Over the past decade, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has distributed at least P1 billion in emergency and recovery assistance to Cebu. | ManilaBulletin
PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon said the humanitarian organization “has always been there for Cebu.”
PHILIPPINE Red Cross Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon fields questions from reporters during a media briefing in a hotel in Cebu City on Saturday, July 1. Among those who joined Gordon in the event were former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and his wife Margot. Gordon, who has been at the helm of PRC’s operations for two decades, said the amount of assistance reflects PRC’s commitment to Cebu.
Gordon emphasized that it is important that the projects have continuity in order to empower the affected families to rise from the ravages of disasters.
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