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Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde on Thursday filed his top six priority bills at the House of Representatives. “My first six bills are about issues that are close to my heart. Marami pa tayong kailangang matutunan tungkol sa paggawa ng batas. Ngunit ang maipapangako ko sa mga naghalal sa akin, tututukan natin at […]
The Philippine Business Hub (PBH), a single online platform for registering businesses, was officially launched by key government agencies at the Quezon City Hall. The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) led the launch of the PBH. The Quezon […]
Officials of Quezon City’s 142 villages have been ordered to strictly implement the wearing of face masks as the local government retained “yellow” status under its monitoring system due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases. Face masks must be worn at all times in indoor and outdoor settings, the city government ordered. The Department […]
The Quezon City local government has raised its COVID-19 early warning level to yellow status after it recorded an average of 26 cases per day. According to the QC Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU), aside from the jump in average daily cases, two other indicators were also observed. The average positivity rate doubled to […]
In an attempt to avert a possible resurgence in COVID-19 infections, the Quezon City local government has devised an early warning system that detects and analyzes “signals” of a possible surge. Designed by the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU), the warning system entails the systematic monitoring of new cases, analysis of trends, […]
In line with the city’s goal to promote citizen engagement in governance, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the recent oath-taking of the interim executive committee officers of the People’s Council of Quezon City. The People’s Council of Quezon City (PCQC), which serves as the “umbrella arm” of 2,232 city-accredited Civil Society Organizations (CSO), will […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte urged her eligible constituents not to hesitate to get the second booster shot against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Belmonte emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the booster shots, especially with the emerging new Omicron subvariants. “Sa mga kuwalipikado na para sa second booster, agad magtungo sa ating mga vaccination […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte called on the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to institute reforms in penal institutions, including intensifying measures to prevent the proliferation of deadly weapons and drugs following the recent riot inside the Quezon City Jail in Brgy. Kamuning. Based on an intelligence report, the riot was staged by […]
Since its relaunch on April 5, the Quezon City government has included an additional 4,920 senior citizens under its QC Senior Citizens Maintenance Medicine program. Through the program, each senior citizen resident who needs maintenance medicine for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol will receive medicines including Losartan (50mg/tab), Amlodipine (5mg/tab), Metformin (500mg/tab), and Simvastatin (20mg/tab) […]
The local governments of Manila and Quezon City have started the operations to remove the election campaign materials used during the May 9 polls. In his Facebook live update recently, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said he ordered the Department of Public Service (DPS) to clear the streets and other areas of campaign materials to prevent […]