Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged the residents to get booster shot amidst the threat of the Omicron variant. Mayor Belmonte and the Quezon City Government’s Task Force Omicron immediately held a meeting to discuss the city’s strategies in curbing the spread of the infection. “The recent rise in...
The traditional New Year countdown in Quezon City will be held at the Liwasang Aurora in the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC), the local government announced on Thursday, Dec. 30. The event will start at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 until 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2022. Only 500 fully vaccinated individuals will be...
The Quezon City Council approved three ordinances that will provide tax relief to city-based businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the local government announced on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The three measures were introduced by Councilor Franz Pumaren, Councilor Jun Ferrer, Councilor Eric Medina...
A passenger jeep traveling along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City fell on its side after one of its tires suddenly burst early Monday morning, Dec. 27. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Traffic Enforcement Unit (DTEU) Sector 5 said that the rear left tire of the Isuzu jitney, driven by Marlo...
The Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) was declared by the National Museum as one of the country’s National Cultural Treasures, the city government announced on Monday, Dec.27. The National Cultural Treasure citation is the highest government distinction that can be conferred on a cultural property....
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Police Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra on Saturday, Dec. 25, said that they have deployed a total of 594 personnel in the city to ensure peace and order on Christmas day. "For this reason, the QCPD had not recorded any major untoward incident that could have...
Which local government unit (LGU) is the richest in the National Capital Region (NCR)? The Commission on Audit (COA) recently released the annual financial report for LGUs for the year 2020. The report listed the top 10 provinces, cities and municipalities with the biggest amount of total assets in...
The Quezon City government will donate an additional P20 million financial aid to provinces and municipalities that were badly hit by typhoon “Odette”. On Thursday morning, Dec. 23, the Quezon City Council passed City Resolution No. 8802 S-2021, authorizing Mayor Joy Belmonte to donate the said...
Quezon City is one of the cities in the National Capital Region categorized as “very low risk” for COVID-19, according to OCTA Research Group report. OCTA said that from Dec. 14 to 20, the average number of daily new cases per day in Quezon City was down to 15 from 20 cases the previous week....
Quezon City residents can pay utility bills using their collected points from the city's "Trash to Cashback" program, the local government announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Mayor Joy Belmonte said that the "environmental points" can be redeemed starting Dec. 22 as Bayad App credits for the payments....
Quezon City headed by Mayor Joy Belmonte topped all local government units in terms of largest total assets and revenues in the country. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte The 2020 Annual Financial Report released by the Commission on ‘Audit on Wednesday, Dec. 22 showed that QC’s registered total...
The Quezon City government will donate P10 million assistance to the municipalities affected by typhoon "Odette". The Quezon City Council has filed Resolution No. SP 8797, S-21 authorizing City Mayor Joy Belmonte to donate P10,000,000 to typhoon-ravaged areas in Southern Leyte. The resolution was...
