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...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian is cracking down again on public utility vehicles that are accommodating passengers beyond their seating capacity limit amid threats of COVID-19. Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) This came after a commuter sought the mayor’s...
A witness on the killing of an 18-year-old person with special needs in Valenzuela City has denied the claim of the police that there was a gun scuffle between the victim and a police officer that led to the civilian's death. Mayor Rex Gatchalian, in a Twitter post on Thursday, said that they found...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian has completed his COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday. (VALENZUELA CITY FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Gatchalian received his second dose of Sinovac vaccine at People’s Park Amphitheater along with other residents who were part of the priority groups. The mayor...
In between Covid updates, the mayor of Valenzuela retweets tasty food photos and even helps promote the home chefs and small businesses of his city My Twitter feed is fairly serious. I follow various news agencies, public figures, and government officials to keep updated. That is why I could...
