The local government of Valenzuela City has passed a measure relieving motorists caught violating traffic rules through its No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) from paying fines. Under Ordinance No. 901 Series of 2021, motorists who violated the traffic rules during the imposition of the...
A newly built home for the aged in Valenzuela City has been launched by the local government to "ensure that qualified senior citizens receive intensive long and short-term home care services through medical attention, psychotherapeutic treatment, psychosocial intervention, or spiritual care." The...
The administration of the second dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Valenzuela City will be postponed due to lack of supplies, the local government announced Friday. The local government said those who are scheduled to receive their second dose from July 12 to July 22 will have to wait for several...
The factory owner who paid his worker's salary in centavos has tested positive for COVID-19 at a time when his company is expected to comply with various business operations violations, Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian said Thursday. Gatchalian questioned the timing of NexGreen Enterprise...
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...
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...
