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It was formed on November 25, 1939, as the Quezon City Police Department. [2] It was merged with the CAMANAVA area and formed the Northern Police District (NPD). On November 6, 1990, the separation of Quezon City from NPD was implemented, leading to the creation of what was then the Central Police District. Then as in today, the QCPD arms is ...
PAWS' Dr. Dog program brings loving therapy dogs to children's hospitals all over the Manila metro area. In 1997, "Pakko",a German Shepherd, was the first Dr. Dog. Dr. Dog provides comfort and emotional healing for disabled children, and educates the public about the value of animals in our society. In the Philippines, there are still people ...
Following a dry run from October 2021 to June 2022, Quezon City announced the full implementation of its No Contact Apprehension Program on July 1, 2022 along 15 major roads in the city. [15] The city of San Juan also plans to implement a Non-Contact Apprehension Program within the city starting August 2022.
Quezon City bills itself as the ICT capital of the Philippines. [122] Quezon City was the first Local Government Unit (LGU) in the Philippines with a computerized real estate assessment and payment system, which was developed in 2015 that contains around 400,000 property units with capability to record payments.
The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center is a 23.85-hectare (58.9-acre) zoological and botanical garden located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.It was named after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
San Francisco del Monte Arch Minor Basilica of San Pedro Bautista. San Francisco del Monte, also referred to as SFDM and Frisco, is a district of Quezon City, Philippines.It is bisected by two major thoroughfares, Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue and the eponymous Del Monte Avenue, and is bounded by Atty. Pat Senador Sr. Street and Baler Street to the north, and Judge Juan Luna Street, Paraiso Street ...
The first location of the city hall was at the corner of Aurora Boulevard and Highway 54 (now EDSA), beside Cubao Elementary School. It was transferred within the grounds now occupied by the Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School sometime in the 1950s during the administration of then Acting Mayor Ponciano Bernardo, an engineer appointed to the political post by then-President Manuel Roxas.
The residential development was incorporated as a barrio through Quezon City Ordinance No. 4386 series of 1960, which was approved on April 7, 1960, by Vice Mayor Vicente O. Novales. There was a lack of basic utilities at the time, resulting in drinking water having to be rationed by the city fire department, and its early pioneers had to walk ...