The Quezon Memorial Shrine has been named a National Cultural Treasure, making it the second cultural treasure in Quezon City, the local government announced on Sunday.
MANILA - The Quezon City government has literally been hitting at least "two or more birds with one stone" through the "Libreng Sakay" (free ride) program which it launched a year ago on Tuesday. Aside from providing free bus rides to daily commuters along several major routes throughout the city, the city government under Mayor Joy G. Belmonte is also promoting the numerous historical and tourist sites found in its six congressional districts composed of 142 barangays. The officials of the QC Bus Augmentation Program (QCBAP) and the City's Parks and Administration Department have teamed up to install replicas of the city's several historical landmarks, monuments, and tourist spots on both sides of the buses participating in the program. In addition, they have used the space at the back of the bus to convey a message of gratitude to the residents for being partners of the local government in the continuing growth of the country's erstwhile capital city: