New facility for elderly inaugurated in Valenzuela City
AS part of its 23rd Charter Day celebration, the local government unit (LGU) of Valenzuela City recently inaugurated an elderly facility housed in a new two-story multipurpose building inside the Disiplina Village Bignay (DVB).
The Livelihood and Senior Citizen’s Office is envisioned to create and produce more programs and services that will elevate the standard of living and income of families living in this in-city resettlement site.
The facility will support the conduct of existing livelihood initiatives of the DVB that allow the elderly to participate in the projects and programs aimed at sustaining their wellness and livelihood while strengthening the community’s social solidarity. “This will highlight the interdependence between individuals in the community, which allows individuals to feel that they can enhance the lives of others,” Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian said.
“These projects will continue to help our constituents, who will move in to the Disiplina Village, to become a real community. We all know that in building a community, it’s not enough to just transfer them to live there, but it needs a complete facility,” Mayor Gatchalian added.
Vice Mayor Lorie Natividad-borja lauded the barangay and DVB officials for their efforts to lobby for the construction of the new multipurpose building.
She pointed out the importance of vaccination for senior citizens and encouraged them to register to Vcvax—the city’s Covid-19 Vaccines Rollout Plan.
The inauguration was also attended by other local officials, including District 1 Councilor Rovin Feliciano, Liga ng mga Barangay President Jonjon Bartolome, SK Federation President Goyong Serano, and officers from Disiplina Village Homeowner’s Association, Senior Citizens Alliance, and Disiplina Village Sewers Club.
The LGU will keep its mandate to provide sustainable livelihood to uplift the lives of its constituency with new public infrastructure and facilities.
“We will continue to invest in these infrastructures until we complete all the needed facilities in our Disiplina Village,” the local chief executive said.