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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional Banawe Chinese New Year celebration will make its much-awaited return on Sunday (January 22) to welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit. The Quezon City Government thru QC Tourism Department (QCTD) head Tetta Tirona will lead the celebration, which will be held at the […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has regulated the manufacture, sale and use of firecrackers throughout the city, and allowed fireworks display only in public places as approved by the city government. “Private households are hereby prohibited from using firecrackers and staging their own fireworks display,” Belmonte said, adding that only approved firecrackers and pyrotechnics are […]
The People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) conferred its first-ever “Bayani ng Bayan” award to the ground commander of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF)-led Mamasapano operation that resulted in the death of terrorist Bin Hir, alias “Marwan” in 2015. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Atty. Rafael Calinisan, Executive Officer of PLEB, bestowed […]
In celebration of National Children’s Month, the Quezon City government announced that the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) is now a child labor-free zone. During her State of the City’s Children Report at the Quezon Memorial Circle, Mayor Joy Belmonte awarded the Seal of Child Labor-Free Zone to QMC after all of its tenants, guards, gardeners, […]
The Quezon City Government vowed to rescue mendicants including street children and child laborers from hazardous situations, through a series of city-wide reach out operations. Task Force Sampaguita, the city’s inter-agency body that protects children from exploitation, recently rescued a total of 377 individuals, including 167 children in street situations (CISS) during its first city-wide […]
In recognition of her leadership and advocacies to promote equal rights in Quezon City, the Philippine Financial and Inter-Industry Pride (PFIP) hailed Mayor Joy Belmonte as one of the BAHAGHARI Champions during the first Philippine BAHAGHARI Awards Night. The PFIP awarded the BAHAGHARI Champion to “exceptional individuals and organizations that have championed SOGIE equality and […]
In its bid to strengthen, promote, and develop the city’s startup business ecosystem, the Quezon City Government launched a program to provide financial grants of up to P1M to qualified startup entrepreneurs. The Startup QC Program is aligned with Mayor Joy Belmonte’s 14-point agenda which aims to make Quezon City the preferred destination for businesses, […]
The Quezon City government has received awards from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for providing exemplary service to businesses in the city through efficient and convenient processes. The Department of Trade and Industry presented the 1st Overall Most Competitive City recognition to the QC […]
The Quezon City Government, through the Department of Public Order and Safety – Green Transport Office (DPOS-GTO), has installed bike ramps on footbridges and one underpass along the city’s 93-kilometer bike lane network as part of its efforts to improve Quezon City’s bike facilities. The QC DPOS-GTO upgraded several grade-separated crossings in QC by installing […]
The Quezon City government, along with five other cities, has received the Circle of Excellence Award from an international organization for its outstanding COVID-19 response. Mayor Joy Belmonte received the award from the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) during the Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference at the Real (Royal) Alcázar in Sevilla, Spain. […]