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QC IS 1ST LGU WITH HEALTHY FOOD PROCUREMENT POLICY

Fueled by its advocacy to promote the health, nutrition and safety of its residents, employees and beneficiaries, Quezon City became the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to establish a healthy food procurement policy. Mayor Joy Belmonte issued Executive Order No. 16 S-2021 entitled “Quezon City Healthy Public Food Procurement Policy”, which aims […]

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QC EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE HAZARD PAY – BELMONTE

Quezon City employees who reported for work during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will soon receive their hazard pay. The local government has allocated P250 million for the payment of hazard pay to eligible employees who helped in the delivery of services and programs to residents during the covered […]

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BELMONTE TUNES TASK FORCE ON QC SERVICES

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has reconstituted the Ease of Doing Business and Automation Task Force to harmonize the city government’s efforts with various national policies and help further streamline the city government’s processes and services. In Executive Order No. 47, Series of 2020, Belmonte turned the existing Ease of Doing Business and Automation Task […]

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QC AUTOMATES BUSINESS REGISTRATION PROCESS

In a bid to put ease in doing business and encourage more entrepreneurs to operate in the city, the Quezon City government has launched a new portal that will enable the online processing of business permits applications. According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, the QC: Biz Easy Online Unified Business Permit Application System (OUBPAS) is one […]

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QC PARTNERS WITH LALAMOVE FOR LIVELIHOOD OF JEEPNEY DRIVERS — BELMONTE

The Quezon City local government in partnership with Lalamove has launched LalaJeep, the latest addition to the latter’s fleet which will cater to the delivery needs of QC residents and help jeepney drivers who were displaced by the general community quarantine (GCQ) enforced against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With thousands of jeepney drivers in Quezon […]

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QC RAMPS UP COMMUNITY-BASED TESTING IN 6 DISTRICTS – BELMONTE

With community-based testing centers for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in each of its six districts in place, the Quezon City government anticipates an increase in the number of cases of the dreaded coronavirus disease. “Testing is a key part of the local government’s campaign of identifying, isolating and treating COVID-19 positive patients, while preventing its […]

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QC MAYOR BELMONTE JOINS PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTHY CITIES COVID-19 RESPONSE NETWORK

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced today she has joined the Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities Global Leadership Series, a weekly virtual convening of city leaders from around the world who are mobilizing their municipalities to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Each week, mayors and public health officials come together to hear […]

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MICROFINANCING, LOANS AND CREDIT ESTABLISHMENTS ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHIN QUEZON CITY AMID THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE — BELMONTE

In Executive Order 29, Mayor Joy Belmonte stressed that the city government is duty-bound to ensure the availability of sources of loans and credit to the poor and marginalized, during the ECQ.“Entities that are duly regulated by governmental authorities to offer loans and credit will be allowed to operate so they can provide assistance to […]

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QC BANS ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION VS COVID-19 PATIENTS, FRONTLINERS – BELMONTE

Acts of discrimination against persons suspected of having or being infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health workers and emergency workers are now prohibited in Quezon City. Mayor Joy Belmonte signed Executive Order No. 26, Series of 2020 on Monday (April 6), which punishes those who will discriminate persons who are infected or are […]

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INC DONATES P13.2-M IN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO QC HOSPITALS, ALLOWS USE OF PH ARENA FOR USE IN FIGHT VS COVID-19

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) has started providing protective equipment as well as needed hospital supplies to key public hospitals in Quezon City in an effort to assist the city government and health authorities in the fight against COVID-19.   “We’re distributing these necessities to all public hospitals in Quezon City to address the urgent […]