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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 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 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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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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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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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 23, 2010
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Around 7:30 pm of August 21, 2010, a blazing fire had hit Barangay Taft, Surigao City, which lasted up until 11:30 pm. The cause of the sudden blaze is yet to be discovered; but as of recent reports, there are certainly more than 300 families greatly affected by the fretful incident.
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August 23, 2010
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The Philippine Red Cross-Laguna Chapter will conduct a series of photo exhibits and an on-the-spot poster making contest for the celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month this August.
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August 20, 2010
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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Benguet Chapter and Baguio City Chapter mobilized an emergency response team and first aiders to a bus accident in Barangay Banangan, Sablan in Benguet Wednesday morning.
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August 19, 2010
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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to strengthen its massive anti-dengue campaign to combat further dengue outbreaks in Region VI which has the second highest number of dengue cases nationwide, according to the Department of Health (DOH) Surveillance report.
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