COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF

QUEZON CITY LOCAL

GOVERNMENT INTERMS
OF:

JOHN MICHAEL D. PRADO

• PROFILE
• ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
• DELIVERY OF BASIC SERVICES
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• ISSUES AND CONCERNS
• FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
 VISION
The Quezon City Government envisions itself to be a model of
effective governance and responsible leadership, working in
partnership with the citizenry in building a Quality Community. 
MISSION
To provide quality service which will make Quezon City an ideal
community where people live, work and do business in a
hospitable, progressive & peaceful environment.
 Local Officials
• Mayor – Josefina “Joy” Belmonte
• Vice Mayor - Gian Sotto
REPRESENTATIVES
• District 1 – Coun. Onyx Crisologo
• District 2 –Coun. Precious Hipolito
• District 3 – Coun. Allan Reyes
• District 4 – Atty. Bong Suntay
• District 5 – Rep. Alfred Vargas
• District 6 – Rep. Kit Belmonte
COUNCILORS
District 1
• Councilor Bernard Herrera
• Councilor Mayen Juico
• Councilor Doray Delarmente
• Councilor TJ Calalay
• Councilor Nikki Crisologo
• Councilor Jun Ferrer
COUNCILORS
District 2
• Councilor Winnie Castelo
• Councilor Bong Liban
• Councilor Candy Medina
• Councilor Toto Medalla
• Councilor Mikey Belmonte
• Councilor Star Valmocina
COUNCILORS
District 3
• Councilor Franz Pumaren
• Councilor Kate Coseteng
• Councilor Jorge Banal
• Councilor Peachy de Leon
• Councilor John Defensor
• Councilor Wency Lagumbay
COUNCILORS
District 4
• Councilor Irene Belmonte
• Councilor Imee Rillo
• Councilor Marra Suntay
• Councilor Resty Malañgen
• Councilor Ivy Lagman
• Councilor Hero Bautista
COUNCILORS
District 5
• Councilor Joe Visaya
• Councilor Karl Castelo
• Councilor Patrick Michael Vargas
• Councilor Shay Liban
• Councilor Ram Medalla
• Councilor Allan Butch Francisco
COUNCILORS
District 6
• Councilor Marivic Co Pilar
• Councilor Bobby Castelo
• Councilor Roger Juan
• Councilor Lala Sotto
• Councilor Donny Matias
• Councilor Eric Medina
 • Mayor Belmonte completed her high
school studies at the Poveda
Learning Centre. 

• She got her Social Sciences degree

from the Ateneo de Manila
University, her Master ‘s Degree in
Philosophy from the Institute of
Archaeology, University College in
London, and her  Master’s degree in
MA. JOSEFINA G. Museum Studies from the Leicester
BELMONTE
University in the United Kingdom.
 • She was a vice mayor of Quezon
City for the past 9 years.

• She was also chairperson of the

Quezon City Anti-Drug Abuse
Advisory Council (QCADAAC),
which has been recognized as one of
the most effective nationwide in
addressing the problem of illegal
MA. JOSEFINA G.
BELMONTE
drugs. 
 ADVOCACY
• Protection and upholding of the
rights of women and children
• Gender fairness
• Economic Empowerment of
Women
• Mental health
• Culture and the arts
MA. JOSEFINA G.
BELMONTE
 • Mayor Belmonte established the
Joy of Urban Farming in 2010.

• “Gulayan sa Paaralan” (school

vegetable garden) initiative.  The
urban farms can also be found in
different barangays, churches and
areas maintained by various non-
government organizations from
Districts 1 to 6.
MA. JOSEFINA G.
BELMONTE
 • Among her projects for promoting
entrepreneurship are Tindahan ni
Ate Joy, (Local Inclusiveness
Project for the Advancement and
Development)-Pinay Program, the
Artisan Academy and Lazada E-
commerce on-line selling.

• The QCinema Film Festival is

MA. JOSEFINA G. another project that she initiated. 
BELMONTE
PROFILE
• QC or Kyusi is a highly urbanized city and the most populous city
in the Philippines.
• Quezon City hosts a number of government offices, the most
important of which are the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the
House of Representatives.
•  Quezon City also serves as home to the 
University of the Philippines Diliman and 
Ateneo de Manila University.
• Quezon City is a landlocked highly urbanized
city in the National Capital Region.
• The city has a land area of 166.20 square
kilometers or 64.17 square miles.
• Its population as determined by the 2018
National Census was over 3.1 million.

https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/ncr/quezon-city.html
• This represented 24.80% of the total population of the
National Capital Region. Based on these figures, the
population density is computed at 17,666 inhabitants
per square kilometer or 45,755 inhabitants per square
mile.

• As of August 2018, the total number of various

registrations and collections 24, 078, 800.
• Also located in Quezon City is the Quezon Memorial Circle, a 
national park.

