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The Quezon City government has taken the initiative to help students, parents, teachers, and employees of Colegio de San Lorenzo after the school announced its permanent closure on August 15. The school management cited “financial instability and lack of financial viability brought about by the ongoing pandemic and exacerbated by consistent low enrollment turnout” as […]
The Quezon City Government suspended a high-ranking city official after being found liable for sexually harassing another employee. It will be recalled that during the celebration of Women’s Month in March 2022, Mayor Joy Belmonte declared a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for violence, abuse, and sexual harassment in Quezon City Hall in respect of all the women […]
The QCity Bus Augmentation Program was able to provide free rides to more than 1.9 million passengers in Quezon City from January to April this year. The QCity Bus program was initiated by the Quezon City Government in 2020 to address the lack of available public transportation due to community quarantine restrictions set by the […]
In a bid to restore green spaces in the city and create opportunities for economic exchange, relaxation and recreation, the Quezon City Government plans to redevelop the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC). The Quezon Memorial Circle is a 27-hectare national park located at the heart of Quezon City and is dedicated to the memory of President […]
Informal settlers in Barangay Payatas will finally own the land they are occupying after the Quezon City government acquired the approximately 96,169-square-meter area from Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank). A total of 1,518 families, most of whom have been Payatas residents for 40 years, will benefit from the purchase. They will pay for the […]
Quezon City residents who lost their jobs during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and have remained unemployed received livelihood assistance from the city government recently. The Pangkabuhayang QC, a livelihood training and financial assistance program for unemployed residents, was launched at the Quezon Memorial Circle. About 200 beneficiaries composed of hog raisers, sewers, vendors, farmers, […]
Three Quezon City councilors led by Winnie Castelo of District 2 have proposed an ordinance to grant a productivity incentive equivalent to a one-month salary to employees of the city government. Covered by Ordinance No. 466 are all city personnel, whether holding plantilla or permanent positions, or on job order or contract of service arrangement. […]
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 […]
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 […]