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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), held a cash distribution to 281 families in Brgy. 754 in Malate, Manila and 339 families in Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City. PRC, under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, continues to provide […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) on June 14, 2021 with the theme “Give blood and keep the world beating” to raise global and national awareness on the need for blood. As the world continues its efforts to tackle the ongoing pandemic, PRC calls for blood donation to continue […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received a food truck containing hot meals from the Australian Embassy. The assistance, made through Australian Aid, can feed about 800 within the first eight hours of operation. The PRC’s chair and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon, thanked the embassy for its relentless generosity, saying they would be able to reach […]
The government of South Korea donated a food truck to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for its “Hot Meals on Wheels” program that provides aid to the most vulnerable in times of disasters, conflicts, and pandemic. PRC held a ceremonial turn-over of the mobile kitchen led by PRC Chair & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has exceeded 3 million swab and saliva RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) COVID-19 tests nationwide, only three months after it hit the 2-million milestone in February 2021. There were 3,010,432 tests done as of May 23 morning, according to PRC chair and CEO Senator Dick Gordon. “We at the Red […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), The Netherlands Red Cross, and the Makati City government converted unused dormitories at the Makati Science High School (MSHS) into a 56-bed capacity isolation facility that will serve asymptomatic patients from the city. A virtual memorandum […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has put up emergency tents at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City to augment occupancy surge. The tents are in addition to the 100-bed capacity emergency field hospital at the nearby Lung Center of the Philippines. “Ang mga pasyente at mga bantay nila, kung saan-saan na nakapwesto […]
With the recent exponential increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is appealing for more donors of convalescent plasma. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman, and CEO, encouraged individuals who have recovered from the disease to donate their much-needed plasma at the PRC’s convalescent plasma center to help those who are […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) turned over a multi-purpose cash grant to about 3,000 families in Cebu who were affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. PRC chair and chief executive officer, Senator Dick Gordon, led the virtual turnover of the cash grant recently attended by the American Red Cross and the local government […]
To make Saliva RT-PCR testing more accessible, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) partnered with SM Supermalls (SCMC) as they opened drive-thru saliva RT-PCR collection sites in SM megamall and SM Mall of Asia. A ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement was held attended by PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, PRC Secretary General […]