The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently deployed its "Hot Meals on Wheels" food trucks providing ready-to-eat meals as well as first aid stations for victims of the fire that broke out in Cavite.
PRC said that 464 individuals received meals and first aid intervention in Brgy. 10-A Sta. Cruz, Cavite.
"Kapag may sunog, dapat mabilis ang tulong natin sa ating mga kababayan, lalo na sa paghatid ng makakain dahil sa kasagsagan ng sunog walang pagkain ang mga nasunugan. Kaya naman agad namin pinadala ang mga food trucks ng Philippine Red Cross sa mga nasunugan sa Cavite City (If there's a fire, our help for our citizens should be swift, especially in bringing food when they have nothing to eat. That's why we deployed our food trucks for the fire victims)," PRC Chairman Sen. Dick Gordon.
For that fire incident, PRC said that it immediately provided 15 staff members and volunteers to set up a first aid station and a welfare desk at the Sta. Cruz Elementary School Evacuation Center.
It added that according to reports, an estimate of 200 families was affected by the fire incident. The staff and volunteers of PRC also provided psychosocial aid to 57 individuals besides preparing hot meals to 464 affected individuals, serving them hot chicken congee with egg.
Gordon reminded the public of fire safety in observation of the fire prevention month in March.
PRC said that it is continuously distributing relief items to the affected residents and will coordinate with the local government unit for additional aid and monitoring the status in the evacuation center.