The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, March 30, announced that it has placed its operations on high alert amid an anticipated surge in travelers during the Holy Week exodus. With millions of Filipinos expected to head to provinces, pilgrimage sites, and vacation destinations, the PRC will...
As the solemn observance of Holy Week begins, millions of Filipinos are once again preparing to leave the cities—heading home to their provinces, visiting pilgrimage sites, or taking a much-needed break with family. Alongside this annual movement comes a familiar reality: crowded terminals, fully...
BACOLOD CITY – Six graduates of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas in Talisay City, Negros Occidental topped the recent Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians Licensure Examinations. Lexther Romel Paloma Kimpo placed fourth in the EELE with a 93.40 percent rating...
ILOILO CITY – The PHINMA-University of Iloilo (UI) topped the February 2026 Licensure Examination for Criminologists conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). PHINMA-UI registered a 96.76 percent passing rate, with 448 out of 463 examinees from the PHINMA-UI College of Criminal...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), together with partners from the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA), conducted a series of engagements in Metro Manila to strengthen collaboration and advance climate resilience initiatives for vulnerable communities across the Philippines. A key highlight of...
To strengthen and modernize the country’s blood services, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) officially opened the PRC Blood Summit 2026. The three-day summit, held from February 5 to 7 in partnership with Abbott Laboratories and Transfusion Medicine, brings together blood bank personnel, health...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and local partners, on Friday, January 30, launched a simultaneous nationwide relief distribution to assist...
Senator Loren Legarda pressed for an urgent and sustained education reform to confront the country’s education crisis. Legarda made the call as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) formally submitted its Final Report, Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform...
A total of 77 individuals were given urgent medical care by emergency responders during the start of this year 's Traslacion as of 4 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, according to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). In this number, 55 patients were helped by deployed PRC medical teams across the Traslacion...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, January 7, said it is gearing up for a full-scale medical and humanitarian operation during the 2026 Feast of the Black Nazarene, deploying more than 1,200 personnel to safeguard the millions of devotees expected to participate in one of the country’s...
As the Philippines ushers in the New Year, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) called on the public to turn goodwill into action by donating blood and giving patients a new lease on life. While holiday festivities may be over, the demand for blood remains constant, PRC said. PRC noted that hospitals...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, December 18, announced the new licensed teachers who passed the September and November 2025 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LET). Based on PRC data, a total of 79,696 new teachers passed the September and November 2025 LET....
