By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte issued on Saturday, Dec. 24, Executive Order No. 54, S-2022, that prohibits private households from using firecrackers and holding their own fireworks displays. "Private households are hereby prohibited from using firecrackers and staging their...
Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized a total of P221,240 worth of alleged shabu and marijuana and arrested 13 drug suspects in a series of buy-bust operations on Thursday, Dec. 22 and Friday, Dec. 23. Lt. Col. Jerry Castillo, QCPD Novaliches Station (PS 4) commander, identified...
A total of 370 residents from different barangays in Quezon City have completed the city government’s Manpower Barangay Based Skills Training Program. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Social Services Development Department (SSDD) Officer-in-Charge Rowena Macatao, and acting SSDD-Vocational...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte took the number one spot in the “Top NCR (National Capital Region) Mayors for the Year 2002 ” survey of the RP- Mission and Development Foundation Incorporated (RPMD) conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. The RPMD announced on Tuesday, Dec. 20, that Belmonte got the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 45,000 residents received livelihood assistance under the "Pangkabuhayang QC" program, the Quezon City government said on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Under City Ordinance SP-3071 S-2021, the Pangkabuhayang QC Assistance Program was authorized alongside the fund allocation for...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local government of Quezon City has announced alternate routes for motorists during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2022 “Parade of Stars” which will be held in Quezon City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Parade of Stars will feature floats that will carry the actors...
The Quezon City government and the Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City Fire District (BFP- QCFD) signed on Monday, Dec. 19, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of fire substations in 10 barangays in the city. The fire substations will be built in barangays Socorro, Bagong...
The Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) has recognized the police official who led members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) during the Mamasapano Law Enforcement Operation in Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015, that resulted in the death of a known...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led on Saturday, Dec. 17, the inauguration of the newly rehabilitated “Bahay Kanlungan” which serves as a temporary shelter for women, children and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) commuity who were victims of...
The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) announced on Thursday, Dec. 15, that a joint greyhound operation held inside its jail facility in Kamuning last Monday, Dec. 12, yielded five bladed weapons and more than 200 different contraband. The QCJMD said the joint operation was conducted by 21...
A fire broke out in a one-storey commercial and residential building on Susano Road, Brgy. San Agustin Novaliches, Quezon City on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at around 11:54 p.m. and was declared under control at around 12:28 a.m....
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III congratulated his 38 personnel and 10 members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) who completed the 10-day Special Motorcycle Armed Response Team (SMART) training on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The SMART closing...
