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AMORANTO SPORTS COMPLEX OPENS 4 NEW FACILITIES

Quezon City can now host local and international sporting events following the inauguration of four modern and first-class facilities at the Amoranto Sports Complex.  Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of the facilities together with officials from the QC government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Also present at the event were […]

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BELMONTE BACKS PNP EXECS’ COURTESY RESIGNATIONS

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte expressed full support to the call of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos for generals and full colonels in the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit their courtesy resignations. This is part of the DILG’s efforts to purge the PNP hierarchy of police officers who serve as protectors and […]

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QC RECEIVES 2022 GOOD GOVERNANCE AWARD FROM DILG

The Quezon City government has formally received the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance award from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during a ceremony at the Manila Hotel. Mayor Joy Belmonte and City Administrator Michael Alimurung received the award, which was also won by Quezon City in 2019 before the COVID-19 […]

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MORE KADIWA STORES GET SUPPORT FROM QC GOV’T

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured the public that the local government will continue to find ways to offer cheap but quality food and non-food items amid rising prices of basic commodities. Belmonte made the commitment following the visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the Kadiwa ng Pasko at the Quezon City Hall grounds.  Marcos […]

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QUEZON CITY HOSTS ‘MARCH FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE’

The Quezon City Government has expressed its support to groups and organizations pushing for climate justice. On November 16, 2022, civil society organizations will gather in Quezon Memorial Circle for a March for Climate Justice to urge decision makers who are attending this year’s COP27 (2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference) in Egypt and G20 […]

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BELMONTE: QC GOV’T AN EXEMPLAR OF RESILIENCY

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte underscored the importance of resilience in the effective delivery of services to QCitizens and putting the city on the road to recovery. During her fourth State of the City Address (SOCA) delivered recently, Belmonte said the city government became an exemplar of resiliency by not giving up amid insurmountable odds.  […]

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BELMONTE ATTENDS ARGENTINA CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is in Buenos Aires, Argentina to attend the C40 World Mayors Summit 2022 and present the city’s ideas and programs to combat climate change. In a Facebook post, Belmonte said she was invited to attend the event as the city is also one of the finalists for the C40 Cities […]

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QC GOV’T GIVES TEACHERS 1,000 MORE LAPTOPS

The Quezon City government has started the distribution of additional laptops for public school teachers and child development workers to help address their teaching needs. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the ceremonial turnover of the additional 1,000 laptops for public elementary and high school teachers and 50 laptops for child development workers in public daycare centers. […]

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QUEZON CITY JAIL INMATES GET BASIC EDUCATION

Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) can now continue their basic education through the first senior high school program to be offered by the Schools Division Office. The Quezon City government signed a memorandum of understanding with the QCJMD, SDO, and the Fernando C. Amorsolo Senior High School. […]

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QC GOV’T LAUNCHES PROGRAM FOR DISPLACED WORKERS

The Quezon City government launched a financial assistance program called Alagang QC Program for Displaced Workers or “Alagang QC” for employees or workers that were displaced for the last six months prior to their application and are now actively looking for new employment. “Ang programang ito ay paraan ng lokal na pamahalaan para matulungan ang […]