Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG) arrested on Monday, July 12, two female drug pushers and seized 5,637 pieces of ecstasy placed in a box of foot massager during an...
Several social media "influencers" are now in hot water after they were caught in a video partying and drinking alcoholic beverages without social distancing despite threats of COVID-19 inside a bar in Quezon City over the weekend. Rannie Ludovica, Quezon City's Task Force Disiplina head, said they...
Southbound motorists coming from Quezon City who want to avoid paying the toll fee at Skyway Stage 3 have an alternate route in Mabuhay Lane no.1. (Photo from Edison Bong Nebrija's Facebook) In a Facebook post -slash-public service announcement (PSA) over the weekend, Metropolitan Manila...
A project aimed at providing free Wi-Fi connectivity in communities was piloted in Quezon City Friday. Community Wifi Advocates, led by its chief Eliseo Rio, launched its "WiKonek Community Wifi" project in Barangay Payatas after the area was chosen as the first community to be provided with 50 MB...
The Quezon City government has started distributing the unclaimed financial aid from the second tranche of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to thousands of its residents tagged as “unserved beneficiaries.” A total of 40,699...
The local government of Quezon City may have to temporarily suspend its first dose vaccination starting Tuesday, July 6, as the city's vaccine supply runs out. "We are only going to give vaccines to those getting their second dose tomorrow (July 7)," the city's Public Affairs and Information...
Some pregnant residents of Quezon City have been giving birth inside tricycles and other unsuitable environments due to swab test results being required by hospitals prior to their admission. Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed this Monday as she called on pregnant women in the city to take advantage of...
The Quezon City government has included in its COVID-19 vaccination program all employees of national government agencies located in the city. "Since Quezon City is home to many national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries, their employees are...
Around 113,000 Quezon City residents may be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next three to four days following the launching of the local government of a new way to register for its inoculation program, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday. Despite technical difficulties recently experienced by...
Arjo Atayde Arjo Atayde has recently donated several service vehicles to help the barangays in Quezon City's District 1. According to the official Twitter account of the Quezon City government, the first batch of donation was received by nine captains from Barangay NS Amoranto, Manresa, Paang...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) operatives seized P2.9 million worth of agarwood from two illegal traders earlier this month, the agency reported on Wednesday, June 30. (Photo from DENR Facebook page) Conducted by members of the newly-formed DENR-Environmental Law Enforcement...
The Quezon City government scrapped on Tuesday its contract with Zuellig Pharma Corporation for COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking services due to technical difficulties experienced by residents using its eZConsult website. It said it would also seek damages from the company due to "delays,...
