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CASTELO WANTS RENT HOLIDAY FOR QC PUBLIC MARKETS

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo has renewed his call for a moratorium in rent payments for stallholders and vendors in all public markets in Quezon City. Castelo, who is running for vice mayor under the Malayang Quezon City team of mayoral candidate Mike Defensor, has introduced Proposed Ordinance No. 485 in the city […]

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TABLETS FOR ALL QC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS URGED

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo has urged the city government to provide all students in the city’s public schools with computer devices like tablets to help them in their online or distance education. His appeal is contained in Proposed Ordinance 22-531, which he has introduced in the city council. The measure seeks the […]

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GIVE QC SENIORS FREE SHUTTLES TO VAX CENTERS

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the city government to provide senior citizens with a free shuttle to vaccination centers in their barangay. “Giving them free transportation will lessen their fear of exposure to the virus. They will naturally feel safer in less crowded vehicles than in public utility jeepneys or buses,” […]

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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE COVID-19 VAXXING IN QC URGED

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the city government to immediately launch house-to-house COVID-19 vaccinations amid the spike in cases linked to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. “Let us seek out residents who have not been vaccinated by knocking on their doors and offer them their preferred vaccine to help them protect […]

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A DIGNIFIED LIFE BEGINS IN A DIGNIFIED HOME – CASTELO

“Dapat wala nang barong-barong.” This according to Quezon City Councilor Winnie Castelo as he shared his vision of a world-class city that must necessarily include not just houses for the poor but decent housing for everyone. “The house does not have to be big or expensive, but it must at least be decent and dignified, […]

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P220-M INFRA PROGRAM UNVEILED IN QC’S DISTRICT 2

Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo and her husband Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo have unveiled an infrastructure program worth P220-million in the city’s  2nd District. The program consists of the concreting of major roads, the improvement of drainage and canal systems, school buildings, multi-purpose halls, and similar projects. “Public works projects like roads, drainage […]

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QC STORES OFFER DISCOUNTS TO VACCINATED CUSTOMERS – CASTELO

Scores of business establishments in Quezon City are offering discounts to vaccinated customers to encourage people to get themselves inoculated against Covid-19. In the Ever Gotesco-Commonwealth Avenue area in the city’s second district, food and service shops have launched Bakuna-Diskwento in partnership with Councilor Winnie Castelo and his wife Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo. Councilor Castelo said […]

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CASTELOS TO OFFER MASS FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS, FRONTLINERS

Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo and Councilor Winnie Castelo are offering a mass for victims of Covid-19 and for healthcare workers who succumbed to the deadly virus. The mass will be held at the St. Peter Parish: Shrine of Leaders along Commonwealth Avenue at 10 a.m. on March 16, a year since […]

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CASTELO SUPPORTS BELMONTE’S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

Newly-elected Quezon City Councilor Winnie Castelo yesterday rallied his colleagues in the City Council for the immediate, deliberate and speedy passage of the supplemental budget being pushed by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte.Castelo, who represents Quezon City’s District 2, said the supplemental budget will help sustain and realize the pet projects and pro-people programs of […]

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QC MAYOR BELMONTE A SILENT WORKER — CASTELO

“Be prepared for bold and sweeping reforms in the days  to come.”This was the assessment of former Quezon City Representative and now Councilor Winnie Castelo on the early weeks of the administration of Mayor Joy Belmonte. “Instead of hurrying, our mayor is gathering data first before making policy directions.” While other mayors in the metropolis […]