Quezon City legal officer Atty. Nino Casimiro insisted on Saturday, March 19, that the Covid-19 pandemic “ayuda” packs bought by the local government were not overpriced. Casimiro issued his statement after learning that Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor showed a document that se
A total of 3,675 families from the NIA Road (National Irrigation Administration) in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City will be given better and decent homes after the local government and the Nation Housing Authority (NHA) signed the Usufruct Agreement. Mayor Joy Belmonte, Vice-mayor Gian Sotto, Repres
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has filed a cyber libel complaint against Anakalusgan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor over the accusations he posted on social media platforms, which have crossed the boundaries of freedom of speech. Belmonte’s complaint, which she filed on Feb. 24, stemmed from two Fac
PNA file photo MANILA - Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday warned hoarders and profiteers of flu medicines in various drugstores that they may be prosecuted if found guilty. "We will not hesitate to prosecute anybody found hoarding and profiteering these medicines. They are preventing citizens na gusto lang bumili ng gamot para sa kanilang pamilya (who only want to buy medicines for their family). We won't let them get away with this," Belmonte said in a statement. QC legal officer lawyer Nino Casimiro said all persons who engage in the hoarding of medicines and other basic necessities and prime commodities will be prosecuted for violating Section 15 of Republic Act (RA) No. 7581 and 7394, or the Consumer Act. RA 7581 provides protection to consumers by stabilizing the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, and prescribing measures against undue price increases during emergency situations. Under Section 15 of RA No. 7581, hoarding and profiteering may
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