Department of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa, along with Field Implementation and Coordination Team (FICT) NCR and South Luzon Undersecretary Nestor Santiago and FICT North and Central Luzon Undersecretary Enrique Tayag, Health Systems Development Team (HSDT) Undersecretary Lilibeth David, and Management Services Team Assistant Secretary Leonita Gorgolon, led the 2023 Ligtas Lakas Awarding Ceremony held in […]
Author: Diego Estavillo
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chair and CEO Dick Gordon proposed to the aviation industry to create a humanitarian air system, as he pushed for Subic to be considered as a cargo or humanitarian hub in Asia. Sharing his insights on strengthening the role of the aviation industry in humanitarian assistance at the 2023 Aviation Summit, […]
The Philippine Cancer Society (PCS) honored Philippine Red Cross Chairman/CEO Dick Gordon as a “Man of Exemplary Influence,” for his decades-long service to the country as a humanitarian volunteer and leader, and an advocate of legislation supporting humanitarian organizations. The PCS credited Gordon’s exemplary leadership that spanned decades of unwavering commitment to serve. Gordon, who […]
Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) and hospital groups will put together an innovative and customized review program to help underboard nursing graduates and current Clinical Care Associates (CCAs) employed in hospitals to develop the skills and proficiency necessary in passing the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE). This is after representatives from 19 HEIs, 4 groups of […]
More than 12,000 residents of Virac, Catanduanes are assured of having supply of clean drinking water. The Philippine Red Cross is addressing the ongoing water shortage in 12 barangays of the municipality through the deployment of water tankers and water bladders. “We are prepared to deploy our water tankers to supply water to most critical […]
The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Royal Charity Organization (RCO) Secretary-General Dr. Mustafa Al-Sayed visited Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon to explore more opportunities for collaboration. RCO is known globally for its development and humanitarian assistance not only to the people of Bahrain but also to communities in developing countries. In 2014, RCO funded the […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Health Caravan continues to reach people with primary health care services through its Health Caravan. The PRC Health Caravan recently drove to Angono, Rizal. The outreach program, held at Angono Municipal Gym, provided health consultations to 209 people through eight volunteer medical doctors and two volunteer nurses. “The Health Caravan […]
Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa led the two-day caravan of the “Bagong Pilipinas” campaign in Eastern Visayas recently. Joining Herbosa was Health Undersecretary Maria Francia Laxamana. The health chief visited the Biliran Provincial Hospital (BPH) to meet with BPH head Dr. Joyce Cañeja to check on the health facilities and equipment augmented to the provincial hospital. […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was on alert as Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola) placed several regions in Northern Luzon under Signal No. 1. PRC’s rescue and relief assets, equipment, and volunteers were ready to move in anticipation of the possible development of the storm into a typhoon category. Food trucks, water tankers, and payloaders […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) attended to 100 individuals, or approximately 20 families, whose houses at Purok 5, Brgy. Tablon, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, were razed by a third-level fire recently. Through its Misamis Oriental-Cagayan De Oro Chapter, the PRC deployed an assessment team with two personnel and a service vehicle with three first […]