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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) responded anew to the demands of the times with the completion and turn-over of new hospital facilities in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, citing a report from Undersecretary Emil Sadain, said that a combined total of 178 beds were added to available healthcare […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the city government to allocate P1 billion as additional “ayuda” or financial aid for the city’s poor families. Castelo said COVID-19 cases have shot up more than 100 times from about 300 before the Christmas holidays to 33,169 on Monday due to the spread of the […]
With the country tallying a record-high 33,169 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Quezon City District 1 (QCD1) congressional candidate Arjo Atayde on Tuesday urged his supporters to focus on providing assistance for QCD1 households in lieu of holding meetings and activities meant to rally support for his campaign. “As of January 9, there are already […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the city government to provide senior citizens with a free shuttle to vaccination centers in their barangay. “Giving them free transportation will lessen their fear of exposure to the virus. They will naturally feel safer in less crowded vehicles than in public utility jeepneys or buses,” […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging the city government to immediately launch house-to-house COVID-19 vaccinations amid the spike in cases linked to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. “Let us seek out residents who have not been vaccinated by knocking on their doors and offer them their preferred vaccine to help them protect […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is proposing the grant of a P50,000 longevity gift to elderly residents of Quezon City who reach the age of 70 and 80. The proposal of Castelo, who is the vice mayoral running mate of mayoral candidate Mike Defensor, is contained in Proposed Ordinance No. 525, S-2021 filed […]
Quezon City got back its richest city tag with a total asset of P452.333 billion in 2020, attributed to better and proper recording of its assets. QC was the richest city for five straight years until 2016 before Makati dislodged it from the top spot starting in 2017. QC’s assets increased by 369 percent or […]
Cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) in Quezon City will be easier to track and resolve as the local government now has a unified database. The QC Gender and Development Integrated Management Information System or the QC VAW Centralized Databank System is the first in the country, according to the city government. The […]
All candidates for Quezon City councilors under the Malayang QC ticket vowed to push for the granting of a P1-billion direct financial assistance to poor city residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and not covered by the SAP-DSWD, P500 monthly assistance to senior citizens, reduction of local taxes, among others. Their commitment is contained in […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is proposing the grant of a tax amnesty to thousands of delinquent business establishments in the city. In Proposed Ordinance No. 513-2021 the vice mayoral aspirant said it cannot be denied that the COVID-19 pandemic and the series of lockdowns have caused untold suffering on businesses and the […]