcycle during a routine patrol in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, on Sunday night, Aug. 2 Operatives of the Payatas Bagong Silangan Police Station spotted the suspect, identified only as alias “Gum,” pushing the...
Quezon City has ordered billboard owners and advertisers to secure billboards and tarpaulins during storm alerts to avoid accidents. The directive is contained in the Quezon City Billboard Weather Safety Ordinance (Ordinance No. SP-3515, S-2026), which seeks to protect lives, private property, and...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been named the Philippines’ top performing and most trusted mayor after receiving the highest rating in a nationwide assessment of local chief executives by the RPMD Foundation Inc. Belmonte recorded the highest overall governance rating among city mayors...
