Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is supporting the Sinulog Festival this year by deploying their resources and personnel throughout the month-long celebration.  PRC has deployed two rescue boats, four ambulance units, first-aid stations with welfare desks, a food truck, and an Emergency Medical Unit/Tent (EMU) in strategic areas throughout the festival venues. A total of 200 PRC personnel from PRC Cebu Chapter and PRC Lapu-Lapu/Cordova Chapter have been deployed to offer emergency medical services and manage the first aid stations.  PRC also mobilized its volunteers, Emergency Medical Services foot patrollers, water search and rescue teams, medical corps, in-house doctors, and welfare teams.  Richard “Dick” J. Gordon, chairman and chief executive officer of PRC, assured the continuous presence of PRC until the end of the festival. He said the EMS teams would remain on standby to provide medical assistance to both Filipinos and intern...

CEBU CITY, Cebu July 3 (PIA) -- Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Richard "Dick" Gordon laid out the organization’s various accomplishments as he visited Cebu on July 1. The PRC chairman and former senator said in a press conference that the organization was able to extend a total of Php 1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance in Cebu. With this, according to Gordon, the PRC will continue to provide help and support for Cebuanos in the areas of response, relief, recovery, and rehabilitation. "Importante ang mga Cebuano sa PRC, ug kanako. Ang tabang sa PRC nagpakita sa atong bug-os nga suporta sa pagbangon sa atong mga katagilungsod nga naapektuhan sa nagkadaiyang katalagman [Cebuanos are important to PRC and to me. The assistance that PRC continues to extend to Cebu only shows our commitment to help the families affected by disasters]." Gordon said. He also added that in the province of Cebu alone, the PRC was able to construct a total of 8,741 houses, repair...