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Following the oil spill caused by the capsized motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress in the province of Oriental Mindoro, the Department of Health (DOH), led by Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, conducted an onsite inspection and evaluation of the healthcare and evacuation centers, and provided immediate medical assistance and commodities to the affected communities. Vergeiri, along […]
In continuation of its humanitarian efforts to alleviate the sufferings of communities severely affected by Super Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) when it struck the country in September 2022, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) delivered cash assistance, amounting to P22,895,000 to 4,579 affected families in five Karding-hit provinces in Luzon. This is in addition to […]
After his personal visit to Bataan, Senator Bong Go had his outreach teams continue three separate distribution activities for the indigents of Limay, Orion, and Mariveles in Bataan. Held at Limay Multipurpose Hall, Kamalig Sports Complex in Orion, and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office in Mariveles, Go’s staff provided relief items, including masks and […]
The combined forces of a low-pressure area and the shear line, brought incessant rains and fatal floods, and caused humanitarian emergencies in Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. In addition to intense rescue operations and other humanitarian assistance, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) scaled up its food assistance and served hot meals to 8, 434 flood […]
The Philippine Red Cross returned to Aklan to provide food items and jerry cans, or water containers, to families affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng. Aklan was among the provinces severely affected by Paeng, which made landfall on October 29 and inundated several parts of the country, causing landslide and displacement. 500 families from […]
Saying that Mindanao supplies 40% of the country’s food requirements and contributes 30% to the national food trade, Senator Cynthia Villar guaranteed to further boost growth in the agricultural sector. As a lawmaker, Villar said she had crafted and pushed for laws to improve the lives of our farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. […]
Amidst preparations for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, the Philippine Red Cross immediately dispatched its firefighting volunteers and two teams of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel when a huge fire broke out at Market 3, Barangay NBBN in Navotas City. The fire broke out around 2:20 PM and immediately blazed through a cold storage facility […]
More than 20,000 residents of Biliran province received assistance from the provincial government. Biliran Governor Gerard Espina said that for the past five months, 17,393 got free medicines, 330 received medical financial aid and 97 are recipients of burial assistance. The provincial government also gave away wheelchairs, assistance to individuals in crisis situations, financial aid […]
While welcoming the new year, Senator Bong Go continues to provide much needed assistance to Filipinos in crisis amid holiday festivities as his office mounted a relief activity for fire victims from various barangays in Iloilo City. “Alam ko pong napakahirap ng panahon ngayon, lalo pa ngayon na nasunugan kayo habang nasa gitna pa tayo […]
Senator Bong Go sent his team to Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte recently to provide relief to fire-hit households. In his video message, Go reassured the affected families that the Bureau of Fire Protection is undergoing a modernization program to improve its capability to respond to fire incidents. BFP Modernization Act, which the legislator […]