Police confiscated more than P1.6 million worth of alleged shabu and arrested nine suspects in three separate buy-bust operations conducted in the cities of Caloocan and Quezon on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said three suspects, identified as...
For Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas, poll-related offenses like syndicated vote-buying and cyber vote-buying must be defined under the Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code. (Maxim Ilyahov/ Unsplash In a statement over the weekend, Vargas lamented how the provisions...
The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) released the results of its election survey for the position of congressman in the National Capital Region (NCR). RPMD’s "Boses ng Bayan: NCR 2022" survey was held from April 17 to 21 through face-to-face interviews with 10,000 respondents...
At least eight people died while three others were hurt during a fire that razed around 80 houses in Brgy. UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City early Monday morning, May 2. The Quezon City Fire Department (QCFD) said the casualties include a 70-year-old, three children with ages three, eight, and 10,...
Two persons were injured while 20 families were rendered homeless when a fire hit a residential area on St. Joseph Street in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Friday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection Public Information Office (BFP-NCR PIO) said the blaze reached the first alarm at around...
(Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines’ first BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant case had 44 close contacts. The 52-year-old Finnish woman had nine close contacts in Quezon City, five in Benguet, and 30 while she was onboard a plane going to Manila, said DOH...
A total of 558 personnel from the Northern Police District (NPD) and Quezon Police District (QCPD) have been allowed to cast their votes for the 2022 national elections during the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) that started on Wednesday, April 27. The NPD Public Information Office (NPD-PIO) said 116...
The Quezon City government will redevelop the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) and restore more green spaces in the park. “Quezon Memorial Circle is one of the assets of QC and is considered one of the major nodes of the City's ‘Green Lung Network’ where families can enjoy green open spaces for...
The poll rivals of presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. are to blame for the suspension of the Facebook (FB) account of his spokesperson, lawyer Vic Rodriguez. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Facebook) Marcos ally Anakalusugan Party-list Rep....
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR) led on Tuesday, April 26, a medical and dental mission in Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD), which served 192 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Medical workers and frontliners from the BJMP-NCR Regional Health...
Incumbent mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) will win if the elections are held now. The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) released the results of its "Boses ng Bayan: NCR 2022" survey held from April 17 to 21. (Clockwise from top left) The mayoral survey results for Quezon...
The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Monday, April 25, has conducted Covid-19 vaccination inside the jail facility in Kamuning, aiming to inoculate close to 2,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Jail Senior Supt. Michelle Bonto, QCJMD warden, said that they are targeting to vaccinate...