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...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque branded as fake news the reports circulating via text message that the P20 banknote will no longer be recognized as legal tender before the end of 2021. (Ellson A. Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang P20 paper bill ay mananatiling legal tender. Mayroon po kasing...
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....
The Quezon City government has signed an agreement with the United States-based non-profit organization Girl Rising to help young people bring positive change in their respective communities. “We forged this agreement with Girl Rising because I share their advocacy to empower our young people,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has recalled its field officer in Quezon City to help keep the agency’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged and Displaced Workers or TUPAD program on track. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa...
Quezon City topped the list of local government units (LGUs) with the highest daily recorded number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, OCTA Research said Wednesday. Citing data from the Department of Health (DOH), OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David shared a photo in a Twitter post...
