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VILLANUEVA URGES COOPERATION ON TEACHER TRAINING

Following a “common standard” in teacher education and training would be beneficial for the quality of teachers in the country, but this would entail more cooperation from education agencies of the government, and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. At the Senate joint committee hearing on the proposed Teacher Education Council […]

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PRC AIDS ROLLY VICTIMS IN CATANDUANES – GORDON

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon recently visited the families in San Andres, Catanduanes that were affected by Super Typhoon Rolly (international name Goni). After meeting with the local officials on the current situation in the province where Rolly first made landfall, Gordon leads the distribution of relief supplies for 100 […]

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PH RED CROSS TO GIVE CASH AID TO PWDS – GORDON

With persons with disabilities among the sectors hardest hit by the economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will be giving cash aid to the most vulnerable of persons with disabilities (PWDs) to help them cope. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said a number of PWDs […]

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AUSTRALIAN GOV’T PARTNERS WITH PRC TO ENSURE VICTORY OVER COVID-19 – GORDON

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 […]

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PRC LABS IN SUBIC, CLARK GET RITM ACCREDITATION – GORDON

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 […]

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RED CROSS NEEDS BLOOD DONORS – GORDON

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 […]

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COVID-19 TESTING CENTER PROCESS TO UNDERGO FINE-TUNING – GORDON

To expedite the process of testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially on some 500,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive until December, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, met with officials of concerned agencies to further fine-tune the testing process. “We have to make sure that we […]

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PRC ASSIGNS SPECIAL DESK IN COVID-19 CALL CENTER FOR RESULT FOLLOW UP – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said a special desk has been designated at the PRC’s coronavirus disease (COVID -19) call center for follow-ups on test results. Gordon said this is to ensure that the results will reach the person who was tested at the earliest possible time, noting […]

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SENATORS LAUD GORDON FOR LEADING RED CROSS IN FIGHT VS COVID-19

Senator Dick Gordon received praise from his colleagues at the Senate for his leadership of the Philippine Red Cross, (PRC) which is now at the forefront of the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by opening the biggest coronavirus testing laboratory now handling almost half of the tests being done in the country. […]

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FRONTLINE MEDICAL WORKERS MUST BE TESTED REGULARLY FOR COVID-19 – GORDON

As the country confronts the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a group of doctors from government hospitals thanked the Philippine Red Cross, headed by Senator Dick Gordon, for proposing that frontline health care workers be regularly tested for the coronavirus.  Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, has proposed that all medical workers, who are at the forefront […]