To serve her constituents better, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has vowed to apply her learnings from the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the premier professional exchange program of the United States (US) Department of States. “It is an honor to be selected as one of the...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Police arrested here Saturday, July 10, a 55-year-old canvasser wanted for raping his daughter in 2014. The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) identified the suspect as Ulysses de la Torre. De la Torre is the most wanted person in this city and has been hiding for...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) cited Quezon City as the most competitive “Highly Urbanized City” in the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the city government announced Friday, July 8. Mayor Joy Belmonte received the award from DTI-Competitiveness Bureau...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives seized a total of P782,000 worth of alleged shabu and arrested five suspects in two separate buy-bust operations in the city on Tuesday, July 6. The QCPD Masambong Station (PS 2) led by Lt. Col. Imelda Reyes conducted the first entrapment operation in...
GUINAYANGAN, Quezon – A 17-year-old boy died after he was punched by his friend following an overnight stay in a resort in Barangay Dancalan Central, this town, Wednesday, July 6. The Police Regional Office (PRO) 4-A identified the victim as Marck Alfred Deocalos of Barangay Calimpac, this town....
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – Two men were killed while another was critically wounded in separate shooting incidents in Batangas and Quezon Tuesday, July 5. The Police Regional Office 4-A (PRO 4-A) identified the fatalities as Marco Ibañez, 45, of Sitio Tala, Barangay...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Metro Manila has recorded close to 4,000 dengue cases since the beginning of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "There were 3,975 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year are one percent higher...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested Monday, July 4, a man who shot a street dweller in Quezon City on Sunday, July 3. The QCPD Galas Station (PS 11) reported that the suspect, Aurelio Ramos IV, 25, a family driver, was arrested in his house in Brgy. Don Manuel, Quezon...
The Quezon City government announced Tuesday, July 5, that its People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) dismissed a policeman for shooting a man during a scuffle in Barangay Greater Lagro, Quezon City on Feb 18. The suspect, identified as Senior Master Sgt. Chester Garchitorena, 44, assigned to the...
The Quezon City government has reopened the application for the “Pangkabuhayan QC” program on Monday, July 4, which provides financial grant and livelihood training for aspiring micro-entrepreneurs in the city. “The capital assistance that we are providing can help our QCitizens start small...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized more than P1 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy bust operation Quezon City. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Derrick Carreon said the suspect Richard Allan Mirasol De Asis, 40, carpenter...
Siblings Reps. Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS Party-list), Eric Yap (Benguet); and Quezon City 4th district Councilor Egay Yap are firming up their roles in the country’s political scene, winning all their respective races during the May 2022 elections. From left to right: Egay, Edvic, and Eric Yap Even as...
