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38-561: Dalandanan houses the new Valenzuela City Astrodome, Valenzuela Emergency Hospital and Dialysis Center, and Valenzuela City Science High School . It boasts of different business industries like banking and finance ( Bank of the Philippine Islands , BDO , Bank of Commerce , and Eastwest Bank ), retail ( Puregold Valenzuela, Wilcon Depot ), pyrotechnic ( Victory Fireworks ), and biotech and pharmaceuticals ( Scheele Laboratories ). The Iglesia ni Cristo Locale of Malinta chapel

76-590: A deal for advance purchase of 640,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca to vaccinate 320,000 individuals, 70% of the population of the city. Being term-limited for mayor, Gatchalian ran for representative of the 1st district of Valenzuela in 2022 . He eventually won in an uncontested race. He was then elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government of the House of Representatives in

114-680: A paralegal for Williams and Connelly, LLP in Washington, D.C. in 2001. He later graduated cum laude in 2001 from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. , United States , with a bachelor's degree in political science, with secondary fields of study in marketing and psychology. In 2001, he was named vice president for sales & marketing of Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, the country's largest Filipino-owned first-class hotel operator. One year later, he

152-746: A pastor and chairman at their own church called Jesus our Life Ministries in Barangay Maysan, Valenzuela. He completed his primary and secondary education at Xavier School in San Juan, Metro Manila . He started his career as a sales assistant or special projects coordinator for Air Philippines Inc. in 1998. He then became a special assistant to the President/CEO of the Philippines Estates Corporation. He served as an intern of Political Affairs Group in 2000 and as

190-574: A place for relaxation but also marks the historical identity of the city. Dubbed as Valenzuela City's "best kept secret", the Tagalag Fishing Village lies beside a 1.3 km (0.81 mi) boardwalk in Barangay Tagalag . Various activities are being offered in one of the newest attractions in the city such as recreational fishing, line fishing tutorials, bird watching, boating, photowalk, and sunset watching. During

228-567: Is a Filipino politician serving as the 28th Secretary of Social Welfare and Development since 2023. He previously served as the district representative and Mayor of Valenzuela , Philippines. He is the brother of politicians Win Gatchalian and Wes Gatchalian . Gatchalian was born on January 21, 1979, to industrialist William Gatchalian and Dee Hua Ting. He is the third of four siblings, namely Sherwin , Kenneth, and Weslie . The Gatchalian family identifies as Christian with Dee Hua being

266-635: Is a specialized public high school in Valenzuela City , Philippines. Established in 2003 as the Valenzuela City Science High School ( Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela ), it offers a special advanced curriculum with emphasis in the fields of mathematics and science to residents of Valenzuela City. The school also has a specialized range of subjects in technology, engineering, and language. The Science Oriented Experimental Class (SOEC)

304-790: Is also located along MacArthur Highway . The now-defunct Manila-Dagupan Railway opened in 1892 and traversed the barrios of Marulas, Caruhatan, Malinta, Dalandanan and Malanday, with the station being in Dalandanan. The barangay has 3 public educational facilities for elementary, and high school. This article about a location in Metropolitan Manila (NCR) is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valenzuela City Science High School The Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science ( Filipino : Paaralang Pang-matematika at Pang-agham ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela ), also referred to as VCSMS and ValMaSci ,

342-498: Is also pet-friendly, bike-friendly, and accessible to persons with disability. One of the many initiatives of the city government to create greener spaces, Polo Mini Park was inaugurated on January 21, 2020, six months after the announcement of the rehabilitation of the historical old town square of Polo. The park is adorned with hundred-years old luscious trees, fountain, memorial marker commemorating war veterans and statues of Pío Valenzuela and José Rizal. The park signifies not only

380-419: Is maintained in all subject areas. According to City Ordinance No. 120, the top two students of each graduating elementary batch of Valenzuela City public schools are exempted from taking the exam and will be automatically admitted to the school, if they choose to accept the offer. Rexlon Gatchalian Rexlon Ting Gatchalian ( Chinese : 張僑倫 ; pinyin : Zhāng Qiáolún ; born January 21, 1979)

418-696: The 19th Congress . On January 31, 2023, Gatchalian was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development ; he took oath on the same day. With his appointment, he gave up his House Representative seat of the 1st district of Valenzuela. Valenzuela City earned several citations under the Gatchalian's leadership. The citations profess the city's economic accountability, livability and disaster preparedness, outstanding employment and micro-entrepreneurship development programs, timely health and social protection policies, and sound implementation of peace and order advocacies. Valenzuela City, led by Mayor Rex Gatchalian, landed three of

