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September 03, 2010
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In celebration of the World First Aid Day on September 11, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Richard Gordon pushed for intensifying First Aider in the Home (F.A.I.T.H.) Program, which seeks to train at least one individual in administering first aid in every household nationwide.
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September 03, 2010
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Around 12 pm last August 26, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Operation Center (OpCen) received a report regarding a vehicular accident in Bagong Tulay, Pandacan, Manila.
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September 02, 2010
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Around 30 to 40 % of the current Philippine population is estimated to be below the poverty threshold. The high population growth rate presents a serious challenge to the delivery of health services.
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September 02, 2010
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), launched today its first journalism award to recognize stories that best illustrate the humanitarian consequences of armed conflicts.
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September 06, 2010
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The Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) extended its gratitude to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for the latter’s help to the victims of the Manila hostage crisis in August 23.
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September 01, 2010
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Around 6:55pm last August 26, a fire incident took place in Navotas City, directly affecting 1,491 families from Navotas West and Sipac-Almacen areas.
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September 01, 2010
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As the Department of Health (DOH) reported 54,659 dengue cases from January to August 14, a nearly 75-percent increase compared to the same period in 2009, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Richard Gordon advised all PRC chapters nationwide to scale up community-based measures against the mosquito-borne disease.
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August 24, 2010
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 The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Social Services conducted critical incident stress debriefing to the nine hostage victims released yesterday from the Quirino Grandstand hostage-taking brouhaha in Manila. |
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August 12, 2010
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Three o’clock in the afternoon today (August 12, 2010), at the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) National Headquarters, Smartmatic President Cesar Flores will be turning over nine hundred thousand pesos (Php 900,000.00) worth of Dell laptop computers to PRC.
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September 01, 2010
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 As the largest humanitarian organization in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was one of the few teams allowed to provide various kinds of assistance, including ambulance services and psychosocial support, to the victims of the bloody Quirino Grandstand bus siege on August 23. |
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