CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over the past ten years, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has poured P1 billion worth of emergency and rehabilitation aid in Cebu. PRC Chairman and CEO Richard “Dick” Gordon, in a press... CDNDigital
PRC Chairman and CEO Richard “Dick” Gordon is joined by former Cebu City councilor Margot Osmeña and former mayor Tomas Osmeña. CDNDigital photo | Wenilyn Sabalo
PRC Chairman and CEO Richard “Dick” Gordon, in a press conference in Cebu on Saturday, July 1, 2023, said these include assistance in houses, cash grants, livelihoods, and other aid to victims of various calamities in Cebu. Gordon also shared that talks are ongoing regarding the plan of the city government of Carcar to donate 1,000 square meters of land to the PRC expansion program in Cebu.“Well, we have to talk about it. We can put up a new blood bank. We’ll have to raise the money for the blood bank,” he told reporters.Gordon said that over the last 10 years, PRC has provided 8,741 houses and repaired 1,263 others.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the PRC also established a molecular laboratory in Cebu to provide faster swab and saliva testing services.The PRC also installed medical tents and Negative Pressure Ambulance near hospitals in Cebu to transport COVID patients.
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