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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 […]

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PMA CADETS TO DONATE BLOOD TO RED CROSS – GORDON

Following the appeal made by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for blood donations amid the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PRC said the Department of National Defense (DND) has pledged to support the organization by conducting a mass blood donation of some 1,200 cadets […]

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MORE RED CROSS COVID TESTING CENTERS SET TO OPEN SOON – GORDON

After opening a COVID-19 testing center in its national headquarters along EDSA in Mandaluyong City to help prevent the spread of the disease, Senator Dick Gordon, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and CEO, announced that several other PRC testing centers will be opening soon. “The PRC is working very hard, round the clock, and with […]

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NISSAN DONATES 3 PICKUP TRUCKS TO RED CROSS – GORDON

Nissan Philippines gave the disaster response capabilities of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) a boost through the donation of three Nissan Navara pickup trucks. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, formally accepted the donation, which has a total value of P4.1 million, from Nissan Philippines President and Managing Director Atsushi Najima recently at the […]