The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been conducting a series of community feeding in Malabon to provide assistance to individuals that are affected by coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“Hatid ng Red Cross ay mainit na pagkain para sa mga taong lubos na naapektuhan ng COVID-19 pandemic (The Red Cross brings hot food for people severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic),” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon said in a statement issued Monday, Sept. 27.
With millions of Filipinos having lost their jobs, the food served by PRC will give them one less concern.
“Kaya naman patuloy ang pagbibigay natin ng pagkain through our food trucks. Isang meal na bawas sa iisipin nila sa araw (This is why we continue to provide food through our Food trucks. A meal that is one less thing to worry about during the day),” he added.
The PRC deploys its “Hot Meals on Wheels” to give ready-to-eat hot meals to 1,000 COVID-19 affected residents in the city.
This initiative is being carried out by the PRC Malabon chapter. On Sept. 24, the chapter started to roll out its food truck and provided food to 200 individuals at Brgy. Concepcion.
PRC Malabon chapter has been deploying its food truck serving chicken afritada and rice at Brgy. Catmon. It is targeting 300 beneficiaries belonging to the most vulnerable sector like senior citizens, a person with disabilities, and solo parents.
The community feeding will continue in Brgy. Maysilo on Sept. 28 and Brgy. Longos on Sept. 30.
PRC, through its volunteer chefs and cooks, will make sure that all food served is delicious, nutritious, and safe to eat.
“Our goal in the Red Cross is to alleviate human suffering and uplift the dignity of the people,” Gordon said. Despite the challenges faced by the country, he expressed confidence that “together we can win our war against COVID-19.”
To provide food to the most vulnerable, the PRC said it will continue to deploy its food truck to different parts of the country.