Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives arrested a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel after he allegedly threatened to shoot his neighbors with a gun in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 25. Lt. Col. May Genio, QCPD Holy Spirit Station (PS 14),...
Eleven families lost their homes after a fire gutted seven houses in a residental and commercial area in Barangay St. Peter, Quezon City on Saturday evening, Aug. 26. The Bureau of FIre Protection (BFP) said the fire status was raised to the first alarm at 11:55 p.m., escalating to second alarm at...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said on Thursday, Aug. 24, that the city police filed charges against 14 officials of various progressive groups who allegedly staged a rally without the necessary permits during President Marcos' second State of the...
Former broadcaster Jay Sonza was temporarily released from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Quezon City Jail - Ligtas Covid Center and Quarantine Facility in Payatas on Tuesday evening, Aug. 22, after he posted P270,000 bail for the 11 counts of estafa (swindling) and libel charges...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 22, that comedian and actor Vice Ganda figured in a road accident involving four vehicles along Katipunan Avenue in Barangay Loyola Heights, Quezon City on Sunday, Aug. 20. Initial investigation disclosed that the incident occurred...
The Quezon City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 20, that it launched a program that will provide job opportunities to 300 of the city's persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its commitment to ensure inclusivity and equal opportunity to the most vulnerable sectors in the city. Through the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and the local government on Sunday, Aug. 20, expressed support to the Senate’s approval of the bill renaming two roads in the city after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. "Buong puso po nating sinusuportahan ang hakbang na ito ng Senado na ipangalan...
A construction worker died while four others were hurt after a wall at a construction site at the Quezon City Hall compound collapsed on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that rescuers responded to the area after the wall collapsed at the Civic Center B Building,...
Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) stations seized a total of P3,685,920 worth of alleged shabu and collared 24 drug suspects in a series of buy-bust operations launched on Monday, Aug. 14, and Tuesday, Aug. 15. The Batasan Police Station (PS 6) arrested Gerry Gastador at the...
A 58-year-old man died when his bicycle was hit by a truck along G. Araneta Avenue, in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 14. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Elmar Usacdin, of Barangay Manresa. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was biking...
The Senate on Monday, August 14, unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill renaming Agham Road and the BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago during a press conference at the Senate in 2012. She succumbed to lung...
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...
