Statement of City Council
Date: December 26, 2025
The Quezon City Council strongly denounces the misrepresentations publicly made by Rotary Center Foundation, Inc. (RCFI), and its unconscionable attempt to use a city council resolution to falsely claim that the Council has directed the Honorable Mayor Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte to enter into a lease agreement with RCFI. In a statement made by RCFI, they claim that the Honorable Mayor refused to renew the lease agreement, “contrary to the Council’s directive”. This is patently false.
The subject resolution merely authorized the Honorable Mayor to enter into the proposed agreement should she opt to do so, subject to her proper determination. The subject resolution is a mere expression of the City Council's authorization, and it does not, and cannot, direct the Honorable Mayor to exercise her discretion in a particular manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the Quezon City Council has not directed the Honorable Mayor to enter into any lease agreement with RCFI.
Our position is clear. We stand with the Honorable Mayor in ensuring that public property cannot be used for unlawful purposes. It cannot benefit only the privileged few who seek to profit therefrom. Public property belongs to the people of Quezon City.
