Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III was supposed to get his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Quezon City before he died, Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed Tuesday. That was the reason why Belmonte was surprised when she learned of the leader's passing as the local government even prepared the vaccine...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday, June 29, called on the government's pandemic task force to impose sanctions on health workers and other vaccinators involved in the misadministration of coronavirus vaccines to the public, which he said, also happens in Quezon City and "all over" the...
A green space in the metropolis that's named after the father of the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III recently hosted an "enrichment" tree-planting activity by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda's...
The Quezon City government has launched a new vaccine registration portal to accommodate more individuals. QC Vax Easy will be a city-assisted registration system to expand the current registration processes of the city’s “QCProtektodo” vaccination program. Individuals who want to register...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday reported another record-breaking number of COVID-19 doses administered to its resident with 41,826 doses given to those belonging to the A1 to A5 categories, surpassing its own record of 37,234 doses given on Monday. Quezon City also topped Manila as a city...
Quezon City has surpassed Manila as the city in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the highest number of single-day vaccine doses administered to residents. This came after 37,234 doses were given in the city's 41 vaccination sites on Monday, topping Manila's June 20 all-time high record of...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has praised the local government unit of Quezon City (QC) for its multi-sectoral approach in fast-tracking the national government's immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) graces the launching of a...
Police arrested 39 individuals and rescued one minor who were allegedly involved in a phishing scam operating in Quezon City Monday night. Members of the Quezon City Police District nabbed the suspects, including the alleged company manager Rose Castolo, Jesto Aludino, and Mitch John Esteban, at...
The Quezon City government has received its highest Commission on Audit (COA) rating in its history for its annual audit report for the year 2020. After earning an "unqualified opinion," the highest audit opinion that COA gives to a government agency, Mayor Joy Belmonte, in a statement, said the...
The Quezon City government has warned the public against those who are reportedly using the local government’s name to extort money. The local government said that some individuals are identifying themselves to be government officials through calls, texts or e-mails. They would do it to deceive...
The Quezon City government will be launching another mode of vaccination booking process so residents can make appointments more easily. This came after a number of residents encountered difficulty getting schedules for their inoculation through barangay-assisted booking process and through the...
The Quezon City government has taken pride in its speedy COVID-19 vaccination process as those getting inoculated only have to spend less than an hour to get the jab. Mayor Joy Belmonte commended on Friday the city’s medical frontliners and volunteers for the swift implementation of all the...