After two (2) postponements brought about by the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), Valenzuela City finally gets to honor the 20 Top Taxpayers and 23 Job Providers for 2019 starting June 16, 2020, delivering and handing out the trophies to the awardees right at their very own doorsteps.

The Top Taxpayers and Top Job Providers Night, which was originally set on February 14, was supposed to be one of the highlights of the City's 22nd Charter Day Anniversary. It was cancelled as a precautionary measure against the onset of COVID-19.

The awarding was then rescheduled to March 13, but was once again postponed as Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was declared over the entire National Capital Region (NCR), with any form of mass gathering already prohibited.

With high recognition and gratitude to Valenzuela City’s vibrant business industry, Mayor REX also affirmed that the taxes will surely go a long way in funding and strengthening the City’s COVID-19 response while also hoping to retain more businesses and be a competitive business hub in the future.

“Local governments have been becoming more competitive. We want to get more businesses in [and] we want to retain more businesses so we have to up our game in terms of infrastructure and enable to be able to attract these types of businesses,” Mayor REX said.

In his letter to the awardees, Mayor REX Gatchalian acknowledged how instrumental the taxes were in ensuring that the City stays afloat especially during the two-month ECQ. He also expressed his gratitude to the companies for their significant contribution to the City's relief efforts and their support to the frontliners.

The Awardees

Five (5) top taxpayers from each of the four categories (Micro Scale, Small Scale, Medium Scale, and Large Scale) were honored this year:

Top Taxpayers of 2019

Micro Scale Category (up to PhP 3 million in assets)

1. Uni Elements Enterprises
   Line of Business: Contractor/Sub-contractor
2. Contract Packaging Corporation of the Philippines
   Line of Business: Contractor/Sub-contractor and Importer
3. VA Tech Wabag (Philippines), Inc.
   Line of Business: Services
4. Innovative Packaging Industry Corporation
   Line of Business: Contractor/Sub-contractor, Exporter, Importer, and Snack Food Manufacturer
5. Grand Chamonix Marketing, Inc.
   Line of Business: Services

Small Scale Category (more than PhP 3 million to PhP 15 million in assets)

1. We Enterprises and Contractors, Inc.
   Line of Business: Contractor/Sub-contractor, Importer, Retailer/Trading, and Wholesaler without Machinery
2. Suncrest Foods, Inc.
   Line of Business: Manufacturer with Machinery, Exporter, and Importer
3. Fiberline Industries, Inc.
   Line of Business: Textile,  Knitting, and Dye Manufacturer
4. Mega Masterlink Fabricator and Electrical Service
   Line of Business: Supplier, Services, and Importer
5. Industrial Welding Corporation
   Line of Business: Welding Electrode Manufacturer, Importer, and Exporter

Medium Scale Category (more than PhP 15 million to PhP 100 million in assets)

1. Unicorn Metal Corporation
   Line of Business: Trading, Importer, Exporter, Canteen, and Steel Bars, GI Pipes and Sheets Manufacturer
2. Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation
   Line of Business:  Importer and Detergent Soap Factory
3. Mayer Steel Pipe Corporation
   Line of Business:  Importer and Steel Bars, GI Pipes and Sheets Manufacturer
4. Tiger Machinery and Industrial Corporation
   Line of Business: Importer and Contractor/Sub-contractor with Machine
5. Maxima Steel Corporation
   Line of Business: Steel Bars, GI Pipes and Sheets Manufacturer

Large Scale Category (above PhP 100 million in assets)

1. Manila Electric Company
   Line of Business: Electric Company
2. SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
   Line of Business: Shopping Centers
3. Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
   Line of Business: Services
4. San Miguel Foods, Inc.
   Line of Business: Manufacturer with Machinery Storage
5. Powertrac Inc.
   Line of Business: Office Area Maintenance and Heavy Motor Vehicles Retailer

Top Job Providers of 2019

The Top Job Provider Awardees were chosen under the following categories: Valenzuela-Based Direct Hire Companies, Non-Valenzuela-Based Direct Hire Companies, Manpower Agencies, Overseas Job Provider, and Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). Two Special Awards were also given out and a new category, Persons with Disability (PWD) Employment Category, was introduced for the 2019 Top Job Provider Awards.

Direct Hires (Valenzuela-Based or In-City) Category

1. Pandayan Bookshop, Inc.
2. CDO Foodsphere, Inc.
3. SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
4. Suncrest Foods, Inc.
5. Donutification Corporation (Dunkin’ Donuts)

Direct Hires (Non-Valenzuela-Based) Category

1. Republic Biscuit Corporation
2. Robinsons Supermarket Corporation
3. Savory Fastfood, Inc. (Classic Savory)
4. D. M. Consunji, Inc.
5. Concentrix Philippines

Manpower Agencies Category

1. Fineco Management Corporation
2. Elite Jinzai Marketing Services, Inc.

Overseas Category

            East West Placement Center, Inc.
Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) Category

1. Fresh N’ Famous Foods, Inc. (Chowking Valenzuela)
2. Fujiweld, Inc.
3. McMagik Corporation (McDonald’s Valenzuela)
4. Donutification Corporation (Dunkin' Donuts)
5. Lamco Paper Products

Persons with Disability (PWD) Employment Category

1. Suncrest Foods, Inc.
2. JBC Food Corporation
3. Sunwalk, Inc.

Special Awards Category

Service to Employers Award
Human Resources Management Association of Valenzuela City, Inc. (HUREMAVI)

Outstanding Humanitarian Service for Inclusive Employment Award
Humanity & Inclusion
(Forward Together: Empowering Youth with Disabilities in Asia)