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UPCM HONORS PHILIPPINE RED CROSS, GORDON

The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine (UPCM) honored the scholarship provision of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its Chairman and CEO, Dick Gordon, to UPCM’s medical students during a “Donor Appreciation Ceremony” held at UP Manila recently.  PRC is the biggest full scholarship provider of the UPCM to date.   On […]

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PRC, MCU SIGN PACT FOR JOINT DISASTER RESPONSE

In a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing ceremony, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Manila Central University (MCU) strengthened their partnership to serve the country together in case of disasters and humanitarian emergencies.  “We are establishing partnerships with different institutions to prepare for crises and disasters, especially now that more catastrophic events are happening […]

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PRC SENDS STAFF, RESOURCES TO CEBU’S SINULOG FEST

The most awaited 459th Fiesta Señor Traslacion and Fluvial Procession, which is part of the Sinulog Festival 2024, concluded successfully in Cebu with the Philippine Red Cross lining up its volunteers, staff and resources.PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon said the safety of every devotee was of utmost priority. “I directed that volunteers and resources be […]

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PH RED CROSS TO SUPPORT CEBU’S MONTH-LONG SINULOG

The Philippine Red Cross has set up five first aid stations with welfare desk and teams of on foot patrol complemented with ambulance units as the Novena mass started last January 11 marking the commencement of the week-long festivity of the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City. On January 19, the Emergency Medical Unit will be […]

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PRC CLEARS LANDSLIDE-HIT NUEVA VIZCAYA ROADS

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman/CEO Dick Gordon immediately sent payloaders stationed at PRC’s Nueva Vizcaya Chapter to help the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya clear areas affected by landslides. “PRC understands how crucial it is to have the payloaders dispatched immediately to clear the CVR Bayombong-Masoc-Ambaguio Road where only one lane was left passable due […]

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BARILLA, PRC FEED KIDS ON WORLD PASTA DAY

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon expressed gratitude to Italian food company Barilla and Marriott Hotel Manila for celebrating the World Pasta Day by donating 500 bowls of nutritious pasta and 500 banana loaves to students, some of whom are Red Cross Youth, at Villamor Air Base Elementary School recently. “We’ve partnered […]

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PRC SENDS AID TO LPA-AFFECTED LUZON, VISAYAS AREAS

Volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continue to aid families affected by the low pressure area (LPA) and the shearline that brought incessant rains in the eastern sections of Visayas and Luzon. The PRC – Northern Samar Chapter served hot meals to 153 individuals and set up a welfare desk and first […]

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PRC SENDS AID TO MINDANAO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon convened the PRC team to plan the humanitarian organization’s response to communities affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Sarangani, Davao Occidental and neighboring provinces recently. The PRC’s emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, Red Cross 143 volunteers, and assets were deployed to provide EMS to […]

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GORDON CALLS ON SCIENTISTS TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION

“In this country, every day, I witness a disaster,” Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon remarked on the pressing issues of food insecurity and child malnutrition in the Philippines. According to the 2021 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) by the Philippines’ National Nutrition Council (NNC), 2 percent of Filipino households are severely […]

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PRC BATS FOR RESILIENCE 10 YEARS AFTER YOLANDA

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) joined the country in commemorating the 10th year anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda, internationally known as Haiyan, which buried numerous parts of Luzon and Visayas in rubble along with livelihoods, homes, schools, belongings, and people. “Gusto naming iparamdam sa mga kababayan natin na hindi sila nag-iisa,” is a statement that […]