The Marcos administration's economic managers on Thursday, Aug. 10, recommended an accelerated government spending in the coming quarters to recover its growth momentum following the 4.3 percent expansion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2023. (File...
The Senate has approved on Monday, August 7, the proposed law that seeks to institutionalize the automatic income classification of provinces, cities, and municipalities on third and final reading. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito principal author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2165,...
The Quezon City government on Monday, Aug. 7, urged the QCitizens to observe preventive measures against leptospirosis amid the sudden rise of cases of the said disease in the city. The city government said that it recorded 26 leptospirosis cases from July 22 to Aug. 4, with 10 cases being logged...
Due to the harsh effects of climate change, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government must concentrate on protecting and assisting the public as typhoons cause flooding and calamities bring about difficulties in their communities. President Ferdinand...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he will file a bill to expand the coverage of government assistance and subsidies to private schools to include students from kindergarten to Grade 6. Currently, Gatchalian said the subsidies under Republic Act No. 8545 or the Expanded Government...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized P563,000 worth of alleged shabu and collared 13 suspects in a series of buy-bust operations conducted in the city on Thursday, Aug. 3. Members of the QCPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) operatives, led by Maj. Hector Ortencio, arrested three suspects...
Ten hospitals in Quezon City received a total of P50,000,000 under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medical Assistance Program (MAP) fund that they can use to provide assistance to indigent patients. The hospitals that were granted with the MAP fund included East Avenue Medical Center, Lung...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has moved to hasten the process in the purchase of life-saving medicines and medical equipment under the existing Government Procurement Reform Act. Rep. Marcos did so by filing...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 30 called for the inclusion of some pending anti-graft bills to the proposed new procurement law that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. seeks to be prioritized. ...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Friday, July 28, that the city government will implement updated discounts for payments of real property tax (RPT) next year. “We are collecting more taxes to be able to give more to our QCitizens who are paying their obligation to the local government...
The Quezon City government has launched the “StartUp QC Business Plan Competition” to allow students in the city to enhance their skills and gain knowledge in entrepreneurship. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the competition aims to foster an innovative culture among the youth, enable...
Quezon City and Pasig City have partnered with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and Local Government (ICLEI) for Sustainability to implement the Sparking Active Mobility Actions for Climate Friendly Cities or “Spark Project” in order to improve and promote active...
