The House Committee on Local Government on Thursday, Nov. 17, approved the measure seeking to institutionalize the automatic income classification of provinces, cities and municipalities to boost the capacities of local government units (LGUs) in providing socio-economic benefits to LGU personnel....
The Valenzuela City government and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inaugurated four parks at Disiplina Village in Barangay Bignay on Thursday morning, Feb. 3. The “friendship parks” project was a joint initiative under the MMDA Adopt-A-Park program which aims to reconstruct...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian announced on Wednesday, Feb. 2 that 1,500 minors aged five to 11 have already listed for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) since the registration opened on Tuesday, Feb.1. The vaccination for the said age group will start on Feb.7. In an...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon “Rex” Gatchalian stressed the need for a “step-by-step” approach in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The mayor made his point in response to some sectors’ call to lower Metro Manila’s quarantine status to Alert Level 1 and to remove...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Gatchalian said that the result came after a routine work safety testing at the city hall. "I am manifesting very mild symptoms and will continue to discharge my...
Around 800 informal settler families (ISF) in Valenzuela City will be relocated to the third Disiplina Village in Brgy. Lingunan following its completion on Thursday, Dec. 16. The village is the local government's project, in partnership with Gawad Kalinga and the National Grid Corporation of the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Nearly 6,000 senior citizens have received “Pamaskong Handog” or Christmas food packages in Valenzuela City, the local government announced on Saturday, Dec. 11. The city’s annual Pamaskong Handog program for senior citizens started in 2003. This year, each food package...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Saturday, Oct. 9, the upcoming rehabilitation of Fatima Avenue. According to Mayor Rex Gatchalian, the project aims to provide an open space for families to enjoy quality time and to let people reconnect with their surroundings amid the pandemic. "Ang...
By Carlo Ayco Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian thanked Valenzuelanos for support as he will be the lone candidate for congressman of the city’s 1st District. "Just got word that nobody else filed for Congressman of the 1st District of Valenzuela. I will be the lone candidate for the said...
Incumbent Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon “Rex” Gatchalian has filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for congressman of the 1st District of Valenzuela City while his brother Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian filed his for the mayoralty post in the same city at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office...
P1,056 worth of coins, mostly in 5- and 10-centavo, as well as one-peso denominations. That's how a factory worker in Valenzuela City received his salary after rendering 24 hours of duty. In a Facebook post, a certain Odniemrud Eniger, the factory worker's cousin, sought help from Mayor Rex...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday suspended the business permit of Nexgreen Enterprise, the factory that paid one of its workers' salary in coins, after its owner admitted not paying their employees appropriately. Gatchalian said he will be giving Jasper So, the owner of the...