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456-535: The COVID-19 pandemic , Valenzuela City was the first local government to conduct localized targeted mass testing. The city kicked off its own localized targeted mass testing for the coronavirus disease on April 11, 2020. On September 12, 2020, the City Government of Valenzuela was able to acquire a COVID-19 testing laboratory license to operate for our Valenzuela Hope Molecular Laboratory, which complements

494-526: The ValMaSci SSLG or the VCSMS SSLG , is the student government of Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science. It is the highest governing body of the school, managed by students. The student government promotes transparency, support to learners, and activities for students to participate in. The school accommodates 18 accredited clubs, two of which were founded through DepEd Memorandums and

532-668: The 1st District of Valenzuela for the 15th Congress with the largest electoral margin in the district's history. At the age of 31, he became the youngest member of the Commission on Appointments in history, and the only Congressional Representation from the City of Valenzuela to be a member. He also served as the Senior Vice-chairman for the Congressional Committee on Games & Amusements. Gatchalian

570-699: The ALERT Center, the Valenzuela City's Peoples Park, and the Valenzuela School of Mathematics and Science. Other programs developed under his term as a Mayor include: After completing his projects for the 5 Pillars, Gatchalian's second wave of undertakings focused on transforming Valenzuela City into a more liveable one. His notion of a liveable city essentially implies the presence of a leveled up infrastructure network and integrated sound protocols on logistics and management that will enable

608-543: The Philippines. To keep the building, its facilities, and other tangible concerns proper, the city government assigned personnel to function as building administrators. Classes at the new campus began on September 8, 2014. Luistro said, "My prayer is that Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science may produce the best and brightest scientists of the country." The Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science Supreme Secondary Learner Government, referred to as

646-522: The VC Tent. In 2014, Gatchalian started inaugurating the 3S Centers or the Sentro ng Sama-samang Serbisyo . The ‘little city halls’ house the fundamental satellite offices of the local government, such as the barangay health stations, fire substations, Serbisyo Centers (satellite offices for the payment of business permits, real property, and other government taxes), and many more. On February 14, 2015,

684-499: The Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, the applicant must be a bona fide resident of Valenzuela City; must not have a grade in any subject during his elementary school lower than 85; and must pass the admission exam. Applicants who have obtained at least 85% of the admission test are considered for admission. No students will be allowed to enroll in the next school year unless an average of at least 85%

722-608: The city to respond to disasters and other challenges - hence, the birth of the ALERT Center (Allied Local Emergency and Evacuation Response Teams). The ALERT Center is the brain of the disaster preparedness and response of the city, and the roof of the Valenzuela City Disaster Preparedness Office (DPO), the new Central Fire Station, Red Cross Volunteer Center, the Valenzuela City Command and Coordinating Center (VCC3), and

760-541: The city's 17th Charter Day, Valenzuelanos’ much awaited Valenzuela City People's Park was officially opened to the public. Another facility in the city that boasts of a nature-centered open space and is free to the public is the Valenzuela City Family Park also in Karuhatan. There is a playground, interactive fountain, aviary, fitness machines, amphitheater, and a food park in the park. The park

798-560: The decongestion of schools within their area through the 'busing system,' by transferring students from one school to another." Rexlon Gatchalian, during the tour of the newly constructed building, said, "With something as grand as this, we want to stir an interest in mathematics and science among the youth in Valenzuela City." The four-story school building is a full Wi-Fi zone and contains 20 classrooms, which can hold 35 to 40 students each, and physics and robotics, speech, computer, chemistry, biology, and mathematics laboratories. Each of

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836-915: The new school site in Barangay Malinta was held on January 27, 2014. Rexlon Gatchalian, local government officials, the Valenzuela City Science High School faculty and students, and the Department of Education (DepEd) secretary Armin Luistro attended the ceremony. The mayor praised the school's NAT scores, which are the highest in Metro Manila, and the high passing rate for UPCAT . He said in another interview that "these classrooms will be available for use when classes open in June this year." The changing of

874-435: The operation of the 24/7 Valenzuela City Mega Contact Tracing Center. The laboratory can process 800 samples a day, and also accepts other cities' samples to be processed at Valenzuela Hope Molecular Laboratory. In addressing the crowd and long lines in public markets, mobile palengkes were rolled out. Valenzuela Tracing Application began to roll out on September 12, 2020. It is an automated contact tracing system through

912-518: The principal authors of Republic Act No. 9576, or the law that doubles the maximum deposit insurance coverage by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) from ₱ 250,000 to ₱500,000 . It was also during his first term as Representative that he was elected as National Spokesperson for the political party Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). In 2010 , Gatchalian was re-elected as representative of

950-450: The provision of school supplies, and training for students, parents, and teachers. Rexlon Gatchalian explained, "This is a large-scale investment to shore up the local education system." Out of the ₱ 300 million budget allotted to the plan, ₱199 million was spent on the construction and outfit of the new school campus. He said that the soon-to-rise school is the "best education investment [the] city has ever made." The groundbreaking of

