Quezon City,also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C.,is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12,1939,and was named after Manuel L. Quezon,the second president of the Philippines.
The Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park located in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. The park is located inside a large traffic circle in the shape of an ellipse and bounded by the Elliptical Road and is the main park of Quezon City. Its main feature is a 66-meter (217 ft) tall mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L. Quezon,the second official President of the Philippines and the first of an internationally recognized independent Philippines,and his wife,First Lady Aurora Quezon.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010,where he was hailed Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines.
Herbert Constantine "Bistek" Maclang Bautista is a Filipino actor and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City,the Philippines' largest city by population,from 2010 to 2019.
Vincent "Bingbong" Pichay Crisologo is a Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Quezon City's 1st District from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019. He also served as a councilor in Quezon City from 1998 to 2004.
Quezon Memorial Circle station is an under-construction Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) and the proposed MRT Line 8 (MRT-8) systems within the Quezon Memorial Circle,Quezon City.
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 10,2010,within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city:the mayor,vice mayor,four District representatives,and councilors,six in each of the city's four legislative districts.
Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 13,2013,within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts:mayor,vice mayor,district representative,and six councilors at-large for each district.
Mari Grace Preciosa Hipolito-Castelo,commonly known as Precious Hipolito-Castelo,is a Filipina actress,newscaster,and politician who last served as Representative of the 2nd district of Quezon City in the Philippines. She also served as city councilor from the same district from 2010 to 2019. She is a former child star,film and television actress and newscaster. In 1987,she won the FAMAS Award as Best Child Actress for Ang Daigdig Ay Isang Butil Na Luha.
Ismael Austria Mathay Jr.,also known as Mel Mathay,was the Mayor of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001.
The Philippine Diamond Tower (PDT) was a proposed broadcast and observation tower to be built in the former Manila Seedling Bank property in QC CBD Triangle Park- North Triangle,Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. The groundbreaking for the tower was initially scheduled to take place last October 12,2014,in line with Quezon City's 75th foundation anniversary. Construction of the tower was planned to take place in mid 2015 and was planned to be completed in 2019.
Local elections will be held in Quezon City on May 9,2016,within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts:mayor,vice mayor,district representative,and six councilors at-large for each district. There are six legislative districts in the city.
The Quezon City Reception House is a reception house built and owned by the government of Quezon City to accommodate visiting dignitaries. It was built on the lot of the uncompleted and controversial Boracay Mansion. It was previously occupied by the Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 18th vice mayor of Quezon City since 2019,under the mayoralty of Joy Belmonte. A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party,Sotto previously served as a member of the Quezon City Council from 2010 to 2019.
Adelina Galang Santos-Rodriguez was a Filipino politician and civil leader who served as the first woman Mayor of Quezon City from 1976 to 1986. She also distinguished herself in charity work especially her programs for the Philippine Red Cross. She was married to Isidro Rodriguez,a softball official and former Governor of Rizal.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Panfilo Lacson was announced in a televised launch on September 8,2021,along with his running mate Tito Sotto. Panfilo Lacson is a three-term senator of the Philippines and former chief of the Philippine National Police,while Sotto is a four-term senator currently serving as the senate president of the Philippines since 2018.
Local elections were held at Quezon City on May 9,2022,as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections,the electorate voted to elect a mayor,a vice mayor,thirty-six city council members and six district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30,2022,for a three-year-long term. 1,138,511 of 1,403,895 registered voters voted in this election.
Mariana,is an administrative division in eastern Metro Manila,the Philippines. It is an urban barangay in Quezon City in a middle class residential and commercial area known as New Manila,which includes Barangay Mariana and the adjacent Barangay Damayang Lagi.
Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman,also known as Grex,is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Albay.
