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QC Mayor Joy Belmonte Enjoins Everyone in Inclusive Climate Action, Empowers Informal Workers

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  Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has urged all the people to join in the city’s climate action program and the LCCAP (Local Climate Change Action Plan) not only as a way to reshape the city and withstand the impacts of climate change but also to emerge as a city that is ‘stronger, inclusive and more just’ with a truly green, inclusive economy.   In her welcome address at the 2024 C40 Cities Southeast Asia Regional Academy Global Workshop held today, September 3, 2024, at Novotel in Araneta Center, Cubao, Mayor Belmonte said that within the challenges faced in mitigating the effects of climate change also lies the greatest opportunity for the people to change and reshape the cities. “Ladies and gentlemen and persons of diverse genders, within the challenges we face lies our greatest opportunity. We have a chance to reshape our cities not only to withstand the impacts of climate change but to emerge stronger, inclusive and more just. We are showing the rest of the world how it can be
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BARANGAY BAGONG SILANGAN BAGS DOST 2023 BEST CEST AWARD IN NCR

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Barangay Bagong Silangan from District 2 in Quezon was awarded the Best Community Empowerment Through Science and Technology (CEST) beneficiary in the NCR with Two hundred thousand pesos (PhP200,000) in financial aid for its project. Barangay Bagong Silangan will vie for the National Best CEST award. The award was given in a simple ceremony during the Stakeholders Night of the DOST-NCR 2023 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week held in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) gives the award to highlight the best practices of communities empowered through the support of various Science, Technology and- Innovation (STI) programs. QC PESO manager Rogelio L. Reyes and The Joy of Urban Farming (JOUF) head Ms. Tina Perez - both representatives of the city government- received the Plaque of Recognition on behalf of the city. The Quezon City Government had received a Plaque of Recognition for its support and commitment to STI programs. Ear
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QC LGU, DOST-NCR TO COLLABORATE IN IMPLEMENTING iSTART PROGRAM IN QC

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  The Quezon City Government and the Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to work jointly and collaborate in implementing the iSTART Program in the city.   The DOST Regional Offices are implementing the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology Based Development (iSTART) Program. The MOU would enable the DOST-NCR to mainstream STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) in existing development plans, and/or to create a separate STI Plan supplementary to its existing development plans outlining the technology-based projects in the city. Under the MOU, a city-level technical working group (TWG) will be formed and created to coordinate with the QC LGU and DOST in undertaking the iSTART project. The iSTART Program seeks to develop a comprehensive STI Plan that will be identified by studying current Comprehensive Development Plans (CDP), Comprehensive Land Use Plan, An
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QC-LGU GETS DOST-NCR RECOGNITION FOR SUPPORT, COMMITMENT OF TECH & INNOVATION DEVT PROGRAMS (iSTART) AS SMART CITY

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  The Quezon City Government has received recognition from the Department of Science and Technology - National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) for its efforts, support and commitment in the implementation of the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) Program and Smart City in Quezon City. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte had tasked PESO manager Rogelio L. Reyes to receive the Plaque of Recognition for the city government from the DOST-NCR in a simple ceremony today, August 30, held at SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, at the start of the 2023 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week in NCR. Under the leadership of Mayor Joy Belmonte, the Quezon City Government had initiated some technology-driven initiatives and programs that had developed and improved the quality of public service to city residents. Some of these programs include the digital tax payment, QC ID for residents, assistance for displaced workers through Alagang
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QC EMPLOYERS’ FORUM INILUNSAD NG PESO, NAGBIGAY NG DAGDAG NA OPORTUNIDAD SA TRABAHO PARA SA MGA QCITIZENS

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Inilunsad ng Quezon City Public Employment Service Office (QC PESO) sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, ang isang Employers’ Forum upang mabigyan ng mas maraming oportunidad ang mga QCitizens na naghahanap ng trabaho. Layunin din nitong magkaroon ng mas malapit na ugnayan ang QC government at ang mga employers at business community at upang matiyak na ang mga programa ng pamahalaang lungsod ay angkop sa pangangailangan ng mga kompanya at namamasukang manggagawa dito. Ang nasabing forum ay ginanap sa loob ng tatlong araw, simula July 5 hanggang July 7, at dinaluhan ng halos 400 kompanya mula sa iba’t-ibang larangan ng industriya at paggawa. Ang nasabing forum ay nagsilbing plataporma upang madinig at malaman ng QC LGU ang mga alalahanin, suhestyon at feedback ng mga employers at mabigyan solusyon ang mga mahahalagang isyu at magsaliksik at gumawa ng hakbang upang lalo pang mapalakas at mapabuti ang samahan ng lokal na pamahalaan at mga employers at negosyante sa lungsod. Ipinahayag at i
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ILO DIR GEN VISITS QC MIGRANTS RESOURCE CENTER

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  International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert Houngbo has visited the Quezon City government’s Migrant Resource Center (QC MRC) on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the country’s membership to the United Nations (UN) agency mandated to safeguard social and economic justice by setting international labor standards. The partnership between the Quezon City government and the ILO was strengthened with the signing of partnership last year through BRIDGE and Safe and Fair Programmes, funded by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund and the European Union. The Quezon City Migrants Resource Center (QC MRC) was established through the enactment of City Ordinance SP-2500 with the aim to serve more than 180,000 migrant workers who reside in the city. The Quezon City Migrants Resource Center is the first-ever such service facility created to assist migrant workers in the National Capital Region (NCR). The city government, through the Public Employment Servi
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WORLD BEE DAY IPINAGDIWANG SA QUEZON CITY (QUEZON MEMORIAL CIRCLE) SA UNANG PAGKAKATAON KAHAPON MAY 19

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Matamis at kapaki-pakinabang ang isinagawang pagdiriwang ng World Bee Day sa Quezon Memorial Circle nitong Mayo 19, sa kolaborasyon ng Beengo Farm, Quezon City Public Employment Service Office, pangasiwaan ng Quezon Memorial Circle, The Joy of Urban Farming, katuwang ang Concentrix. Ito ang unang pagdaos ng World Bee Day ng isang LGU sa Pilipinas. Ipinaliwanag ni Mr Gary Ayuste, founder ng Beengo Farm, ang kahalagahan ng pag-aalaga ng mga bubuyog. “Karamihan po ng pagkain at damit natin ay naka-depend sa kanila. Ganoon kalaki ang industriya ng pag-aalaga ng mga bubuyog.” sabi niya. Makatutulong din ang mga bubuyog sa mga naghahardin at sa mga urban farmers ng Lungsod Quezon dahil sa likas nilang papel bilang pollinators, ayon kay Mr Ayuste. “For you to have a good harvest, kailangan niyo ng good numbers ng pollinators,” aniya. “Hindi naman hihingi ng porsyento ng harvest ninyo ang mga bubuyog. At the end of the day, may honey ka pa.”  Inikot din ang mga kalahok sa mga lokasyong may
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