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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 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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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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August 16, 2010
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More than 4,000 runners participated in the “Run for Humanity” conducted yesterday by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as part of the several activities in celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month.
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August 11, 2010
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As part of the celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Quezon City Chapter will conduct the final round of the IHL on-the-spot poster making contest today.
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