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INC DONATES P13.2-M IN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO QC HOSPITALS, ALLOWS USE OF PH ARENA FOR USE IN FIGHT VS COVID-19

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) has started providing protective equipment as well as needed hospital supplies to key public hospitals in Quezon City in an effort to assist the city government and health authorities in the fight against COVID-19.   “We’re distributing these necessities to all public hospitals in Quezon City to address the urgent […]

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QC PRIVATE HOSPITALS COMMIT TO INFORM CITY GOVT OF PATIENTS SHOWING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS — BELMONTE

Private hospitals in Quezon City will now automatically refer potential and positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases to the city government for further action. This was the agreement made during a recent meeting between Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and 30 private hospitals in the city. The city government and the private hospitals also pledged […]

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RED CROSS PROVIDES NKTI WITH MEDICAL TENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS – GORDON

Amid the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), chaired by Senator Dick Gordon, has put up a medical field tent at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City as part of its efforts to provide assistance to hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. “The NKTI […]

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EXTEND DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF QC TAXES AMID COVID-19 THREAT — BELMONTE

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has asked the City Council to extend the payment of business, real property and transfer taxes amid the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019) in the city. “We have requested the City Council to enact a resolution or ordinance extending the payment of taxes. This way, local residents have more […]

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QC COMMITS TO GIVE SECURITY OF LAND TENURE TO 10K INFORMAL SETTLERS BY 2022 — BELMONTE

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has committed to provide security of land tenure for around 10,000 informal settler families (ISF) by 2022, under the city’s Local Shelter Plan 2020-2022. The Local Shelter Plan 2020-2022 was presented by the Housing, Community Development and Resettlement Department (HCDRD) during the Quezon City Housing Board meeting on Friday. “One […]

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1ST SUMMER METRO MANILA FILM FEST KICKS OFF ON APRIL 4 – LIM

For the first time, another round of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be held this summer, with its eight film entries to be screened starting Black Saturday.   In a press launch of the event dubbed the Summer MMFF (SMMFF) in Makati City, MMFF and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Danilo Lim emphasized […]

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QC HELPS SOLVE PLASTIC POLLUTION WITH ‘BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE’ STORE

To help solve the problem of plastic pollution in Quezon City, the city government, through its Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office (SBCDPO), has opened its first refilling. The SBCDPO launched the “Bring Your Own Bote (BYOB) Store” as a zero-waste facility where local residents can bring their own reusable bottles and refill them […]

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DPWH BUILDS 4-STORY EVACUATION CENTER IN FAIRVIEW, QUEZON CITY – VILLAR

To provide immediate assistance to Quezon City residents during calamities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a four story evacuation center at Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH National Capital Region (NCR) Director Ador Canlas said that the evacuation center […]

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FREEZE HIRING OF CHINESE WORKERS FOR QC POGO OPERATIONS — CASTELO

A former Quezon City representative is pushing for a moratorium on the hiring of  Chinese workers for Philippine Online Gaming Operations (POGOs) in Quezon City.Former solon and now Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo said that aside from opening the city to risks from the novel coronavirus, the rising number of Chinese POGO workers […]

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USE THERMAL SCANNERS IN QC MALLS VS WUHAN VIRUS — CASTELO

To further protect the public from  the deadly Wuhan coronavirus or the novel Coronavirus (nCov), a former Quezon City solon is urging shopping malls in the city to install thermal scanners that can detect symptoms in people already infected. Thermal scanners are useful in areas where people converge such as malls prone to nCov carriers, […]