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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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THIS 2024, DON’T JUST DREAM, MAKE THINGS HAPPEN

More than just a fresh start; it’s another shot in life. That’s what the new year brings us.   Every time a year ends and a new one starts, we always get that sense of confidence that things will be better, and that the odds will, this time, be in our favor. We always feel […]

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SMC INVESTS P3-B IN BUILDING RESILIENT HOMES

Since 2013, in the aftermath of typhoons Sendong and Yolanda, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has been at the forefront of building resilient housing communities nationwide. Partnering with several organizations including Gawad Kalinga and Habitat for Humanity, SMC has invested P3.05 billion in the last decade to build or help provide new homes for families impacted […]

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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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PH RED CROSS RESPONDS TO BUS ACCIDENT IN ANTIQUE

The Philippine Red Cross – Antique Chapter provided 19 units of blood to victims of the bus accident in Barangay Igbucagay in Hamtic, Antique recently. The bus was traveling along a route that has been tagged as “killer road” where another bus fell years ago. PRC Antique Chapter also deployed an ambulance to the scene, […]

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PRC EMPOWERS YOUTH, GROUPS FOR JOBS

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the employment rate among the youth, aged 15 to 24 years old, was 86.9%.  With that, 13.1% of Filipino youth were unemployed. Youth unemployment is higher than overall unemployment, which is 4.5%. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with TESDA, technical-vocational schools, and the Spanish Red Cross, […]

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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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ABACA-UPLB IS BACK WITH THEIR ABACALUSUGAN PROJECT: SAB-ON THE WAY TO CLEANLINESS

LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA – Ahon Batang CALABARZON (ABACA-UPLB), in partnership with UNICEF Philippines and the Department of Health (DOH), is back with their WASH O’Clock Campaign. Now called ABACALUSGAN: Sab-On The Way to Cleanliness, which will be held at Maahas Elementary School in Los Banos, Laguna, on November 24, 2023, where students will be taught […]

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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 […]