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The Quezon City government launched a financial assistance program called Alagang QC Program for Displaced Workers or “Alagang QC” for employees or workers that were displaced for the last six months prior to their application and are now actively looking for new employment. “Ang programang ito ay paraan ng lokal na pamahalaan para matulungan ang […]
To protect the well-being of its learners, teachers, and personnel during inclement weather, the Quezon City government has issued guidelines on the localized suspension of classes due to typhoons, flooding, and other weather disturbances. According to Memorandum Circular No. 10 issued by Mayor Joy Belmonte, classes are automatically suspended when typhoon signals are issued by the […]
The Quezon City government, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is set to open the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) at the compound of the Quezon City Hall. The MRC is the first-ever one-stop shop destination for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families in the National Capital Region. The establishment of the center […]
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. […]