PH Red Cross gets P2.9 million aid for flood victims

THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said it has received a donation of P2.9 million from the Singapore Red Cross, noting the funds would boost its relief operations for the victims of floods triggered by a typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon last week.

«This will surely boost the efforts of our volunteers and staff as they assist families and communities on the ground. Whenever disasters hit the Philippines, we know we can always rely on the Singapore Red Cross to come to our aid,» PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon said on Friday.

Gordon added that the Singapore Red Cross had been providing crucial aid during Philippine disasters, among them Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, Typhoon Pablo in 2012, Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, as well as during the Covid-19 pandemic.

PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon

As of August 1, the PRC has distributed over 24,000 hot meals, more than 39,000 liters of clean water, around 1,000 medicine packs, and over 13,000 miscellaneous food items to victims of monsoon floods and Typhoon Carina in Luzon and the Visayas.