{"id":3141,"date":"2016-09-12T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T02:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2018-02-21T11:26:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:26:23","slug":"expats-guide-philippine-red-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2016\/09\/12\/expats-guide-philippine-red-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats’ Guide: Philippine Red Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian movement geared towards protecting the life and health of everyone in the world. One of their recognized chapters is the Philippine Red Cross<\/strong> (PRC), one of the oldest organizations in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A SYMBOL OF HOPE for anyone who\u2019s ever been in a \u201csticky\u201d situation: the equal-armed cross representing the Philippine Red Cross.<\/em><\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Officially born in 1947, the PRC has been around since the revolutionary days of the country, giving aid and providing quality life-saving services that protect all Filipinos, most especially indigent citizens, in vulnerable situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a largely voluntary organization with hundreds of thousands of members across the country coming from all walks of life. These men and women are professionally trained and are ready to lend a helping hand at a moment\u2019s notice to whoever may be in need.<\/span><\/p>\n

In its 69 years of existence, the PRC has evolved from simply providing short-term aids (like small outreach programs and medical assistance) to now providing an array of humanitarian services ranging from preventive medicine and therapeutic counseling to youth leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

PRC Today<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PRC provides six major services to all Filipinos nationwide: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Blood<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Disaster Management<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Safety<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Health<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Social Services<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Red Cross Youth and Volunteer Services<\/span><\/p>\n

All of these services embody the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. All Red Cross staff and volunteers embody these principles along with embracing the idea that being a Red Crosser is a way of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AT THE HELM. The man who\u2019s led the PRC for the past few years: incumbent Senator Richard Gordon. He\u2019s joined here by Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The PRC is led by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Senator Richard \u201cDick\u201d Gordon, a man known for his impeccable public service record and the person responsible for transforming Olongapo City from a \u201cSin City\u201d to one of the country\u2019s models for success.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to be a member<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in joining the PRC, you can do so in three ways:<\/span><\/p>\n

Membership. <\/em>You can take part in the PRC as a Classic Member if you\u2019re between the ages of 6 and 25. There\u2019s also a Premier Membership (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum) for those between the ages of 6 and 65.<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteer. <\/em>A popular way of joining the PRC, being a Red Cross Volunteer is more than just a title; it\u2019s a commitment to service. You can either be tapped for emergency situations or work on a regular basis for your Red Cross Chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Donate. <\/em>Blood donations have always been and will always be PRC\u2019s bread and butter. They provide blood services to all hospitals everywhere in the country. It\u2019s also the easiest way to be involved with the PRC, as they have blood donation centers around the country as well as blood donation drives.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to know more about the Philippine Red Cross, you can visit their website at www.redcross.org.ph<\/a>. The PRC National Headquarters is located at 37 EDSA cor. Boni Ave., Mandaluyong City. Please visit their contact page<\/a> for any questions, or you can also go to their Get Involved<\/a> page to know how you can be involved with the PRC.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All photos grabbed from <\/em>Philippine Red Cross Facebook page<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>www.redcross.org.ph<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian movement geared towards protecting the life and health of everyone in the world. One of their recognized chapters is the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), one of the oldest organizations in the country. \u00a0 A SYMBOL OF HOPE for anyone who\u2019s ever been in a \u201csticky\u201d situation: the equal-armed cross representing the Philippine Red Cross. \u00a0 History Officially born in 1947, the PRC has been around since the revolutionary days of the country, giving aid and providing quality life-saving services that protect all Filipinos, most especially indigent citizens, in vulnerable situations. It\u2019s a largely voluntary organization with hundreds of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expat-guide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3141"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6073,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions\/6073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}