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CREATE JOBS NOT ARMED ANTI-CRIME GROUPS — CASTELO

Instead of arming anti-crime groups, Quezon City Councilor Karl Castelo is urging the government to rollout free or affordable education and decent employment programs. Castelo, councilor of the city’s fifth district said employment and learning are proven effective against poverty which is the root cause of many crimes in the country. He said poor Filipinos […]

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MASS TESTING WILL DECREASE COVID INFECTIONS – CASTELO

“The number of infections keep increasing because we do not have mass testing.” This according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo who, on Easter Sunday, lamented the fact that “more than a year after the first lockdown was imposed, we are in a much worse situation than ever before.” “Ang problema kasi sa […]

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HEALTH PROTOCOLS STILL A MUST DESPITE VACCINE ARRIVAL – CASTELO

“The arrival of the vaccine does not mean the departure of the virus.” This according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo, as he lamented over the weekend the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, including Quezon City. For three days in a row, the Philippines registered more than 3,000 new infections. […]

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NO VACCINE ROLLOUT, NO FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES – CASTELO

“It is always better to be safe than to be sorry.” This according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo, when asked for comment about the recent pronouncement of the President about postponing the pilot-testing of face-to-face classes, during a book distribution project in his district. The Department of Education (DepEd) had earlier proposed […]