The Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) has raised alarm over reports of individuals producing and selling fake medical certificates in the city. In an advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the QCHD emphasized that medical certificates issued by the city’s 67 health centers are free of charge and...
A passenger vessel ran aground off Real, Quezon during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando” but all individuals onboard were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 24. MV Virgen de Peñafrancia I, operated by Starhorse Shipping Lines, drifted into the shallow...
The Quezon City Government has issued a traffic advisory related to the temporary closure of a portion of North Avenue heading toward Elliptical Road from Sept. 24 until Nov. 30. The closure is intended to give way to the construction of the Quezon Memorial Circle Station pedestrian tunnel under...
A fire broke out inside the compound of the Philippine National Police–Explosives and Ordnance Division/Canine Group (EOD/K9) inside Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday, Sept. 24. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze was discovered at 12:41 a.m., prompting fire...
REAL, Quezon - Forty-one passengers were rescued after a passenger ship ran aground near the Port of Real in Barangay Ungos here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. The roll-on, roll-off vessel carrying 41 passengers and seven rolling cargoes was about to depart from the port bound for Polillo Island...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon mobilized 525 personnel, 23 floating assets, and 13 mobile units to support pre-emptive evacuations for super typhoon ‘’Nando’’ (international name: Ragasa) in Cagayan, Isabela, Batanes, and Aurora. They helped pack and transport...
Thirteen individuals were injured in a fire that broke out inside a condominium unit in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Monday, Sept. 22. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the 1st alarm at 5:01 a.m. and was escalated to the 2nd alarm at 5:02 a.m. The...
Thousands trooped to the EDSA People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, in protest against the multi-trillion-peso flood control scandal, which organizers described as one of the biggest corruption controversies in recent years. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the crowd was...
Cause-oriented groups staged a protest at the People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, to denounce alleged corruption in flood-control projects and demand accountability from government officials and contractors reportedly involved. Protesters, composed of civic organizations, transport groups,...
Motorists were advised to avoid White Plains Drive in Quezon City, which has become impassable since Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, as protesters filled the road during the mass demonstration calling for accountability over alleged irregularities in flood control projects at the EDSA People Power...
Various groups gathered on Sunday, Sept. 21, to protest against corruption at the EDSA People Power Monument in White Plains, Quezon City. The program began with opening statements from Rep. Kaka Bag-ao and youth leader Elijah Canlas. “Masaya ako makakita ng maraming kabataan dito ngayon at...
More than 2,200 police personnel were deployed as early as 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, ahead of the scheduled prayer and indignation rally in Quezon City. Police were deployed at the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Shrine and People Power Monument, House of Representatives and Camp Crame. The...
