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Has adopted the following Vision and Mission Statement to guide its day-to-day activities and long term objectives, in serving the nation as a whole
OUR VISION
The Philippine National Red Cross will be the foremost humanitarian organization in the Philippines, in services provided and number of people served.
OUR MISSION
The Philippine National Red Cross brings timely, effective and compassionate humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable without consideration of nationality, race, creed, gender, social status or political belief.
OUR VALUES
The Philippine National Red Cross is a non-profit, donor-funded, volunteer, humanitarian organization. These are our core values:
- We exist to bring timely, effective and compassionate assistance to the most vulnerable without consideration of nationality, race, religion, gender, social status or political affiliation.
- We strengthen our capability to assist the most vulnerable by expanding our donor base and by increasing the number of our well-trained volunteers.
- We honor our selves, our donors and volunteers by managing and utilizing our recourses effectively, efficiently, with integrity and transparency.
- Our work ethic and encourages and rewards teamwork, excellent performance and the achievement of goals.
- We value our staff and volunteer and encourage them to grow their full potential in the organization.
- We are a stalwart member of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and advocate staunchly its Fundamental Principles and the International Humanitarian law.
- We cooperate with our sister National Societies, Government and other organizations engaged in humanitarian services and complement each other’s competencies thereby maximizing the delivery of assistance to the vulnerable.
- We are Filipino and, by the consistent excellence of our conduct, performance and achievements, we aspire to be a worthy representative of the best of Filipino values and skills.
PURPOSES
Section 3 of the PNRC Charter enumerates the purposes of this Corporation as follows:
- To furnish volunteer aid to the sick and wounded of armed forces in time of war, in accordance with the spirit of and under the conditions prescribed by the Geneva Red Cross Convention to which the Republic of the Philippines proclaimed its adherence on February fourteen, nineteen hundred and forty-seven;
- For the purposes mentioned in the proceeding sub-section, to perform all duties devolving upon the Corporation as a result of the adherence of the Republic of the Philippines to the said Convention;
- To act in matters of voluntary relief and in accordance with the authorities of the Armed Forces as a medium of communication between the people of the Republic of the Philippines and their Armed Forces, in time of peace and in time of war, and to act in such matters between similar national societies of other governments and the Government and people and the Armed Forces of the Philippines;
- To establish and maintain a system of national and international relief in time of peace and in time of war and apply the same in meeting the emergency needs caused by typhoon, floods, fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters; and to device and carry out measures for minimizing the suffering caused by such disasters;
- To devise and promote such other services in time of peace and in time of war as may be found desirable in improving the health, safety and welfare of the Filipino people without infringing upon the functions of government;
- To devise such means as to make every citizen and/or resident of the Philippines a member of the Red Cross.
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