Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian led the inauguration of the new Sentro ng Sama Samant Serbisyo (3S) Center in Barangay Palasan in the city on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
The city government said the two-story facility stands in 3,732 square meters of land which features different facilities including the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan office, a Mega Health Center, Botika na Bayan, Alternative Learning System Center, e-library, multiputpose hall, and a tanod (watcher) outpost.
The mayor said the center aims to bring the city government's services closer to the Valenzuelanos.
"Trabaho ho natin ito bilang lingkod bayan na mag-deliver po ng mga ganitong dekalidad na mga programa," Gatchalian said.
Gatchalian said even though Barangay Palasan is a small village the city residents will feel that it is big since they already have the 3S Center which will provide the same services the local government gives to bigger barangays.
"Pagdating po sa public service, hindi po natin binibilang ang populasyon ng barangay, hindi natin binibilang kung malaki ang barangay, kung maliit ang barangay. Pantay-pantay ang paningin natin sa taumbayan. Pantay-pantay ang serbisyong ibinibigay natin sa taumbayan," he added.
This is the 27th 3S Center established in the city, the mayor said.
Gatchalian said that by next year, there will be 28 centers in the city as they already broke ground for the 3S Center in Barangay Veinte Reales.
"Mga kasama, dito natin ipinapakita na kung gaano natin kamahal ang ating mga constituents at kababayan. Dahil imbis ba sila ay mahirapan pumunta sa city hall or sa iba't-ibang mga government facilities natin para kumuha ng mga government services natin, inilapit na natin mismo sa inyong barangay, sa inyong kumunidad ang serbisyo," the mayor said.
He shared that they will also be establishing a palyground and a chapel for the community in 2024.