Metro Cities articles
Valenzuela conducts basic first aid training
Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (VCDRRMO) spearheaded a training on basic first aid and life support for barangay ambulance drivers this month of March. The training aimed to equip drivers with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide initial care and response duri...
Valenzuela mayor visits abused OFW
Mayor WES Gatchalian personally visited Veronica Amida, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who went viral on social media after sharing her ordeal of verbal and physical abuse while working as a household service worker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Veronica, who is from Barangay Paso De Blas, was sent h...
Valenzuela trains barangay ambulance drivers on first aid
The Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (VCDRRMO) conducted a two-day Basic First Aid and Life Support Training for the first batch of barangay ambulance drivers on March 3, 2023. The training aimed to provide participants with additional skills and knowledge to respond qui...
Valenzuela rewards topnotcher in teachers licensure exam
Valenzuela City continues to recognize and reward its top performing constituents, as it gives a cash incentive to one of its topnotchers on February 28, 2023. Raphael Ramos Dillena from Barangay Wawang Pulo received the reward under Ordinance No. 475, Series of 2018, also known as the "Valenzu...
Valenzuela helps Barangay Karuhatan fire victims
The City Government of Valenzuela extended a helping hand to the victims of a recent residential fire on San Jeremias Street in Barangay Karuhatan by distributing financial assistance and relief goods on February 28, 2023. Nine families affected by the fire each received cash assistance amounting t...
Valenzuela, Southern Leyte town sign sisterhood
To fortify the alliance between the two cities, the City Government of Valenzuela through Mayor WES Gatchalian strengthens its partnership with the Municipality of Saint Bernard, Province of Southern Leyte led by Municipal Mayor Edito Mulig C.E., as the two forge a sisterhood agreement at the Valenz...
Valenzuela to clear road wires
The Valenzuela City government has launched the "Oplan Linis Ganda Cable" project, aimed at clearing tangled cable wires, also known as "spaghetti" wires, from city roads. This initiative was initiated by Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian, who collaborated with line worker...
NHA official, Valenzuela mayor visit Disiplina Village Bignay
Mayor WES Gatchalian of Valenzuela City welcomed the General Manager (GM) of the National Housing Authority (NHA), Joeben Tai, during his visit to the Disiplina Village Bignay on February 27, 2023. The visit aimed to explore potential updates to NHA's projects and plans for the village. GM Tai...
Fire displaces 9 families in Barangay Karuhatan
In the early hours of February 26, 2023, a residential fire broke out on San Jeremias St. in Barangay Karuhatan. The incident was reported to the authorities, and firefighters were dispatched to the scene. The fire was declared "fire out" at 2:13 AM, but the aftermath left a total of 9 fam...
PIA-NCR visits Valenzuela
Officials from the Philippine Information Agency-National Capital Region (PIA-NCR) paid a visit to Valenzuela City on February 22, 2023, as part of the National Arts Month celebration. Led by their Regional Director, Emver Cortez, the team aimed to promote and explore the city's cultural herita...