SC clears the way for 500% hike in property valuation in Quezon City

(UPDATED) City Administrator Aldrin Cuña says the QC Fair Market Values Ordinance can be implemented 15 working days after the Supreme Court decision

Kris Aquino on Herbert Bautista: No 'happily ever after,' but no 'the end'

'He wants me to regain my health and he supports my priorities,' says Kris of her one-time flame

Politics, love, and BTS: Kris Aquino tells all in Instagram Q and A

The Queen of all Media fields questions on her BTS bias, rumored relationships, political plans, and more

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 20, 2018

Hello! Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Wednesday.

Kris Aquino teases Herbert Bautista: 'This is what you're missing'

'I want to prove something. I want someone to watch this and feel regret.'

Where Duterte, Robredo, other officials will mark Independence Day 2018

Here is a list of officials who will lead flag-raising events on Independence Day 2018, what time, and where

Kris Aquino on Herbert Bautista: ‘I’m his true friend and he is mine’

The ex-couple saw a movie together to celebrate Herbert’s birthday

Quezon City gov't shuts down Dimple Star Bus terminal, ticketing office

Mayor Herbert Bautista says the closure is due to the bus company's non-compliance with the city's business permit requirements

Quezon City Public Library open to operating 24/7

(UPDATED) Quezon City's main library can accommodate 300 people and is open from Mondays to Saturdays

QC orders businesses with foreign names to have local translations

Those who will violate the ordinance will pay P5,000 and may face suspension of their business permits

Quezon City bans cutting of century, heritage trees

A new city ordinance seeks to protect trees that have lived for more than 100 years, as well as those considered ecologically, historically, or culturally valuable, or belonging to a rare species

QC mayor Bautista orders listing of LGBT gov’t employees

The purpose of the list is for registration profiling and inclusion in the city government s LGBT association

QC mayor Bautista seeks 'independent Metro Manila state'

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista challenges Congress to create an autonomous National Capital Region now if the bid for federalism encounters obstacles

LGUs, private companies participate in the 3rd #MMShakeDrill

The scenarios performed by the different local government units for MMShakeDrill seek to foster a culture of preparedness in anticipation of the movement of the West Valley Fault

LGUs hold key to ending sexual harassment in PH

Local governments should enforce ordinances penalizing sexual harassment in public spaces says an expert on women empowerment

Soldiers help QC cops as NCR police on 'full alert'

The NCRPO remains on full alert after the Marawi City clash that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao

Metro Manila cops ready for groups exploiting Mindanao crisis

We cannot let other groups take advantage of the crisis in Mindanao says QC Mayor Herbert Bautista who chairs the Regional Peace and Order Council

SC issues TRO vs property tax hike in QC

Under Quezon City Ordinance No 2256 real property taxes in Quezon City are estimated to increase from 100 to 500 starting this year

News Briefs: February 13, 2017

Stories from across the Philippines on Monday February 13

DENR wants to shut down Payatas landfill by first quarter of 2017

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says they will no longer allow dumpsites near bodies of water

Condoms in schools? Sotto hits Ubial for 'imposing' beliefs on Filipinos

It s insensitive to dismiss the sentiment of a conservative culture just because they failed to implement effective health programs says Senator Vicente Sotto III

QC mayor bans DOH from giving out condoms in public schools

We will allow the use of QC public health facilities but not QC public schools says Quezon City mayor Herbert bautista

QC launches new tourism campaign – details here

Mayor Herbert Bautista unveils Quezon City s new tourism slogan website and activity maps

VACC files complaints vs Herbert, Hero Bautista over QC drug problem

The VACC files several complaints against Herbert Bautista after his brother Hero tests positive for marijuana and shabu

Estrada to Duterte: Push for nationwide curfew on minors

Former president now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada makes the suggestion after the Supreme Court issued a TRO on curfew ordinances in Manila Navotas City and Quezon City

What's a Marcos painting doing in Robredo's future office?

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista who oversaw the renovation of the former Boracay Mansion into the QC Executive House explains the Jose Blanco piece

IN PHOTOS: Where Vice President Robredo will hold office

What s it like inside Quezon City s Executive House in New Manila the future home of the Office of the Vice President?

Unhappy? Bautista says 'honor for QC' to host Robredo's office

Quezon City s newly constructed Executive House is going to be the new home of the Office of the Vice President

Reelectionists, spouses win NCR mayoral race

UPDATED Metro Manila reelectionist mayors are losing only in two cities – Makati and Marikina

Wooing QC: Unopposed allies, local leaders key for LP

But even if Quezon City officials don yellow clinching the nod of the vote rich city might not be that easy for the LP tandem

Can Quezon City deliver a Roxas-Robredo win?

Will the Roxas Robredo tandem clinch the support of Quezon City s 1 1 million voters?

'Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin' review: Torture by satire

The film is nothing more than a collection of abysmal stories that are crafted with very little ingenuity writes movie critic Oggs Cruz

WATCH: Cristine Reyes, Maricel Soriano in 'Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin' trailer

The 3 in 1 movie based on Bob Ong s book of the same title hits cinemas on January 13 2016

Herbert Bautista out of MMFF movie with Kris Aquino

The Quezon City mayor leaves All You Need is Pag Ibig Derek Ramsay joins the project

Herbert Bautista runs for last term, faces 3 rivals

Mayor Herbert Bautista s contenders call for a corruption free Quezon City

Kris Aquino clarifies why she left MMFF film, denies influencing Herbert's 2016 plans

I was so apprehensive about shooting MMFF with him [Herbert Bautista] that I posted my misguided feelings of hurt and directed them towards Star Cinema writes Kris Aquino

Metro Manila mayors call for 'harmonized' traffic strategies

Metro Manila mayors meet in a bid to consolidate different strategies and proposals to solve the traffic woes of the Philippine capital region

#MMShakeDrill: QC hospital tests earthquake readiness

The Veterans Memorial Medical Center is ground zero for the north sector during the July 30 metro wide MMShakeDrill

Kris Aquino apologizes to Herbert Bautista

Kris made the apology on her show after she accused Herbert of taking her for granted

Kris Aquino to star in movie with ex Herbert Bautista

Kris posts the announcement on her Instagram account

Buses, dormitories for CDO senior high school students

Cagayan de Oro is one of the 10 cities that will pilot the implementation of the senior high school program in June 2015 a year ahead of other public schools in the country

'Mother and baby-friendly' Quezon City opens human milk bank

The city is the second local government unit in the Philippines to run its own human milk bank

SC petition filed to shut down Payatas landfill

A group of concerned residents is seeking a Writ of Kalikasan against government officials for allowing the Payatas sanitary landfill to operate despite violations of environmental laws

Kris Aquino says Herbert Bautista proposed to her before their breakup

I said I realized he never said he loved me he was simply tired and I didn’t want to be his version of Salonpas Alaxan Ben Gay or a massage says Kris in her new blog

Kris Aquino gets surprise visit from Herbert Bautista

The Quezon City mayor personally congratulates Kris on her movie ‘Feng Shui 2’

Planned 'green' school to worsen Katipunan Ave traffic?

The jam packed road already home to 3 major schools will soon have another school residents fear will only worsen traffic congestion

#PugadBaboy: Inhuman rights

#PugadBaboy: Inhuman rights punchline 2

#PugadBaboy: Inhuman rights punchline 3

Kris Aquino, Herbert Bautista reunite in talk show

The Quezon City mayor was a guest on the Monday episode of Aquino Abunda Tonight