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Senator Dick Gordon sent relief goods to families affected by the recent supertyphoon Odette in some parts of Visayas and Mindanao in an effort to spread hope to them and rebuild their lives with dignity. Gordon assured that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he chairs will continue to assist the most vulnerable residents in Ubay […]
Senator Dick Gordon has assured the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of his unequivocal support in building a formidable region in the South. Speaking during the recent inaugural BARMM Donor’s Forum, Gordon encouraged BARMM officials to take a page out of Subic’s success book which had proven to be an outstanding formula in […]
Senator Dick Gordon has extended assistance to 1,000 inmates, also known as persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at the Laguna provincial jail by administering COVID-19 vaccines that would protect them against the coronavirus. Gordon, who heads the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, has mobilized the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he […]
A blood bank will soon rise in Sta. Rosa, Laguna that will serve the whole province, including nearby cities after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) led its groundbreaking. PRC chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon thanked the local government unit, PRC Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers who made possible the construction […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has reached another breakthrough as they now have an additional 100 medical tents stored in the PRC Namayan Warehouse in Mandaluyong. The humanitarian organization now has 211 medical tents. “Urgent action is needed to arrest the rising human toll due to the ongoing pandemic.” “As the PRC puts a high […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) joins the Global Handwashing Day (GHD) 2021 on October 15 with the theme “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together”. GHD is a global advocacy dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent […]
As support to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with Bago City, Negros Occidental vaccinated 146 inmates and one personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the city with Sinovac vaccine doses recently. Bago City is grateful to the humanitarian organization and for its initiative […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened in Cotabato City its 14th molecular laboratory to help boost testing capacity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) nationwide. The testing laboratory, established at Barangay Balabaran, is equipped with two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines and one ribonucleic acid (RNA) extractor. “It can process up to 2,000 tests daily.” “It […]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to boost its support for the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program. PRC volunteers and staff boarded boats to Talim Island to vaccinate COVID-19 priority groups: A2 or senior citizens and A3 or persons with comorbidities. “Anuman ang mga hamon na kinakaharap natin, ang Red Cross ay laging handa […]
As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to be the active ally of the government in the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the humanitarian organization drove their Bakuna Buses to Region 4A, Region 6, and Region 7 aiming to vaccinate over 2,250 individuals. “Despite the many challenges of the ongoing pandemic, the PRC staff and volunteers […]