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Members of the Armor "Pambato" Division of the Philippine Army , also known as the "Mounted Warriors," donated their blood through GMA Kapuso Foundation's Sagip Dugtong Buhay Project this National Blood Donors Month.According to "24 Oras" on Monday, the division is known to be the only unit in the Philippine Army to use tanks. Commander BGen. Pedro Balisi Jr. shared that the division's assignment is to send their subordinate units to dangerous areas.
Gerald Valeriano, medical officer of the Philippine Red Cross, the donated blood will benefit many patients in need of transfusion."Ang usually pong nangangailangan ng dugo ay 'yung mga o-operahan nating kababayan, mga nanganganak, 'yung mga naaksidente," he shared.For those who wish to donate blood, GMA Kapuso Foundation will be holding its next blood letting activity on Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Ever Commonwealth.
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