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PRC AIDS ROLLY VICTIMS IN CATANDUANES – GORDON

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon recently visited the families in San Andres, Catanduanes that were affected by Super Typhoon Rolly (international name Goni). After meeting with the local officials on the current situation in the province where Rolly first made landfall, Gordon leads the distribution of relief supplies for 100 […]

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‘BLOOD DONATION DAY’ TO HONOR EX-SENATOR ALVAREZ

Former Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and wife of late Senator Heherson Alvarez, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, thanked Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon for sponsoring a resolution in honor of her husband declaring every October 16 and April 20 as Blood Donation Day. “This is […]

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RED CROSS GIVES P42M CASH AID TO VISAYAS – GORDON

As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rise in the Visayas region, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has prepared a P42-million multipurpose cash grant (MPCG) to help 8,820 vulnerable families in Cebu, Lapu-Lapu – Cordova, Western Samar, and Leyte. PRC chairman and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon said the cash assistance will be directed to the most vulnerable. […]

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PH RED CROSS HITS 1M COVID-19 TEST MARK – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon honors the volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as the country’s foremost humanitarian organization reached a one-million mark in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests performed in the country. In his privilege speech, Gordon, chair and CEO of PRC, said hitting 1,003,754 results is a momentous occasion for […]

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SOLOMON ISLANDS PM LAUDS PH RED CROSS AT UNGA

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare commended the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as he spoke at the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual gathering of 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), which is the world’s largest intergovernmental organization. “COVID-19 has brought Solomon Islands closer with its partners. We have made new […]

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RED CROSS, SMC HOLD BLOOD DONATION DRIVE – GORDON

Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, together with San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and COO Ramon Ang, led the blood and convalescent plasma donation drive among SMC employees in the country recently with SMC responding to the continuous need for blood and the treatment of patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Napakalaking […]

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PH RED CROSS TO HELP DOH RELEASE COVID-19 TEST RESULTS TO PATIENTS – GORDON

With community transmission a large contributor, along with the country’s increased testing capacity, to the growing number of positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the Philippine Red Cross has volunteered to help the Department of Health (DOH) release positive test results to patients. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, stressed […]

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DEFINE COVID-RESPONSE POLICIES FOR LGUs – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon is calling for defined policies for local government units in responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Gordon made the call after the Philippine Red Cross, where he is chairman and CEO, rescued a nurse with COVID-19 who was evicted from her boarding house and was later seen roaming the streets of […]

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PH RED CROSS REACHES 128% TARGET FOR POLIO VACCINATION – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has achieved more than its target for the last round of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio in Mindanao, immunizing more children against the disabling and life-threatening disease. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said the PRC has reached 128% accomplishment of its target, immunizing 102,567 children against polio instead […]

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RED CROSS OPENS MOLECULAR LAB IN MANDAUE — GORDON

With Cebu being the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Philippine Red Cross recently inaugurated its bio-molecular laboratory in Mandaue City. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said the facility, equipped with four RT-polymerase chain reactions machines that are capable of running a combined total 4,000 tests per day, would […]