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Senator Joel Villanueva took to task the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for failing to administer more than 80 licensure exams because it was “stuck in the past.” The PRC has become a dinosaur because of its failure for 20 years to follow the mandate of the PRC Modernization Act that required the profession licensing agency […]
As the province of Cebu experiences a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately arranged for the deployment of medical tents to serve as triages and isolation areas in affected areas. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, PRC formulated its response by establishing surveillance, support […]
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon said all Filipinos should follow safety protocols and reduce the risk of contracting the COVID-19 Delta variant that is spreading in the Philippines, making it third in the world for having the most number of COVID cases at 1,605,762. “Testing and vaccination is our primary weapon […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is keeping to its promise of being an integral partner of the Philippine Government in its COVID-19 vaccination drive as it procured ultra-low freezers for several of its “Bakuna Centers”. The first batch of the ultra-low freezers was delivered at PRC’s PLMC Bakuna Center in Mandaluyong City recently. The ultra-low […]
Senator Sonny Angara urged the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) to consider putting up satellite venues for its licensure examinations scheduled for this year as a way to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers, and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this pandemic. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Angara noted that travel […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), mobilized the humanitarian organization to support the families of the victims immediately upon learning of the C-130 disaster. PRC Welfare Services activated its team as soon as it received its marching orders and dispatched a contingent to attend to the needs of those […]
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) 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 […]
A new Philippine Red Cross (PRC) molecular laboratory in Passi City can now boost the testing capacity for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) not just in the province of Iloilo but for the whole Panay Island. PRC’s molecular laboratory in Passi City was inaugurated recently. It can process 1,000 specimens a day with results available in […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to push for the approval of the saliva test as a faster, easier, and more affordable mode of determining the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PRC proposed to the Department of Health (DOH) and Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) the adoption of the saliva testing method in October […]