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CONDUCT COVID-19 TESTS IN ECOZONES – GORDON

For the economy to recover from the battering it sustained due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Dick Gordon proposed that rampant testing should be conducted in the country’s economic zones so they could resume operations. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), stressed that testing is key to getting […]

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GORDON TO LGUs: HAVE CONSTITUENTS TESTED FOR COVID-19

As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramps up its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing capability by putting up more molecular laboratories across the country, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon urged local government units (LGU) to have their constituents tested for the virus. As Gordon pointed out, it is critical to know who […]

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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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REOPEN SUBIC BAY AIRPORT FOR OFW FLIGHTS – GORDON

With more than 300,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive over the next three to four months, Senator Dick Gordon reiterated his call for the Department of Transportation to open up the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) and divert OFW flights there to facilitate their testing so they can immediately return to their respective […]

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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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COVID-19 TESTING CENTER PROCESS TO UNDERGO FINE-TUNING – GORDON

To expedite the process of testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially on some 500,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive until December, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, met with officials of concerned agencies to further fine-tune the testing process. “We have to make sure that we […]

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PRIORITIZE PERSONS RETURNING TO WORK FOR COVID-19 TESTS – ANGARA

As Metro Manila and other highly urbanized cities are gearing for further easing of restrictions on movement and the return to work for even more people, Senator Sonny Angara said testing for COVID-19 should be ramped up already in order to avoid another outbreak of the disease in the country. Until such time that more […]

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FILIPINO-CHINESE COMMUNITY DONATES P15-M FOR COVID-19 LAB – GORDON

Another bio-molecular laboratory will be set up by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) after it signed a Conditional Deed of Donation with the Filipino-Chinese Community Calamity Fund (FCCCF) for the latter’s support for the PRC’s efforts in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic through a cash donation amounting to P15 million. According to PRC Chairman […]