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With the added boost it would bring to the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) testing capacity, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, has welcomed the recent accreditation of the PRC’s molecular laboratory in Batangas City. Gordon said that with the Batangas facility having passed proficiency test of the Research Institute for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the bio-molecular laboratory of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga formally opens, the PRC’s capacity to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to increase. According to PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon, the laboratory in Clark, which was built in partnership with the […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has extended financial assistance to the most vulnerable families that are being affected by the general community quarantine (GCQ) in the cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan in Metro Manila. Led by PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon, the multi-purpose cash aid were given to families […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), lauded the Australian government for its large contribution to the humanitarian organization’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response operations. “We thank the Australian government for partnering with the Philippine Red Cross in our operations aimed at ensuring victory over the virus. It was among the […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the world commemorating World Blood Donors’ Day recently, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), has renewed his call for more blood donors, reiterating the need for blood amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Gordon stressed the need for blood donors because as country faces a shortage of […]