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 local government launched on Friday, Aug. 4, an internship program for veterinary medicine students from various universities and colleges in Luzon. The Quezon City Veterinary Department (QCVD) offered the internship, which is an experience-based training program for students,...
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...
Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a jeepney barker after he allegedly stabbed a merchandizer in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City on Wednesday evening, Aug. 2. QCPD Novaliches Station (PS 4) identified the suspect as Joel Marimla, 25, a resident of Barangay Gulod....
A 63-year-old woman was injured after a fire broke out in a two-storey residential-commercial building on Camarilla Street, Barangay San Roque, Quezon City on Wednesday night, Aug. 2. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) identified the victim as Nenette Arellano who sustained contusion with...
The local government of Quezon City on Tuesday, Aug. 1, introduced to other local government units (LGUs) its Healthy Public Food Procurement (HPFP) Policy which sets the mandatory nutrition standards for all food and food supplies in city-run hospitals, offices, departments, and institutions. In...
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...
A coalition of Christian church leaders has filed charges against drag queen Pura Luka Vega over his viral "Ama Namin" performance. Photo from Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM) lodged the complaints against Pura Luka Vega (real name Amadeus Fernando Pagente) at...
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...
