Police seized a total of P238,000 worth of shabu from two drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Masambong, Quezon City at around 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. According to Police Lt. Col. Ritchie Claravall, station commander of Masambong Police Station, the suspects -- Jean Claudine...
The Quezon City local government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that it will conduct free antigen testing in some barangays on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The tests will be conducted by the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) with the help of Team Aksyon Agad, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The...
A total of 234 market vendors and employees as well as ambulant vendors in Quezon City were inoculated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday, Jan 19. The local government said that they have identified 1,300 market and ambulant workers who have yet to get vaccinated. The vaccinations were...
The local government of Quezon City is preparing for the pediatric vaccination of minors aged 5-11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which is expected to take place in February. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had earlier granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer BioNTech's...
Some areas in Mandaluyong City, Taguig City, Makati City, Pasig City and Taytay, Rizal will experience water service interruption from Jan. 18 to 20, the Manila Water Company Inc. announced on Monday, Jan. 17. In a Manila Water service advisory, the following areas will have temporary water service...
(Screenshot from Inter Agency Council for Traffic Facebook Video / MANILA BULLETIN) More than 50 individuals were apprehended in Quezon City and Caloocan City as the Inter Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) started implementing the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) “no vaccination, no ride”...
Quezon City mayoral aspirant Rep. Michael "Mike" Defensor on Sunday, Jan. 16, said Team Malayang Quezon City is ready to coordinate with the local government on the fight against the new surge in COVID-19 cases. "For now, we've set aside our political differences so that we can concentrate in...
Quezon City mayoral aspirant and Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Mike Defensor has pledged to build molecular laboratories in the city should he win in the upcoming elections. In pushing for "transformative point-of-care screening services for multiple diseases," Defensor said Quezon City residents...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan”, a record-breaking temperature of 19.7 degrees celsius (°C) was recorded in Science Garden, Quezon City around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
By Khriscielle Yalao The Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) recorded 41,137 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Jan. 15. (Photo courtesy of the Quezon City Public Information Office (PIO) / MANILA BULLETIN) As per the data released by the CESU, the...
The Quezon City government on Friday, Jan.14, laid down home isolation rules for all suspect, probable, and confirmed COVID-19 cases, who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms such as sore throat, fever, cough, and colds. After the surge in active COVID-19 cases, the city government released the...
Police seized a total of P816,000 worth of alleged shabu and arrested three suspects in two separate buy-bust operations in Quezon City early Thursday morning, Jan. 13. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) officer-in-charge Maj. Wennie Ann Cale identified the first two...