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Fueled by its advocacy to promote the health, nutrition and safety of its residents, employees and beneficiaries, Quezon City became the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to establish a healthy food procurement policy. Mayor Joy Belmonte issued Executive Order No. 16 S-2021 entitled “Quezon City Healthy Public Food Procurement Policy”, which aims […]
District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is seeking an inventory of roads and streets in Quezon City that are perennially prone to flooding.In a resolution filed with the city council, Castelo said the city’s engineering department should make the inventory so that the identified roads and road sections could be prioritized for improvement and drainage cleaning […]
Amid reported cases of the more contagious and transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant in the country, Mayor Joy Belmonte has approved an ordinance that will further boost Quezon City’s contact tracing efforts through the full implementation of its “KyusiPass” contact tracing app. The ordinance also penalizes business establishments not properly using the KyusiPass, following reports that […]
Quezon City officials and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched a vegetable and tree-planting project called the “Community Pan-Tree.” The officials, led by District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo and his wife Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo, started the project over the weekend in Sitio Sto. Niño, Barangay Holy Spirit, which is part of […]
Quezon City employees who reported for work during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will soon receive their hazard pay. The local government has allocated P250 million for the payment of hazard pay to eligible employees who helped in the delivery of services and programs to residents during the covered […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reopened the Dario Bridge U-turn slot in Quezon City to help ease traffic congestion on the northbound lanes of EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the reopening of U-turn slot at Dario Bridge aims to decongest traffic and reduce motorists’ travel time in the area. “This would benefit […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), held a cash distribution to 281 families in Brgy. 754 in Malate, Manila and 339 families in Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City. PRC, under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, continues to provide […]
Recognizing that many workers in the city cannot take off work or don’t have time to visit a vaccination site during the day, the Quezon City government has launched a vaccination program that opens at 6 p.m. or after working hours. Dubbed as ‘QC Bakuna Nights’, the program aims to expand the reach of the […]
In a bid to further expand its vaccination program, the Quezon City local government has partnered with SM City Malls to open its first drive-thru vaccination site. The city government opened a drive-thru inoculation set-up in SM Fairview located in District 5. “This site will be convenient for those who register in groups like a […]
Over two months after the National Bureau of Investigation was directed to conduct an inquiry into the February 24 Philippine National Police (PNP)-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) shootout in Quezon City, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file charges against those responsible for the incident that claimed […]