Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
Two drivers were injured in a three-vehicle smash-up on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City on Thursday morning. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) traffic station 6, the incident happened near Brgy. Ramon Magsaysay, at around 5:20 a.m. The QCPD said the accident...
The Quezon City government has topped the list of Local government Units (LGUs) nationwide in terms of locally sourced revenues(LSR) during fiscal year 2019. According to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) of the Department of Finance (DOF), Quezon City collected nominal LSRs of P16.95...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a bicycle thief in Novaliches, Quezon City on Tuesday, Sept. 28. According to police reports, the owner noticed that the door's lock was destroyed and items were missing as he opened his bicycle shop. The suspect was identified as Bengie...
By Aaron Dioquino Police Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, on Tuesday ordered the police station commanders to step up the drive against illegal gambling in their respective turfs. The QCPD chief issued the directive following the relief of two station...
By Aaron Dioquino Four areas in Quezon City were placed under the Special Concern Lockdown (SCL) due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. According to a report from ABS-CBN, areas in Bansalangin Street, Brgy Payatas, Area 6, Luzon Avenue, Brgy. Old Balara, Molave Street in Brgy.Payatas and Road 1, Brgy...
By Aaron Dioquino Long queues of voter registrants have been observed in several Commission on Elections (Comelec) voter registration sites in Quezon City as the deadline to sign up as a voter in the country's future elections looms. Hundreds of people spent their night outside a mall in North...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged residents to report immediately domestic violence and rape cases following a marked increase in Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) cases in the city. According to Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, 66.67 percent...
In Quezon City, the ‘yellows’ have been saving thousands of lives as the country faced the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Former Mayor Herbert Bautista inspecting ambulances Ironically, killer-typhoons Ondoy and Yolanda were the main triggers that gave birth to the 160 ‘yellows’ in 2018 and have...
By Aaron Dioquino The Congregation of the Religious Virgin Mary (RVM) confirmed on Sunday the deaths of two more nuns due to COVID-19. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, RVM spokesperson Sister Ma. Anicia Co said 10 members of the RVM have now succumbed to COVID-19. Co said that they are now short...
By Aaron Dioquino The Quezon City Public School Teachers Association (QCPSTA) has started distributing school supplies to students in Barangay Roxas, Quezon City on Sunday, Sept. 26. According to DZBB, the distribution is QCPSTA's advanced way of celebrating World Teacher’s Day on October 5,...
Around 1,500 families of Barangay Payatas in Quezon City can now acquire the land they have been living in for four decades. Mayor Joy Belmonte signed the Deed of Conditional Sale formally acquiring the 157 parcels of land previously owned by Landbank. Ramawil 9.6 Homeowners Association Inc....
