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As Carina escalated to a super typhoon, Red Cross 143 volunteers and staff worked 24/7 to provide emergency rescue assistance, water and food aid, and necessary health services to communities affected by flooding in Metro Manila and other regions. “Our volunteers on the ground and staff, Secretary General Dr. Gwen Pang, Assistant Secretary General Dr. […]
Amid continuous heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon and Typhoon Carina, volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are assisting affected Filipinos on the ground. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon convened his team early to immediately mobilize RC143 volunteers and dispatch emergency vehicles, such as rescue boats, ambulance units, and 6×6 […]
In celebration of the National CPR Day, the Philippine Red Cross conducted a simultaneous CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) demonstration, lecture, and CPR mannequin making at the PRC Logistics and Multi-purpose Center (PLMC). Present at the event were PRC staff and volunteers, with representatives of its chapters nationwide attending via Zoom. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon […]
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon and Secretary-General Dr. Gwen Pang recently welcomed RC143 chairpersons from Laguna’s 24 municipalities and six cities who paid a courtesy call at the PRC National Headquarters in Mandaluyong. Gordon and Pang discussed PRC’s innovations and upgrades of its humanitarian assistance, such as solar-powered houses, improved blood […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) through its PRC Negros Occidental – Bacolod City Chapter, served hot meals to 320 families and facilitated hygiene promotion and emergency first aid lessons to more than 170 persons at La Castellana Elementary School in Negros Occidental, following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon emphasized […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) assisted passengers of a fishing boat that caught fire in the waters of Naga City, Cebu recently. After receiving reports from its Operations Center and RC143 volunteers on the ground, the PRC, through its Cebu Chapter, immediately dispatched an ambulance unit with five personnel to provide urgent prehospital treatment and […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently held a Mass Casualty Incident Training and Simulation Exercise at the PRC Logistics and Training Center, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake scenario tested the emergency response capacity of PRC and its chapters in Northern and Central Luzon in managing a mass casualty incident. PRC Chairman […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) concluded the visit of Kate Forbes, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the Philippines. Forbes was in the country from May 28 to June 1. She is the second woman to hold the highest position in IFRC, which oversees the operations of […]
The Philippine Red Cross has a new ambassador. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon, PRC Secretary-General Dr. Gwen Pang, and Jenni Munar, a member of PRC Board of Governors signed the Memorandum of Agreement with 2023 Miss Universe Philippines Michelle Dee, GMA Network’s Senior Vice Senior Vice President for Programming, Talent Management, Worldwide, and Support […]
The delegates from Los Baños, Laguna visited the Philippine Red Cross National Headquarters for their Lakbay Aral activity recently. Barangay Chairpersons and Councilors in charge of the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC), youth volunteers, and UPLB students were toured around the PRC’s 24/7 Operations Center and Blood Center and were informed on […]