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Valenzuela receives DOH approval to operate COVID-19 lab
Valenzuela City received a green light from the Department of Health (DOH) to operate its own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) laboratory that will increase the number of samples it can conduct daily. Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday said the city’s own two-storey molecular laboratory already pa...
Valenzuela sees lower daily cases of Covid-19
Valenzuela City is seeing a decrease in its the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, according to Mayor Rex Gatchalian. In a public briefing Thursday, Gatchalian bared that the city has 30 to 40 new cases a day, “not as bad as a couple of weeks ago” when they were still “av...
Police arrest 4 Valenzuela pranksters
Four men who pulled a prank on passersby by dumping a sack on the street with a person playing dead inside, ended up being arrested by police Sunday afternoon for causing alarm and scandal. The Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) identified the pranksters as Mark Francis Habagat, 20; Mark Aldrin ...
Valenzuela shares COVID-19 response
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian shared three “takeaways” that the local government has been doing in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a press briefing on Monday, Gatchalian said that the takeaways included utilizing the capacity of the national gove...
Valenzuela to penalize improper disposal of medical equipment
Valenzuela will ensure that face masks, face shields, and other personal protective equipment will be disposed of by residents properly through imposing a fine against violators. Under Ordinance No. 769 Series of 2020 or the “Face Mask and Face Shield Disposal Ordinance of Valenzuela City,&rd...
Valenzuela helps hundreds of jeepney drivers
Hundreds of jeepney drivers affected by the suspension of mass transport in Metro Manila have turned to street sweeping and de-clogging of waterways to earn a living in Valenzuela City. Rogelio Simangan, 41 who has been plying routes in Quezon and Valenzuela cities for 15 years is among the be...
Valenzuela transforms container vans into isolation facilities
Valenzuela City transformed several container vans into isolation units to accommodate more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in the city. Mayor Rex Gatchalian said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led the construction of a new isolation facility in Barangay Arkong Bato, whe...
Valenzuela requires face shields in workplaces
The Valenzuela City Council has passed an ordinance mandating the use of face shields in workplaces in the city. Ordinance No. 770 Series of 2020 or the “Wear Your Face Shield Ordinance of Valenzuela City” now requires all employees of public and private offices or establishments in the...
Valenzuela eyes testing 10% of residents
Valenzuela City plans to test at least 10 percent of its population by the end of this year as part of preventive measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to Mayor Rex Gatchalian. "As early as July 20, we had 2 percent of our total population tested so ...
Valenzuela opens molecular, serology labs
Valenzuela City has opened two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) laboratories to support efforts in detecting virus carriers in the city. Through the launching of the city’s own molecular and serology laboratories, the local government will now be able to process thousands of samples per day, al...
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