TAKING THE LEAD IBF chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo Not a lot of events can get me to willingly leave my bed before 6:30 in the morning but the annual International Bazaar hosted by the International Bazaar Foundation (IBF) is one of the very few that can. Coordinated by the International Bazaar...
The Quezon City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 20, that it launched a program that will provide job opportunities to 300 of the city's persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its commitment to ensure inclusivity and equal opportunity to the most vulnerable sectors in the city. Through the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and the local government on Sunday, Aug. 20, expressed support to the Senate’s approval of the bill renaming two roads in the city after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. "Buong puso po nating sinusuportahan ang hakbang na ito ng Senado na ipangalan...
A construction worker died while four others were hurt after a wall at a construction site at the Quezon City Hall compound collapsed on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that rescuers responded to the area after the wall collapsed at the Civic Center B Building,...
The Senate on Monday, August 14, unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill renaming Agham Road and the BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago during a press conference at the Senate in 2012. She succumbed to lung...
The Quezon City government on Monday, Aug. 7, urged the QCitizens to observe preventive measures against leptospirosis amid the sudden rise of cases of the said disease in the city. The city government said that it recorded 26 leptospirosis cases from July 22 to Aug. 4, with 10 cases being logged...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized P563,000 worth of alleged shabu and collared 13 suspects in a series of buy-bust operations conducted in the city on Thursday, Aug. 3. Members of the QCPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) operatives, led by Maj. Hector Ortencio, arrested three suspects...
Ten hospitals in Quezon City received a total of P50,000,000 under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medical Assistance Program (MAP) fund that they can use to provide assistance to indigent patients. The hospitals that were granted with the MAP fund included East Avenue Medical Center, Lung...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Friday, July 28, that the city government will implement updated discounts for payments of real property tax (RPT) next year. “We are collecting more taxes to be able to give more to our QCitizens who are paying their obligation to the local government...
The Quezon City government has launched the “StartUp QC Business Plan Competition” to allow students in the city to enhance their skills and gain knowledge in entrepreneurship. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the competition aims to foster an innovative culture among the youth, enable...
Quezon City and Pasig City have partnered with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and Local Government (ICLEI) for Sustainability to implement the Sparking Active Mobility Actions for Climate Friendly Cities or “Spark Project” in order to improve and promote active...
The Quezon City government will deploy more than 7,000 traffic, security, and emergency response personnel to ensure peace and order during President Marcos' second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be held at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 24. “The Quezon City government is...