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6,233 COUPLES TIE KNOT IN QC ‘KASALANG BAYAN’

A total of 6,233 indigent couples from Quezon City have legally sealed and solemnized their union, for free, hosted by the city government’s “Kasalang Bayan” program for the entire month of February. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said a number of the couples who availed of the program have already been living together for years, […]

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QC GOVT TO START COMMUNITY-BASED TESTING FOR COVID-19

Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) head Dr. Esperanza Arias, said the city government is set to conduct an initial 1,300 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests next week using test kits coming from the Department of Health (DOH). Arias said the tests will be done in areas of Quezon City that have the highest number of […]

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1ST SUMMER METRO MANILA FILM FEST KICKS OFF ON APRIL 4 – LIM

For the first time, another round of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be held this summer, with its eight film entries to be screened starting Black Saturday.   In a press launch of the event dubbed the Summer MMFF (SMMFF) in Makati City, MMFF and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Danilo Lim emphasized […]

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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 […]