MALABON 419TH FOUNDATION DAY Toward an Empowered Community

For maintaining the standards of good financial housekeeping, disaster preparedness, social protection, peace and order, business friendliness and competitiveness, environmental management, and tourism, culture and the arts, Malabon has been awarded with the Seal of Good Governance. It is the highest award given by the Department of Interior and Local Government to honor excellence in local governance. And in celebration of the city’s 419th foundation day, the community beams with hope and pride for its latest achievements and developments:

• Malabon City’s 11-storey city hall building, constructed on April 21, 2008, is continuously renovated and developed by the city government. Originally built under Mayor Tito Oreta’s leadership, it remains a major business center of the city due to its state-of-the-art facilities such as three high-speed elevators and its offices’ digital systems in place.

• In partnership with Meralco for the community’s electrification program, street lighting is continuously being done in Malabon to ensure safe walking spaces for every Malabonian.

• Angking Galing – more than 150 women from Malabon completed a livelihood-training program spearheaded by Mother Ricky Reyes, TESDA Secretary Guiling ‘Gene’ Mamondiong, and the Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Association.

• Malabon Public Employment Services Office organized a Mega Job Fair last November 2017 at the Robinsons Town Mall where city residents were given a chance to explore potential jobs and skills training.

Considered as Mayor Lenlen Oreta’s legacy project, a fully operational Ospital ng Malabon has already served a total of 1,939 outpatients.

For upholding excellence in local governance, Malabon has been awarded with the Seal of Good Governance multiple times.

Through the city’s Supplementary Feeding Program, in a span of three years, the malnutrition-stunting rate was reduced from 16.3% in 2013 to 8.52% in 2016.

Malabon City Mayor Antolin “Len Len” Oreta

Malabon holds a Family Day every Sunday at Robinsons Town Mall Tinajeros from 5am to 8am, where families gather and engage with various health and sports activities like jogging, biking, volleyball, badminton, and Zumba sessions.

Malabon Tricycle Tours attracted more than 2,100 tourists starting Dec. 2014 giving additional income to hundreds of tricycle drivers and business/ restaurant owners.

A Child Minding Center on the 2nd floor of Malabon City Hall allows the parents to finish their tasks and businesses, without worrying about their children.

Malabon City Hall houses a fully furnished Breastfeeding Station for nursing mothers--public servants and walk-in constituents alike.

Pandesal for Life is a livelihood program established in Malabon City Jail that provides an income-generating skills training for the detainees.

On the first State of the Children Address, Mayor Oreta highlighted the importance of prioritizing the welfare of the children.

The Malabon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office is built to provide a faster response during calamities.

Museum Hulong Duhat has been renovated to preserve the heritage of Malabon.

City lolas are given equal chances to shine during the Grandma Malabon Beauty Pageant.

Mayor Len Len Oreta proves he is the city’s best tourism ambassador by trying his hand at vlogging.

A Muay Thai program transforms the city kids into Malabonian Ninjas.