988-419: The qualifying examination for the upcoming admission of first-year high school students at VCSHS. With 200 applicants administered, 108 students passed the admission tests (consisting of an intelligence quotient test, a proficiency test, and an interview). They enrolled at the new school with Brian E. Ilan as the first principal. On June 9, 2003, the first VCSHS Parents, Teachers, and Community Association (PTCA)

1026-552: The rest were founded by the school. Early in a school year, the student government conducts the event of “Club Hunting” where after class dismissal, students get a chance to wander around the school atrium, where clubs are stationed ao recruit club members. Alongside this, the student government conducts “Club Days” for clubs to station at the atrium to present fun interactaiv activities for students and club members. The clubs are required to conduct activities and meetings within members and officers to improve iamaraderie. To be admitted to

1064-479: The school name to Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science gained much dispute around the school community. Rexlon Gatchalian responded by saying, "The reason is because we do better in math compared to science." DepEd secretary Luistro said, "I'm okay with the name change, but I'm more concerned with the substantial changes in the curriculum, the quantity of its graduates, and how many of them will take math or science-related courses in college." The new name

1102-448: The six laboratories is equipped with an interactive Smart Board , while the science (physics and robotics, chemistry, and biology) laboratories have two areas: one for lecture and another for experiments. Dubbed as the "crown jewel" of the city when it comes to education investments, the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science is said to be envisioned as part of the most high-tech and advanced mathematics and science schools in

1140-477: The time, a recorded shortest graduation happened for the 15 students of SOEC passing the 4th year curriculum of ValSci. In early 2014, Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art campus under the name Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science. This is a part of the Education 360° Investment Program of the local government that included feeder programs,

1178-500: The use of QR codes, which provides safe, timely contact identification. ValTrace is also interconnected with Pasig and Antipolo . Under the Alagang Valenzuelano program of Valenzuela City, they distributed food vouchers to families in the city. as well as care bags for children with disabilities and NutriPacks for kids enrolled at public daycare centers. On January 10, 2021, the city government has also signed

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1216-473: The youngest legislators during the 14th Congress . As Vice-chairman for the Congressional Committee for Overseas Workers’ Affairs, he authored Republic Act No. 10022, also known as An Act Amending R.A. 8042, otherwise known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. The law mandates new policies for the further protection and genuine representation of migrant workers. He is also one of

1254-421: Was created, Valenzuela City Ordinance No. 37 s. 2003 was approved, establishing a science high school from the original SOEC. The school, under the name Valenzuela City Science High School, was to be funded by the local School Board of Valenzuela. On February 8, 2003, a memorandum was sent to all principals of public and private elementary schools in the city, requesting to inform graduating students to apply for

1292-454: Was elected Mayor of Valenzuela in 2013 . He was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019 . His public service platform, better known as the “Five Pillars of Good Governance,” focused on the essential needs of his constituents: Education, Health and Social Services, Housing, Job Generation, and Trade and Industry. He oversaw the creation of 48 barangay health stations (BHS) city-wide and the 14 Sentro ng Sama-Samang Serbisyo or 3S Centers as well as

1330-536: Was formed. From the original six teachers, the institution added eight. Additional students made the VCSHS community larger as the years passed. At the beginning of the school year 2005–2006, VCSHS moved to its newly constructed building at A. Marcelo Street in Barangay Dalandanan . City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian inaugurated the new house, and 4th year students entered VCSHS. According to the teachers at

1368-627: Was initiated in school year 1996–1997 "to shape and produce globally competitive and morally upright individuals who will serve as the foundation of [the] nation's great success." It was an education program organized by former Valenzuela City Mayor Jose Emmanuel Carlos . The class was housed at the Valenzuela National High School (VNHS), in Barangay Marulas, and it was composed of 40 academically outstanding students. On May 14, 2003, seven years after SOEC

1406-404: Was named as its executive vice president for hotel operations. In 2005, he was elected president of Waterfront Hotels and Casinos. Gatchalian first ran for representative of the 1st district of Valenzuela , in 2004 but lost to outgoing Mayor Bobbit Carlos . In 2007 , Gatchalian ran for representative of the 1st District of Valenzuela once again and was successful this time. He was one of

1444-573: Was proposed by city councilor Lorena Natividad-Borja . It was signed by the mayor as City Ordinance No. 120, which includes the enhancement of the mathematics program in the new curriculum. The campus was completed in August 2014, six months after the groundbreaking ceremony, and was inaugurated on September 1, 2014. Luistro praised the city's education program by stating, "I am very much impressed by this city's investment in education. Aside from this new city school, Valenzuela City has found solutions for

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