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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 […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the Department of Sanitation and Cleanup Works of Quezon City (DSQC) in cooperation with the city’s 142 barangays to conduct a massive clean-up drive as soon as precincts conclude their election-related activities. DSQC OIC Richard Santuile has been given instructions to closely work with barangay leaders and begin […]
The Quezon City government continues to help informal settler families (ISFs), who have been living in the city for decades fulfill their dreams of having permanent homes. At least 100 families from four homeowner’s associations in Barangay Gulod have received their land titles, through the direct sale and direct purchase program facilitated by their barangay. […]
Qualified indigent senior citizens, solo parents and persons with disabilities in Quezon City will soon receive P500 monthly financial assistance from the city government for one year. Mayor Joy Belmonte approved Ordinance No. SP-3115, S-2022 to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the price increase of basic goods on the most vulnerable […]
In order to revitalize sports and harness the potential of the city’s athletes, the Quezon City Government is currently renovating the Amoranto Sports Complex. The master plan covers the construction of new sports facilities such as the Amoranto Arena which will have an approximate seating capacity of 3,500 for basketball competitions and other big events. […]
To provide safer and more walkable footbridges and roads in Quezon City, the city government has firmed up plans to add more lamp posts, and repair and improve footbridges, including having more accessible and bike-friendly ramps. This is after an assessment conducted by city engineers showed that some footbridges need rehabilitation such as additional street […]
Quezon City senior residents who need maintenance medicine for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol can get them free through the city’s Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program. Under the relaunched program, each indigent senior citizen with the said medical conditions can receive medicines including Losartan (50mg/tab), Amlodipine (5mg/tab), Metformin (500mg/tab), and Simvastatin (20mg/tab). The free medicine […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and DENR-National Capital Region, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Quezon City government and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) for the development of an urban biodiversity park in Quezon City. The DENR and its partners agreed to implement the “Building […]
A total of 6,233 indigent couples from Quezon City have legally sealed and solemnized their union, for free, hosted by the city government’s “Kasalang Bayan” program for the entire month of February. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said a number of the couples who availed of the program have already been living together for years, […]
The Quezon City government is planning to give incentives to families who will avail of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The incentive scheme will hopefully encourage more to get vaccinated and return for booster shots, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte during the launch of the vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years […]