The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has launched its first aid and basic life support blended learning at the PRC Logistics and Multipurpose Center in Mandaluyong City. Photo credit to PRC PRC's learning programs aim to reach "everyone, everywhere, anytime" by combining digital and face-to-face learning...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday, October 18, cautioned residents against consuming shellfish and other seafood from seven coastal areas in the country which remain positive for red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 24, the BFAR said these include four coastal waters...
Rookie Jomel Puno took charge in the endgame to lift San Beda past Perpetual, 62-60, in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Tuesday, Oct. 17. San Beda's Jomel Puno (GMA/NCAA) Puno tallied a double-double performance of 12 points and 17...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Clint Escamis displayed poise in front of huge pressure, drilling a crucial triple in crunchtime to lift Mapua past Lyceum, 87-83, and to the top spot in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday, Oct. 14. Clint...
The country's foremost humanitarian organization, led by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon, extended its deepest condolences to the families and friends of fellow workers from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement – who tragically lost their...
Living along the shores of Manila Bay from the 1940s to 1960s, we never had to pay for clams, mussels, oysters, and other seafood. The bay was clean and shellfish was free for the taking. Almost all the bivalves were cooked like tinola, or briefly grilled until their shells barely opened....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Oct. 11, extended its gratitude and appreciation to the Red Charity Gala, as the organization is one of the beneficiaries of this year's event. Photo credit to PRC PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard "Dick" Gordon conveyed a...
The Red Charity Gala made a bold comeback this year, continuing its mission of using fashion for a cause and greater purpose. Together with founders, philanthropists and society mavens Kaye Tinga and Tessa Prieto, was fashion designer Ivarluski Aseron as he presented his couture collection at the...
PURE BEADWORK Jo Ann Bitagcol in the finale of Ivarluski Aseron's 53-piece collection You could say it took Ivarluski Aseron, the featured designer at this year’s Red Charity Gala, the 12th since it started in 2009, over three years to prepare for the ball. Anyone would have taken their...
Gjerard Wilson and Precious Momowei showed the way in University of the East’s come from behind 65-58 win over Far Eastern University in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Gjerard Wilson of the UE Red...
By MARK REY MONTEJO San Beda emerged victorious in the battle of age-old rivals as it downed defending champion Letran, 68-63, in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament on Friday, Oct. 6, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Jacob Cortez (GMA/NCAA) Jacob Cortez and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Oct. 6, responded to hundreds of families in the municipality of Virac in Catanduanes struggling with water shortage caused by El Niño, leaving residents with no access to clean water for drinking and sanitation. Photo credit to PRC "The crisis...
