(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Quezon City government has strengthened its policies to protect the environment and combat the threat of climate change. QC's projects aim to reduce air, land, and water pollution to make for a green and sustainable city. Solar panels will be installed in at least 50 public schools and at Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center in Barangay Bahay Toro, Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital in Batasan Hills, and Novaliches District Hospital. The city government also established a 93-kilometer protected bike lane network that traverses major and secondary roads to promote active transport and urban mobility and help in decarbonization strategy to reduce air pollution. Public parks and open spaces have been renovated and improved while the 5.39-kilometer Green Open Reclaimed Access (GORA) Lane, a pedestrian-oriented promenade along Dona Hemady Avenue, Scout Tobias Street, and Mother Ignacia Avenue, promotes walking and active recreational activ
MANILA-Four women are among the seven candidates vying for the congressional seat of Quezon City District 5 - Novaliches area in the May 9, 2022 elections. The female aspirants are former Congresswoman Annie Susano (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas), businesswomen Rose Lin (Lakas) and Catherine Esplana, and Rose Lyn Sanchez (Independent). They are facing outgoing first-term Councilor Patrick Michael "PM" Vargas of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Angel Rustia Jr., an engineer, and Antonio Ortega (both Independent). They filed their certificate of candidacy (CoC) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for QC-Novaliches District 5 before the deadline on Oct. 8. Susano, who was also a former QC councilor (2001-2004), was among those who represented the populous Novaliches district in Congress (2004-2010) before the area was divided into three districts (2, 5 and 6) in the 2013 local elections. It is the first time for the three other women Lin,