SARIAYA, Quezon – Three-hundred thirty-two olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings were released back to the sea here by the Bantay Dagat on Jan. 9 and 10. Jay Lim of Tanggol Kalikasan (TK) said Sherwin Rosales, a staff of the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), reported that they were released...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- A provincial lawmaker is pushing the creation of the Provincial Price Coordinating Council here. Quezon Board Member Lawyer Ferdinand ‘Bong” Talabong’ said the legal basis of the said ordinance is the Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act which aims to ensure the...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III led the oath-taking, donning and pinning of ranks ceremony for the 953 newly promoted uniformed personnel at the QCPD Grandstand, Camp Karingal, Sikatuna Village in Quezon City on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The QCPD said that the newly...
The local government of Quezon City said on Tuesday, Jan. 10, that it will resume the collection of “amilyar” or real property taxes on land based on its 2017 schedule of the fair market value (FMVs) of land. City Treasurer Ed Villanueva said that beginning taxable year 2023, they will use the...
Around 45 images of the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) are featured in an exhibit by a group of devotees in Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City Jan. 8-14. Mr. Jefferson Fernando, organizer of the exhibit, told the Manila Bulletin that the activity is in line with the Feast of Santo Niño this month. Fernando...
A suspected drug pusher was arrested and shabu valued at P1.9 million and a gun were seized on Sunday night, Jan. 8, in Barangay Dalahican, Lucena City. Police identified the suspect as Lemuel Millomida. Millomida yielded 95 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P1.9 million,...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The body of the 12-year-old boy who went missing after he allegedly drowned in a creek in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City on Friday, Jan. 6, was recovered by rescuers on the said waterway on Sunday, Jan. 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) La Loma Police Station said...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of four modern facilities at the Amoranto Sports Complex on Roces Avenue, in the city on Saturday, Jan. 7. The four facilities include the Amoranto Sports Arena which has a 3,500 seating capacity, a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, a...
A Quezon City congressman is pursuing the enactment of a measure that would grant a fully paid, week-long bereavement leave to all employees in the event of an immediate family member’s death. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Rep. Marvin Rillo of the city's 4th district penned and filed...
INFANTA, Quezon – Some 100 grams of shabu worth P2-million were seized and nine suspected drug peddlers including a high value individual were arrested in three separate anti-illegal drug operations on Friday, Jan. 6 in this town. The Infanta police’s biggest haul of the said operation was in...
By Diann Calucin The body of an 11-year-old boy was retrieved by authorities on Friday night, Jan. 6, hours after he drowned in a creek in Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) La Loma Police Station dispatched a team after receiving a call at 8:35 p.m. about a drowning incident...
SARIAYA, Quezon - A 49-year-old owner of a motorcycle parts store was shot dead by unidentified riding-in tandem suspects on Thursday afternoon, Jan.5 at Barangay Guis-guis in this town. The victim was identified as Victor Marquez, a resident of Sitio Masayahin, Barangay Janagdong also here. A...
