AS part of its 19th Charter Day celebration, the Valenzuela City government has recognized again its partners for development during the Annual Top Taxpayers and Top Job Providers Night held recently at its People’s Park Amphitheater.
The top taxpayers, who were identified by the Business Permit and Licensing Office, were given a trophy called “Pagyabong,” which signifies their contribution in the growth of the city, and the top job providers received “Sandigan,” which denotes the companies’ active partnership with the city government for generating employment opportunities for Valenzuelanos.
Mayor Rex Gatchalian says the support his administration is getting especially from these top taxpayers and job providers has been hugely helping in carrying out its several pro-poor and pro-people programs and projects.
During the awarding ceremonies, Mayor Gatchalian laid-out some of the local government’s major projects such as the Disiplina Village Bignay, the full-tuition fee subsidies for enrollees of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela and the Valenzuela City Polytechnic College and the on-going construction of PLV’s new facilities and buildings, among others.
He said: “Sa ating taxpayers, sa ating job providers, these (pertaining to the city’s projects) are where your taxes go.”
The taxpayers had been categorized based on their capitalization: a.) Large Scale Business Category are those companies which have a capital of above P100-million; b.) Medium Scale Business Category – P15-million to P100-million; c.) Small Scale Business Category – P3 million to P15 million; and d.) Micro Scale Business Category – P3-million or less.
According to the Public Employment Service Office, the local government has successfully assisted 23,879 job seekers for job placement in 2016. Records show that 13,969 applicants were directly hired by the companies within the city; 7,522 applicants were employed by the companies outside the city and 2,388 applicants were given job opportunities through manpower agencies.
The Gatchalian administration also conferred recognition to companies which have the highest hired beneficiaries from the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), a mandated program that aims to help poor but deserving students to pursue their education by providing income through encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations.
A special citation was also given to the Human Resources Management Association of Valenzuela City Inc. (HUREMAVI), a city-based organization of human resources officers, for its active participation and coordination with PESO’s projects and programs.
Some of the companies that were recognized include the Manila Electric Company, San Miguel Foods, Inc., SM Prime Holdings, Inc., Peerless Products Manufacturing Corp., Unicorn Metal Corp., WE Enterprises & Contractors, Inc., Suncrest Food, Inc., Powertrac, Inc., JC Electrofields Power System Inc., CDO FoodSphere, Inc., ARC Refreshments Corp., London Industrial Products, Inc., Narcissus Employment Services Corp., McDonald’s Philippines and Fresh N’ Famous Foods, Inc. (Chowking). GOOD RIDDANCE/ARLIE CALALO
