A taxi driver was stabbed twice with a screwdriver after his vehicle accidentally grazed a man walking along Gen. Luis Street in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City, Monday afternoon, Aug. 3. Police said the driver pulled over after the minor contact and tried to talk to the man,...
A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death by his 22-year-old live-in partner, who was caught on CCTV kicking him as he lay on the road in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City, early Sunday morning, Aug. 2. Police said the couple had been drinking separately before meeting at their house, where...
Face-to-face classes in multiple cities in Metro Manila and several towns and cities in Cavite were suspended on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon Maymay, continued to bring intermittent to heavy rains. In Manila, authorities ordered the suspension of...
Hundreds of motorcycle taxi riders appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to halt the implementation of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 's (LTFRB) rider allocation, or capping, system, warning that it could leave thousands of riders without a...
A 22-year-old man was arrested after police caught him pushing a stolen motorcycle during a routine patrol in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, on Sunday night, Aug. 2 Operatives of the Payatas Bagong Silangan Police Station spotted the suspect, identified only as alias “Gum,” pushing the...
Quezon City has ordered billboard owners and advertisers to secure billboards and tarpaulins during storm alerts to avoid accidents. The directive is contained in the Quezon City Billboard Weather Safety Ordinance (Ordinance No. SP-3515, S-2026), which seeks to protect lives, private property, and...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been named the Philippines’ top performing and most trusted mayor after receiving the highest rating in a nationwide assessment of local chief executives by the RPMD Foundation Inc. Belmonte recorded the highest overall governance rating among city mayors...
A 12-year-old boy was injured after being dragged several meters by a company service pickup truck inside a church parking lot in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1. The Grade 7 student had been playing in the rain with other children in the vacant lot when the...
Quezon City has institutionalized long-term support for cooperatives through a comprehensive Cooperative Code, making it the first local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila to adopt a unified policy framework for cooperative development. Through Ordinance No. SP-3526, S-2026, or the Quezon City...
Commuters can expect more accessible and cost-free travel as the Quezon City Government strengthened its Q City Bus Service, rolling out updated routes, improved schedules, and upgraded units to better serve thousands of daily passengers. The city government on July 30 said the libreng sakay...
A 47-year-old man was arrested Thursday night, July 30, after allegedly brandishing a homemade firearm and threatening residents in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City, following a quarrel with his wife. Police said the suspect came out of his house carrying a homemade firearm, shouting in a...
A 29-year-old person with disability (PWD) was mauled by the father and godfather of a Grade 3 girl in Barangay Immaculate Concepcion, Quezon City, on Thursday morning, July 30, over his alleged harassment of the child. A video captured by a concerned citizen showed the man being cornered by two...
