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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has committed to provide security of land tenure for around 10,000 informal settler families (ISF) by 2022, under the city’s Local Shelter Plan 2020-2022. The Local Shelter Plan 2020-2022 was presented by the Housing, Community Development and Resettlement Department (HCDRD) during the Quezon City Housing Board meeting on Friday. “One […]
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 […]
To help solve the problem of plastic pollution in Quezon City, the city government, through its Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office (SBCDPO), has opened its first refilling. The SBCDPO launched the “Bring Your Own Bote (BYOB) Store” as a zero-waste facility where local residents can bring their own reusable bottles and refill them […]
To provide immediate assistance to Quezon City residents during calamities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a four story evacuation center at Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH National Capital Region (NCR) Director Ador Canlas said that the evacuation center […]
A former Quezon City representative is pushing for a moratorium on the hiring of Chinese workers for Philippine Online Gaming Operations (POGOs) in Quezon City.Former solon and now Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo said that aside from opening the city to risks from the novel coronavirus, the rising number of Chinese POGO workers […]
To further protect the public from the deadly Wuhan coronavirus or the novel Coronavirus (nCov), a former Quezon City solon is urging shopping malls in the city to install thermal scanners that can detect symptoms in people already infected. Thermal scanners are useful in areas where people converge such as malls prone to nCov carriers, […]
There is a need to make residents of Novaliches, especially the youth, realize the historical role their district had played during the fight for Philippine independence from Spain in the 1890s. Rep. Alfred Vargas of Quezon City’s 5th District (Novaliches area) made this observation after he was told about the history of a century-old tree […]
Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo slammed as ‘uncalled for’ the description made by singer and actress Regine Velasquez of Barangay Payatas, which the singer described as ‘mabaho’ (smelly) in a recent social media post. Castelo, who represents District 2 which covers Payatas, said Velasquez is probably not updated on the currest status of Payatas. “We do hope […]
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 […]
“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 […]