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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was on alert as Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola) placed several regions in Northern Luzon under Signal No. 1. PRC’s rescue and relief assets, equipment, and volunteers were ready to move in anticipation of the possible development of the storm into a typhoon category. Food trucks, water tankers, and payloaders […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) attended to 100 individuals, or approximately 20 families, whose houses at Purok 5, Brgy. Tablon, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, were razed by a third-level fire recently. Through its Misamis Oriental-Cagayan De Oro Chapter, the PRC deployed an assessment team with two personnel and a service vehicle with three first […]
The Philippine Red Cross, GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF), and Ever Commonwealth Mall held a blood donation drive, dubbed “Sagip Dugtong Buhay,” at Ever Commonwealth Mall recently. Throngs of blood donors showed up for the event, which resulted in 1,599 bags of blood collected, which can save 6,369 lives. PRC, the foremost humanitarian organization in the […]
A fire truck and an ambulance unit of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) responded to a vehicular crash that left one male pedestrian dead and another injured at Madison St. corner Pioneer St. in Mandaluyong City recently. The PRC’s Emergency Response Unit extricated the two pedestrians and helped other rescuers provide urgent prehospital treatment and […]
Manila, Philippines — The 31st Grand AdClash, Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP-DAPR) most prestigious Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) case competition, officially marked its victorious end last July at SM City Manila, defying all the challenges of the return to physical implementation with utmost precision. In collaboration with TechLife, this epic event, entitled “Smarter Ways: […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its partners held a medical mission in Angono, Rizal recently benefitting almost 600 residents from various barangays. The PRC spearheaded “Health Caravan: A Medical Outreach” in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Rizal, the Rotary Club through Rotary Club District 3830 Governor Dr. Mildred Vitangcol, and the Latter-Day […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Climate Change Commission signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to advance public awareness, advocacy campaigns, and programs on climate change adaptation and mitigation at the local level. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon and Secretary-General Dr. Gwen Pang signed the six-year agreement with CCC Vice Chair and Executive […]
The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) donated a water tanker and a food truck to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon received the donations from the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Philippines Ahmed Saad Al Hamidi in a turnover ceremony at the PRC National Headquarters, in Mandaluyong […]
A total of 43 out-of-school youths (OSY) completed a months-long entrepreneurial training from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) Quezon City at the culmination of its “Kabataang NEGOSYANTE” project last June 30, 2023. The project was accomplished through a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grant under its Opportunity 2.0 program, which was designed to provide second-chance education for […]
At the rate technology is changing the world these days, Filipino educators must go beyond knowledge transmission and lean more towards immersing students in real world job experiences to better prepare them with the most essential and relevant skills for the future. This was the consensus among a panel of thought leaders in a recent […]