Quezon City (/ˈkeɪzɒn/KAY-zon;Filipino:Lungsod Quezon Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈkeːson]), also known to Filipinos by its initials as QC) is the most populous city in the Philippines. It is one of the cities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Quezon City was named after Manuel L. Quezon, secondPresident of the Philippines, who founded the city and developed it to replace the City of Manila as the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976. Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon Province, which was also named after the president. It is the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area and most populated local government unit in the country.
A major tourism draw to the province is Mount Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism with many cults and religious organizations staying on the mountain. Numerous pilgrims visit the mountain especially during Holy Week.
History
Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The first European to explore the area was Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces.
An angry man went to the QuezonCity campus of Ateneo de Manila University, before its Law School graduation on Sunday, July 24, 2022, then gun-related violence happened ... He has been indicted by the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office for criminal charges, the heaviest of which are the three counts of murder.
The first day of the preliminary investigation on the SUV hit-and-run incident began on Friday, June 17, at the MandaluyongCityHall of Justice... His lawyer, Atty ... After the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s warnings to Sanvicente, the infamous driver surrendered to the PNP and appeared at a press briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
Accompanied by his parents and a lawyer, the suspect surrendered on Wednesday to the PNP at Camp Crame headquarters in QuezonCity... The suspect, Jose Antonio Sanvicente, 34, was accompanied by his parents and their lawyer when he turned himself in at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.
The former Solicitor General under former PresidentRodrigo Duterte met for the first time the COA’s commissioners, lawyers, and other officials on Monday morning at the QuezonCity main office ... Jose Calida (seated) meets all commissioners, lawyers, and employees of the commission last Monday during his first day at the main office in Quezon City.
Former vice president LeniRobredo’s fundraising effort, dedicated to finance programs under her non-governmental organization “AngatBuhay,” brought in over P1 million during its launch on July 1 ... in QuezonCity. The ex-vice president, now a private citizen-lawyer, expressed gratitude to those who donated P1,068,470 for the Angat Buhay Foundation.