Metro Cities articles
Valenzuela approves cultural development plan
The Valenzuela City Local Culture and Arts Council (LCAC) had held a meeting to discuss and approve the city’s 2020 Annual Cultural Development Plan. Three major programs in the plan were discussed, namely Cultural Promotion and Education, Art Development, and Heritage Conservation. The usua...
Valenzuela holds workshop to end violence against children
The City Social Welfare and Development Office headed by Dorothy Evangelista, together with the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (GPEVAC), holds a two-day Adult Stakeholders Workshop to End Violence Against Children at the City Hall, August 13 and 14, 2019. The workshop aims to e...
Malasakit Center opens in Valenzuela
The country's 40th Malasakit Center opened at the third floor of Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital along G. Lazaro Street in Valenzuela City on Friday. The inauguration was led by Senator Bong Go, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian, and Valenzuela District 1...
Valenzuela seniors get early Christmas gifts
Some 13,666 senior citizens in Valenzuela City received free rice from the city government on the fifth and last day of “Pasko sa Hulyo Para Kay Lolo at Lola” program on July 27, 2019. Since July 18, Mayor Rex Gatchalian and city-elected officials made the rounds of school and community...
Valenzuela to upgrade VMC
The bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center will improve from 200 to 500 following the signing on July 17 of President Duterte into legislation of the Republic Act No. 11327. R.A. 11327 was principally authored by Valenzuela City District 2 Rep. Eric Martinez. The hospital's bed capabilit...
Valenzuela City distributes 80 e-trikes
The Department of Energy (DOE)'s first batch of electronic tricycles or e-trikes was handed over to its inhabitants by the Valenzuela City government on Tuesday morning. At a ceremony held in Barangay Bignay, eighty of the 250 electric vehicles were allocated to select beneficiaries from Disipl...
Valenzuela to impose no-contact apprehension on busy roads
By the end of August, Valenzuela will implement a no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP) on some of the busiest roads in the city, using CCTV cameras and other gadgets to capture errant motorists. According to Mayor Rex Gatchalian, McArthur Highway is one of the highways to be included in the progra...
SK Federation leads tree planting in DV Bignay
Together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the City Agriculture Office, the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation of Valenzuela held a tree planting activity at the Disiplina Village in Bignay today, July 24, 2019. The president and councilor of the SK Federation Ex...
Valenzuela launches immunization program
The Valenzuela City government, together with the City Health Department, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health, has launched the “Back to BakUNA: Una sa lahat, Bakuna” program at the Apolonia F. Rafael Elementary School in Barangay Mapulang Lupa. Accompanied by thei...
Anti-Red Tape Authority visits Valenzuela
Officers of the Anti-Red Tape Authority on June 21 visited Valenzuela City to study its 35 Plus Program and other best practices. The delegation visited the Business Permit and Licensing Office, the 35 Plus Electronic Terminal, the City Assessor’s Office, the Geographic Information System - D...