Quezon City
Quezon City to launch contact tracing app
Quezon City is set to launch KyusiPass, a contact tracing app powered by SafePass, in a bid to boost its contact tracing efforts. Through KyusiPass, the city can keep track of who is visiting each establishment within its jurisdiction. “Currently, our businesses are requiring the...
Quezon City tracking co-passenger of UK variant carrier
Contact tracing is underway for one co-passenger of the first case of the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant (United Kingdom variant) who was reported to be a resident of Quezon City, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a Laging Handa presser, Mayor Joy Belmonte said the subject is among th...
Quezon City waives real property tax penalties until March 31
Delinquent real property tax owners in Quezon City are now exempted from paying interests accumulated from unpaid previous taxes as the City Council passed a measure granting them amnesty. Mayor Joy Belmonte has signed Ordinance No. SP-2979 that grants all outstanding real property tax liabilities ...
Belmonte denies plan to place Kamuning under lockdown
Following the confirmation of the presence of the United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Joy Belmonte reiterated that there is no need for a lockdown in Kamuning, Quezon City, where the patient resides. Mayor Belmonte explains that upon arrival on January 7, the patient...
Quezon City mayor asks Black Nazarene attendees to avail of free Covid tests
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has called on residents of the city showing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms after participating in the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila last Saturday to have themselves checked. “As a precautionary measure, we encourage our reside...
Quezon City bans public gatherings during feasts
In anticipation of the upcoming fiestas, religious events and cultural festivals, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has banned public gatherings and other community celebrations to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Many QC barangays traditionally celebrate fiestas and ...
Quezon City watches first UK variant case
The Quezon City government, in coordination with the Department of Health, is closely monitoring the case of a resident who tested positive for the Covid-19 United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7). The patient was tested on January 7 upon arrival from Dubai and thereafter stayed at a hotel as part of prot...
Quezon City to get 1.1 million Astrazeneca vaccine doses
Quezon City will receive an initial 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This comes after the city government has signed a tripartite agreement with the national government through the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) and Astra...
Quezon City turns over SIM cards to teachers
In its firm resolve to support distance learning for its students, the Quezon City government turned over on Monday 8,791 units of wifi modems and prepaid sim cards with P1,000 monthly load to public elementary school teachers and photocopier machines to all its public schools. “We want to ma...
Quezon City to put up urban farm
A seven-hectare land in Quezon City will be converted into a farming site to promote the importance of urban farming and help nearby residents get source of income through growing their own produce, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. The local government on Friday said it has partnered with ...