• The park is an ellipse bounded by Elliptical Road. Its main

feature is the Quezon Memorial Shrine, a 66-meter-tall 
mausoleum containing the remains of President Quezon and
his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon. The shrine is considered
Quezon City's foremost landmark and is depicted in its city
seal.
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
• 2015 Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the
Esri International User Conference in San Diego,
California, USA, for its Enhanced Tax Mapping
Systems.
• No. 1 Economically Most Dynamic City in the Highly
Urbanized City Category, National Competitiveness
Council, 2015 Kapit-Bisig Award as Outstanding
Partner from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
• 2016 Most Competitive City in the Philippines for
Second Consecutive Year
• Most Competitive City in Infrastructure.
• 2nd Most Competitive City in Government
Efficiency
• 2nd Most Competitive City in Resiliency
• 2nd Most Competitive City in Economic Dynamism
• 2017 Top Performing Local Government Unit in NCR| Seal of
Good Local Governance (SGLG).
• 2017 Quezon City Accounting Department, for being one of
2017 Outstanding Accounting Offices.
• Champion for Best in Government Inter-Operability (G2G)
category, and Finalist, for the Seal of Excellence given to
private lying-in clinics as the city’s Best in Customer
Empowerment entry and rCHITS for its Best in Government
Inter-Operability entry 
• First Runner-up, “Best City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council – Highly Urbanized City Category”.
• Multiple awards from the Department of Health, for exemplary
Local Health Systems and Innovations in providing health
services to QC constituents.
• First Place - Best City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council (Highly Urbanized City Category) and 2nd Place - Best
Government Emergency Management Service (Advanced Urban
GEMS category) in the National Capital Region
• 2018 Global Human Settlement Model of Community Award 
• Best Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(DRRMC) in the Philippines
• Most Competitive City in the Philippines
• 2018 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG), for exhibiting excellence in
meeting performance benchmarks in all 7 core areas : financial
administration, disaster preparedness, social protection, peace and
order, business friendliness and competitiveness, environmental
protection, and tourism.
• First Place, Regional Gawad Kalasag Award for the Best
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in
NCR.
• 2019 Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning
Hubs (LLH) for Quezon City's social hygiene and
sundown clinics, and the Quezon City Protection Center.
The recognition and certification by the Philippine
Commission on Women was given at the Philippine
International Convention Center (PICC) on March 8, 2019.
Green Building Ordinance of 2009
BISTEKVILLE
Allocation
• The Quezon City Council has approved a P27.8 billion
budget for 2020, allocating nearly half or 44% to social
services.
• Assistant City Administrator for Finance Don Javillonar
said the city government has "veered away" from the
practice of prioritizing infrastructure.
• Social services, which include financial assistance for fire
victims, burial, and healthcare, among others, got a 32%
increase in 2020, or to P12.3 billion from P8.4 billion allocation
in 2019.
• Medicines and medical supplies got a P2.2 billion share in next
year's budget, a four-fold increase over 2019, while P90 million
was allotted to Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) of
city hall employees.
• Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte kept her promise of
raising medical assistance from P3,000 to P5,000, and
raising the city government's burial assistance from
P10,000 to P25,000.

• The 2020 budget is 23% higher than in 2019 but

Belmonte assured Quezon City residents that there
will be no increase in taxes.
The rest of the budget is broken down as follows:
• General public services - P10.1 billion
• Economic services - P4.2 billion
• Legislative branch - P1.2 billion
DELIVERY OF BASIC SERVICES
SOLO PARENT BENEFITS
1. Individual, peer, and family counseling
2. Positive Discipline seminar 
3. Parent Effectiveness seminar
4. Critical Incidence Stress debriefing
5. Self-concept Building programs
6. Crisis Management and Spiritual Enrichment 
7. Referral for legal, health, and burial assistance
8. Livelihood/vocational trainings and Seed Capital
assistance through SB-ECO
9. Educational assistance for indigent Solo Parent 
and their children
10. Employment referrals through QC PESO
QC-PWD Programs and Thrusts
Social Services Programs and Services

• CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM

• YOUTH WELFARE PROGRAM
• FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAM
• WOMEN WELFARE PROGRAM
• ELDERLY WELFARE PROGRAM
• DISABLED WELFARE PROGRAM
 • FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
• DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM
• FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAM
• REFERRAL PROGRAM
• VOLUNTEER AND AUXILIARY PROGRAM
• SKILLS AND TRAINING PROGRAM
• LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
 Quezon City Local Government – Economy

• Wholesale and retail Industry with the highest number

of employed persons at 24.4% share;
• Manufacturing sector with 10.4%;
• Construction Industries at 9.1%;
• Administrative and support services at 8.4%; and
• Accommodation and food services with 8.2%.
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
 • Improving the city’s river and draining systems through
FLOODING dredging and de-clogging of waterways, especially on flood-
prone areas to minimize damage to properties.
• Encourage every household to check their property’s drainage
system.
• Setup flood barriers on flood prone areas like rivers and
waterways.
• Create a natural flood defense plan that includes setting up
ditches or notches that will divert flood water into open land
or rivers.
• Advocate on tree planting programs that can help reduce
flooding.
 • Enforce fines on people who are caught
WASTE littering and establish more no littering zones
around the city.
MANAGEMENT • Emphasize the importance of 4Rs: reduce,
reuse, recycle and recover.
• The local government of Quezon City has
already implemented various ordinances to
improve its waste management system. These
ordinances include: Plastic Bag Reduction
Ordinance, Plastic and Styrofoam Ban, Garbage
Segregation Program
 • Increasing police visibility through intensified patrols
and checkpoints, especially on crowded places like
CRIME malls, parks, schools, etc.
• More intensified police response during crimes.
• Enforce gun-control measures more strictly.
• Constant reminder for every citizen to be vigilant
and cautious to avoid being a victim of any crime.
• Implement a joint effort between private citizens and
local police through a neighborhood crime watch to
lower the crime rate percentage of the city.
 • Right now, Quezon City offers subsidized housing
in Rodriguez, Rizal; payable for P800 on the first
INFORMAL three years, and P200 for the years thereafter—up
to 30 years.
SETTLERS
• The city also gives out P50, 000 cash incentives for
every family that will be relocated.
• QC also built pro-poor housing communities like
the Bistekville to lessen the number of informal
settlers, the city can promote more poverty
alleviation programs and regular jobs with a
secured tenure as opposed to contractual or
project-based jobs.