On August 6 1945, the Home Service Department was organized to maintain professional relationships with the government and private welfare agencies in serving civilians, servicemen and veterans with respect to government benefits as well as health and welfare inquiries of displaced relatives and friends.

On March 18 1946, in consonance with one of the charter obligations of the PNRC which states that “To act as a medium of communication between the people of the Republic of the Philippines and that of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in time of war and in time of peace,” the Military Welfare Service was set up with the signing of the interim agreement between the PNRC and the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army. This later served as the operating basis for the employment of Red Cross personnel by the AFP.