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Beginning March 1, 2021, the Quezon City government through its Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD) will resume the full implementation of the city-wide plastic bag ban or City Ordinance 2868-2019. The city already implemented the ban in January 2020, but was temporarily lifted in May 2020 through the issuance of the city’s Localized […]
Minors in Quezon City are not allowed in all public places, whether alone or accompanied by a parent or guardian and without any justification, to protect them from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Joy Belmonte approved Ordinance No. SP-2985, S-2020, or the “Quezon City Special Protection of Children against COVID-19”, directing all those below 18 years […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Quezon City Local Government Unit (LGU) forged a new partnership to promote urban aquaculture and the use of aquaponics technology at the Quezon City Hall. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Mayor Joy Belmonte also discussed the establishment of the National Urban Agriculture Research and Learning Center to be […]
For the fourth consecutive week, the number of daily new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Quezon City has significantly dropped, according to latest data from an independent research group. Latest report from OCTA Research indicated that the number of daily new cases based on onset, per data from the Department of Health (DOH), dropped […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has asked the City Council to extend the payment of business, real property and transfer taxes amid the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019) in the city. “We have requested the City Council to enact a resolution or ordinance extending the payment of taxes. This way, local residents have more […]
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 […]
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 […]