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Only PRC can do saliva tests for now (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has approved the conduct of saliva testing for COVID-19 testing as the Philippine Red Cross rolls out its saliva testing today, Monday, Jan. 25. But the DOH said that only the PRC is authorized to conduct the saliva tests for COVID-19. Initially, the PRC has designated its Logistics and Multi-Purpose Center in Mandaluyong and its laboratory in Port Area […]
Expresses hope that PRC would continue COVID-19 tests for gov’t (Eagle News) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) said that it will start paying its debt on Monday, Oct. 26, to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for the COVID-19 tests it had conducted. With this development, Philhealth said that it hoped the PRC would continue conducting COVID-19 tests which had affected thousands of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Earlier estimates said Philhealth owed […]
(Eagle News) — The following are photos from the Philippine Red Cross Masbate chapter showing how the magnitude 6.5 quake damaged the epicenter located in Cataingan, Masbate. The quake struck at 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, with a depth of only one kilometer, making it more damaging as it is more felt in the land surface. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that aftershocks and damages are expected in the areas hit by […]
Senator, his wife, 2 members of household staff test negative for virus (Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon and his wife have gone on quarantine after ten of the senator’s immediate staff tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon said the “self-imposed isolation” at home was really to “ensure the safety and well-being of anyone with whom we will interact in the future” as he and his wife Kate, including two of their household staff, actually tested negative for […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is set to open another bio-molecular laboratory, this time in Cebu City, which is currently still under the stricter protocols of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) that will build testing capacity in the Central Visayas region, even as it announced plans to open 19 more laboratiories nationwide for COVID-19 testing, PRC had already opened two testing centers in its national headquarters in Mandaluyong City that are both equipped […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced that its testing center in its national headquarters is now operational, and that it has two testing machines that can each conduct 1,500 COVID-19 tests per day. In a statement, the PRC said that its molecular laboratory along EDSA has already started operations on Wednesday, April 15, and this is their way of taking a step forward in its campaign to help prevent the spread […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) helped more than 12,700 people during the May 13 midterm elections, including those needing medical aid and senior citizens. The PRC said that through its first aid stations and welfare desks, PRC volunteers were able to bring aid to a total of 12,766 individuals during the May 13 national and local elections, including those who needed to be transported due to fainting and suspected stroke. PRC […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to help distribute the much needed water to several government hospitals in Metro Manila affected by severe water interruption under the areas covered by Manila Water Company. PRC has distributed a total of 770,000 liters of water to six government hospitals (Rizal Medical Center- 498,000 liters, Quirino Memorial Medical Center- 96,000 liters, National Kidney Center- 114,000 liters, East Ave Medical Center- 10,000 liters, Mandaluyong City […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross urged the public to refrain from celebrating the New Year with fireworks. Fireworks is not only a fire hazard, but also harmful to the environment because of the smoke it emits. It also poses a health hazard especially those with asthma, the PRC said. “Have a healthy lifestyle. Don’t burn your money. Instead, celebrate the New Years with your families simply, spending time with them. Let us […]
(Eagle News) – Pormal nang pinasinayaan ang kauna-unahang Hemodialysis Center ng Philippine Red Cross sa bansa. Mismong si PRC Chairman at Senator Richard Gordon at Health Secretary Francisco Duque ang nanguna sa pagbubukas ng bagong pasilidad na dating headquarters ng Red Cross. State of the art ang Red Cross Hemodialysis Center kung saan binubuo ito ng sampung bagong nipro hemodialysis machines at dalawang automated reprocessing machines. May kakayahan umano ang pasilidad na makapag-accommodate ng mahigit […]
Pledges of monetary and logistical support have started pouring in after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) issued an appeal for assistance in its sworn mission to “provide hope to the most vulnerable” communities affected by Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut). As of September 18, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal seeking 2.7 million-Swiss franc (approximately P152 million) to assist 100,000 individuals from the most affected communities in […]
Celebrity designers and models collaborate with the Philippine Red Cross for a fundraiser fashion show, “Tintura de Malabon: A Revival,” on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. to be held at the Solaire Grand Ballroom in Paranaque City. The fund-raiser was conceptualized to provide relief to families in Malabon affected by typhoons and to assist indigent patients in need of blood products. The fashion show for a cause is spearheaded by PRC-Malabon City Chapter Chairman […]
