Members of the Senate approved on third and final reading Monday, May 17, a bill that would make April 28 of every year a special working holiday in the province of Aurora, to commemorate the death anniversary of Aurora Antonia Aragon-Quezon, the Philippines' first official first lady. Twenty-two...
The local government of Quezon City have joined hands with private sectors to add more inoculation sites to speed up the city's coronavirus vaccine drive. A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on Monday, April 05, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued six people, including policemen and two personnel of the Department of Health, when the boat they were riding in to transport coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines capsized off the waters of Real in Quezon province. (Photo courtesy of the PCG) In an...
The local government of Quezon City has identified more COVID-19 cases after ramped up testing efforts. According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, the intensified effort in testing and contact tracing led to enlistment of more active cases in the city. “Over the past weeks, our numbers are on a downward...
Newly-installed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar wants the entire command to strengthen its working relationship with Muslim community leaders across the country. PNP Chief, Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar during his visit to a Muslim community in Quezon City...
Thousands of people were apprehended and fined by personnel of the Quezon City government and police on Wednesday for violating health safety measures, including those who were not wearing face shields and those who supposedly took off their mask to wipe sweat from their face. As of noontime, the...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management has warned train commuters not to go down to the stations' rail tracks, especially if it's just for fun. GOTCHA--Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at MRT-3 Quezon Avenue Station caught on Sunday, May 9 a man having his photograph taken on the...
The Quezon City government detected 774 persons who might have been exposed to nine COVID-19 positive patients. The local government used the KyusiPass contract tracing system that allowed them to detect and trace individuals at the identified exposure sites. “Upon reviewing the activities of...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday said the city hospitals never prescribed the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to its patients as a cure against COVID-19. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “It is very clear here in the local government we never prescribed...
A magnitude 4 earthquake hit Mulanay, Quezon on Saturday afternoon, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Photo from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the temblor took place at about 21 kilometers (km) southwest...
Six areas in Quezon City will be closed to traffic from Friday, May 7, to Sunday, May 9, to give way to road repairs of the Department of Public Works and Highways. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the areas that will undertake re-blocking and repairs are the...
The Quezon City government conducted a dry run for inoculation of residents in priority categories at four additional mall-based COVID vaccination sites this week. Residents who registered through barangay-assisted bookings will be prioritized at SM City Sta. Mesa, Robinsons Magnolia, SM City...
