Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, Jan. 31, issued the guidelines that will be implemented while the city is under the Alert level 2 quarantine status from Feb.1 to 15. Under the latest guidelines, Ordinance No. SP-2301 S.2014 that sets the disciplinary hours for minors from 10 p.m. to 5...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited on Thursday, Jan. 13, several reasons why there is no need yet to place the National Capital Region under stricter COVID-19 Alert Level 4. She said the high vaccination rate in the city, the manageable capacity of health facilities, and good mobilization of...
Following the alleged shortage in flu medicines in some drugstores in the city, Quezon City (QC) Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday, Jan. 5, warned hoarders who are taking advantage of the situation. “We will not hesitate to prosecute anybody found hoarding and profiteering these medicines. They are...
Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged the residents to get booster shot amidst the threat of the Omicron variant. Mayor Belmonte and the Quezon City Government’s Task Force Omicron immediately held a meeting to discuss the city’s strategies in curbing the spread of the infection. “The recent rise in...
Quezon City headed by Mayor Joy Belmonte topped all local government units in terms of largest total assets and revenues in the country. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte The 2020 Annual Financial Report released by the Commission on ‘Audit on Wednesday, Dec. 22 showed that QC’s registered total...
Photo from PBA The PBA will now be allowed to bring back fans to its games starting Dec. 15 when action in the Governors’ Cup shifts to the Smart Araneta Coliseum. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial announced Friday, Dec. 10 that the Quezon City government led by Mayor Joy Belmonte gave the green...
Touched by angels CHERUBS AND TREES In photo: Ambassador Gaschen with QC Mayor Joy Belmonte and guards of QC Female Dormitory. Cover design by Jules Vivas By this time, Christmas decorations are starting to go up in most Filipino homes. That is, if they haven’t been there since September. There...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has vowed to investigate the arrest of three ambulant vendors who were seen in a viral video being dragged by members of Task Force Disiplina (TFD) into their service vehicle last Friday morning. The incident happened during an anti-illegal vending operation conducted...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Wednesday, Nov. 3, that the city is prepared for the possible downgrade to Alert Level 2 on Nov. 14. "At this point, we are already prepared because I was thinking that after Undas, magkakaroon na po tayo ng downgrade. In fact, kaya nagawa na nga namin yung...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte delivered her third State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday, Oct. 25. In her speech, Belmonte said that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the administration's promise to have a government that prioritizes the people is now being fulfilled. (QUEZON CITY PIO/ MANILA...
Quezon City mayoralty aspirant and Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor vowed on Friday, Oct. 15 to stop the increase in land taxes imposed by the city government on residential, commercial and industrial lots if elected mayor in the May 2022 elections. Rep. Michael Defensor2 Defensor, who chose...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said she is hoping that the residents will vote for her again in the May 2022 elections. "It is with a great sense of honor and humility that I officially filed my Certificate of Candidacy (COC) to seek a second term as Mayor of Quezon City," she said in a statement...
