A man was stabbed to death Friday afternoon inside a car wash on Banawe Street in Barangay Lourdes, Quezon City. La Loma Police Station commander Major Tyrone Bermudez identified the victim as Ricky Dean Bermudez, 27, a resident of Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City. He died on the spot. Based on...
The Quezon City government has started distributing the P2,000 aid to over 28,000 workers who were displaced during the reimposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. “Ayuda will be given to workers residing in the city who were not given salaries during the two-week...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
A total of 122 children and personnel of the Gentlehands Orphanage in Barangay Bagumbuhay, Quezon City have tested positive for COVID-19. (UNSPLASH) Out of the total number, 99 are children with ages 18 and below. A total of 143 individuals were tested and 118 yielded positive results for...
The impact of tropical storm “Jolina,” which caused heavy downpour in Metro Manila and other parts of the country, has forced the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to reschedule its Vaccine Express drive in Quezon City. Vice President Leni Robredo and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte open the...
The Quezon City government implemented a skeletal workforce starting 2 p.m. on Wednesday due to Typhoon Jolina. QCG-Memo-Typhoon-Jolina In a memorandum issued by Mayor Joy Belmonte, the department heads are instructed to maintain a skeletal workforce. All essential services which include law...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) vowed on Monday, Sept. 6, to cooperate “in the legal process and exhaust all legal remedies available after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommended the filing of charges against some of its men in connection with the alleged...
The Quezon City government on Monday launched the “Pangkabuhayang QC" livelihood program for unemployed residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT/ MANILA BULLETIN) The program is a livelihood training and financial assistance for QCitizens launched by the Small Business...
The Quezon City government on Saturday started inoculating expecting mothers against COVID-19. (QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Pregnant women who are in their second and third trimesters are allowed to be vaccinated. Before the vaccination, they will be checked up...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Saturday expressed full support for the investigation on the alleged irregularities in the distribution of benefits under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the city's second district. The lady mayor took note of...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended the implementation of the emergency employment program for displaced workers in Quezon City District 2 amid reports of anomalies in the distribution of cash aid. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
