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...
The second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was generally peaceful, Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, said on Tuesday, July 25. According to the city police, around 6,000 protesters assembled along Commonwealth Avenue...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to address the complaints of netizens regarding the "videoke" performance of some police officers while progressive groups were holding a program along Commonwealth Avenue, hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s State...
Supporters of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gathered near the Commission of Audit (COA) building on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City for his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. Partido Federal ng Pilipinas NCR / Hannah Nicol MANILA BULLETIN National Capital...
Militant groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) staged a rally along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City early Monday morning, July 24, to call on the national government to protect human rights and to institute wage increase for workers prior to President Marcos' second State of the...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Novaliches Station (PS 4) personnel confiscated P1,360,000 worth of suspected shabu from two suspects in a buy-bust operation in the city early Sunday morning, July 23. Lt. Col. Jerry Castillo identified the suspects as Barry Bueno and Christina Basa, both 43...
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...
