IKOT.PH
The Quezon City government has convened “Task Force Sampaguita,” a local body that protects minors from forced labor and exploitation by providing them and their families with target-specific programs and interventions. Mayor Joy Belmonte created Task Force Sampaguita or the Quezon City Interagency Task Force for the Special Protection of Street Children and Child Laborers through […]
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 received a second unqualified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its annual audit report for the year 2021, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced. Belmonte revealed the good news during her inaugural speech after she was sworn into office for her fresh three-year term by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at […]
The No Contact Apprehension Program took effect July 1 in 15 major roads in Quezon City following a dry run of the program from October 2021 to June 2022. “Road safety is our priority. Inaasahan namin na magiging disiplinado ang mga motorista at susunod sa traffic regulations sa tulong ng NCAP,” QC Task Force for […]
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, […]
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 […]