The Coca-Cola Foundation (global) is donating $400,000 (P20 million) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help expedite vaccine distribution around the country. The grant is part of a $20 million total global fund of the world’s leading beverage compay to support nonprofit...
Together with the Nabunturan Emergency Response Team, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) successfully extracted a miner trapped after a tunnel collapsed in Brgy. Bukal, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro. Philippine Red Cross helps rescue a miner in Davao de Oro (Photo from PH Red Cross) The rescue operation,...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has nodded to a research study that seeks to examine gene expression and potential genes associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Filipino pregnant women. Filipino pregnant...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and seafarers were among those that were first in line for Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses from the Philippine government through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Part of Philippine Red Cross' vaccination initiatives vs COVID-19 is the PRC...
To help them cope with the situation, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide psychological first aid (PFA) to the bereaved families of the 50 casualties and survivors of the Sulu C-130 crash. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide psychological first aid (PFA) to the...
Philippine Sports Commission national training director Marc Velasco is confident that the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, which kicks off on July 23, has what it takes to win medals in the prestigious quadrennial meet. Pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be one of the flagbearers for the...
Eumir Marcial With just two weeks to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial said that he and the other 18 members of Team Philippines offer their campaign to the men and women that lost their lives in a tragic C-130 plane crash last week. “We offer our best...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has a total of nine “Bakuna” or vaccination centers established in Metro Manila and Luzon. Philippine Red Cross continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts against COVID-19. (Photo from PH Red Cross) As of July 8, the organization’s vaccination centers...
When Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that the World Bank owed the Philippines a public apology over an outdated report which “insulted and shamed” the country, all eyes were on the former - wondering what made her ask for such. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO /...
In compliance with restrictions imposed by Saudi Arabia, Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled its flights between Manila, Riyadh and Damman from today, July 9, to Tuesday next week, July 13. "These cancellations are beyond PAL's control and are most regrettable because they prevent us from serving...
The local stock market ended the week in a low note, giving way to corrective pressures on concern over the threat posed by the COVID -19 Delta variant to the global economy. PH STOCKS The main index fell 90.07 points or 1.30 percent to close at 6,834.92 after trading much lower intraday. Holding...
The country’s trade deficit doubled in May this year as imports expansion outweighed exports growth during the month, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Preliminary report by the PSA revealed on Friday, July 9, that the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between...
