Valenzuela City has ranked first among Metro Manila cities with the highest number of COVID-19 vaccine utilization rate. Based on data from the country's Regional Vaccination Operations Center, Valenzuela City bested 16 other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) in terms of vaccine...
Three Filipino high school students bagged bronze medals at the 33rd International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held last month in Singapore, the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announced on Friday, July 2. (Department of Science and Technology –...
The Valenzuela City government has extended assistance to former employees of NexGreen Enterprise, the factory that paid one of its workers' salary in coins, following the latter's business permit suspension. Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Friday met with 13 employees of the company to help them look for...
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...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is also investigating the case of the Valenzuela City factory worker whose salary was paid to him in centavo coins by his company. WE'RE PROBING IT--DOLE Director Rolly Francia reveals during a press conference on June 30, 2021 that the agency is now...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian is inclined to believe that what happened to the factory worker who received his P1,056 salary in coins was done deliberately to "torment" the worker for raising his concerns against his company's alleged unfair labor practices. Gatchalian on Tuesday vowed that...
Can an employer pay their employees' salaries purely in coins? Under Circular No. 537 Series of 2006 issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), payment, particularly in the form of coins, shall be "legal tender" or must be accepted for as long as it does not exceed a certain limit. For P1 to...
A senior citizen from Valenzuela City on Monday morning received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and heralded a milestone in the country's vaccination program for reaching 10 million doses administered in the country. Nieves Catacutan, 74, received her 1st dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the...
Around 1,200 Valenzuela City residents belonging to indigent groups have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This came after the local government rolled out on Sunday its vaccination program for the A-5 category. Valenzuela City LGU The local government said members of the...
A total of 35 individuals have been qualified to undergo the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) “randomized double-blind controlled intervention trial” on virgin coconut oil (VCO) in Valenzuela City. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was...
The local government units of Quezon and Valenzuela cities have extended their vaccination program until evening to accommodate more residents, particularly those who are observing regular working hours and who are willing to get inoculated. In Quezon City, 1,171 individuals received their first...
Individuals who fall under the A4 category or economic frontliners in Valenzuela City will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) starting Saturday, June 12. According to the advisory of the local government on Friday, the inoculation for the A4 category will be at Pasolo...
