As part of the city’s 396^th Foundation Day celebration, Valenzuela City Mayor REX Gatchalian, together with District 1 Congressman WES Gatchalian, lead the inauguration and blessing ceremonies of the new 682 square-meter Valenzuela City Blood Bank and Volunteers’ Center at the ALERT (Allied Local Evacuation and Emergency Response Teams) Center Compound in Barangay Malinta, November 14, 2019.

The three-storey structure is the new home for the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Valenzuela City Chapter where It houses additional facilities and spaces for its various modes of operations. This will accommodate the growing needs of volunteers in facilitating better disaster management, social, safety, health and blood services to Valenzuelanos.