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Red Cross may sue PhilHealth over P1 billion default
By Fernan Angeles PROMISES are made to be broken, and for breaking its promise to the Philippine Red Cross on Monday, legal actions are set to be filed against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for its continued refusal to to settle its debt to the organization. “Ayaw nila magbayad? Then we stop the testing. Hindi…
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Gordon pushing probe over PhilHealth’s P1 billion debt to PRC
By Fernan Angeles SENATOR Richard Gordon wants to investigate and determine culpable cases that should be filed against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to the Philippine Red Cross which he is the head. Gordon is apparently appalled at the most recent statement issued by new PhilHealth President and chief executive officer Dante Gierran, who categorically…
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Red Cross eyeing saliva specimen for COVID-19 test
By Fernan Angeles THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is seriously considering saliva specimen-based COVID testing method, which is deemed cheaper and yields results in just four hours. PRC Chairman and concurrent Senator Richard Gordon said that they are already awaiting approval from government for its implementation. According to Gordon, they coordinated with the University of…
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Freeport stakeholders join Red Cross blood drive
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Stakeholders in the Subic Bay Freeport and nearby communities gave their full support to a Philippine Red Cross (PRC) project to donate blood, which has become “dangerously running out” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) led the groups of blood donors…
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No more long wait for test results of COVID-19
By John Clifford Lintao WAITING for COVID-19 test results need not be an eternity, said the Department of Health which has delegated the Philippine Red Cross to take over the task of informing individuals for their condition. In a statement, the PRC said they were finally given the authorization they had requested from the DOH…