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...
The Quezon City government and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Thursday, July 20, a traffic re-routing scheme to assist motorists as heavy traffic is expected in parts of the city during President Marcos' second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July...
The local government of Quezon City on Monday, July 17, launched a bazaar aimed at supporting its learning recovery program for the children in the city and to raise awareness about education crisis. The “Kilo/s Kyusi: Kilo Store ng Bayan, Tulong para sa Kinabukasan” bazaar, which was opened at...
The Quezon City government on Tuesday, July 11, announced that it is set to produce child-friendly books on various solutions and actions that will help address the effects of climate change in the city. The local government said the the “QC Local Climate Action Plan For Kids” series will be...
The Quezon City government on Tuesday, June 20, called on various organizations such as barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan, youth-based organizations, and businesses to join the first ever QC Green Awards which aims to recognize groups for their best practices on climate solution and disaster risk...
