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RED CROSS LABS CAN TEST FOR OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES – GORDON

With the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opening more molecular laboratories across the country, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon said these laboratories can also test for other infectious diseases, aside from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “All the Red Cross molecular laboratories that are now up and running, and those that are […]

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PH RED CROSS OPENS BIGGEST VIRUS TESTING LAB IN COUNTRY – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) inaugurated the biggest molecular laboratory in the country as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center at the PRC’s former headquarters in Port Area, Manila. PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon said the opening of the molecular laboratory in Manila will be a great help in containing […]

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OPENING OF RED CROSS LAB IN CLARK TO HELP INCREASE COVID-19 TESTING CAPACITY – GORDON

As the bio-molecular laboratory of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) inside the  Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga formally opens, the PRC’s capacity to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to increase. According to PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon, the laboratory in Clark, which was built in partnership with the […]

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PRC GIVES CASH AID TO MANDALUYONG, SAN JUAN RESIDENTS – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has extended financial assistance to the most vulnerable families that are being affected by the general community quarantine (GCQ) in the cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan in Metro Manila. Led by PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon, the multi-purpose cash aid were given to families […]

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AUSTRALIAN GOV’T PARTNERS WITH PRC TO ENSURE VICTORY OVER COVID-19 – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), lauded the Australian government for its large contribution to the humanitarian organization’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response operations. “We thank the Australian government for partnering with the Philippine Red Cross in our operations aimed at ensuring victory over the virus. It was among the […]

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RED CROSS SENDS HELP TO RITM TO ENSURE UNHAMPERED COVID-TESTING – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, has authorized the delivery of consumables to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) to ensure that the health research facility will continue testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) without delay. “The more people are tested quickly, the sooner we would be able […]

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PRC LABS IN SUBIC, CLARK GET RITM ACCREDITATION – GORDON

Amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive cases, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), welcomed the accreditation of the PRC’s bio-molecular laboratories in Subic and Clark as the additional facilities will boost the PRC’s testing capacity. Gordon said the two laboratories will be formally opened since they […]

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RED CROSS NEEDS BLOOD DONORS – GORDON

With the world commemorating World Blood Donors’ Day recently, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), has renewed his call for more blood donors, reiterating the need for blood amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Gordon stressed the need for blood donors because as country faces a shortage of […]

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PRC LABS TO MAKE PH STRONGER AFTER COVID-19 CRISIS – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said the Philippines will be stronger, healthwise, after the coronavirus pandemic because of the bio-molecular laboratories opened by the PRC to ensure victory over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Gordon, head of the only Red Cross Society in the world which has the distinction […]

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PRC TO OPEN COVID-19 TESTING CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), expressed optimism that the PRC’s COVID-19 testing capacity will be enhanced by the opening of a coronavirus testing center in Cagayan De Oro, which will be built through the generosity of Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Philippines, Inc. (Lysol Philippines). Gordon recently received the donation […]