THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS

1. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS

2. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS The PNRC is one of the 176 members of IFRC worldwide

3. The PNRC... • Created by Republic Act No. 95 as amended • To serve as an auxiliary arm of the government in providing relief, health, and welfare to the most vulnerable • 53rd Year of PNRC as an independent Society since April 15, 1947

4. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS The Management Staff • Headed by Secretary General • Assisted by four Directors • Services • Fund Generation • Finance • Administration • Managers

5. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS The Chapters • Network of 86 chapters and 4 sub chapters nationwide • Each chapter is headed by the Board of Directors, the local policy making body composed of volunteers • The Administrator / management staff

6. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS • Safety Services • Community Health & Nsg. Services • Disaster Management Service • Red Cross Youth • Social Services • National Blood Services DISASTER MANAGEMENT SERVICES NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES SAFETY SERVICES COMMUNITY HEALTH & NURSING SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES RED CROSS YOUTH The PNRC Services

7. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Disaster Management Services is a chartered service of the PNRC primarily task to carry out relief and developmental programs for the most vulnerable population affected by emergency and disaster through its well trained, skilled and committed staff and throngs of volunteers across the archipelago.

8. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Disaster Management Services Secretary, DND Chairman Secretary, DPWH Member Secretary, DOTC Member Secretary, DSWD Member Secretary, DA Member Secretary, DECS Member Secretary, DOF Member Secretary, DOLE Member Secretary, DTI Member Secretary, DENR Member Secretary, DILG Member Secretary, DBM Member Secretary, DOJ Member Secretary, DOH Member Secretary, PIA Member Presidential Executive Secretary Member Chief of Staff, AFP Member Secretary General, PNRC Member Administrator, OCD Member and Executive Office NDCC Member Agencies

9. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Warehouses Disaster Management Programs Institutional capability building

10. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Communication Disaster Management Programs Institutional capability building

11. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Transportation Disaster Management Programs Institutional capability building

12. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Disaster Management Program Community Preparedness • Community-based disaster planning • Community-based DP training

13. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS National Blood Services • recruitment of volunteer blood donors promotion of the importance of blood giving • PNRC is one of the biggest suppliers of blood - life giving fluid • supply 15% to 20% of the country’s total blood requirements yearly • serves an average of 55,000 hospital patients, mostly indigents • ensures safe and healthy blood, given free of charge

14. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS • 24 hours on alert Red Cross trained Rescue Teams / lifesavers. • Cherry Hills landslide – scores were killed and injured. • Even suicide attempts are prevented by Red Cross Rescue Team. • 24 hours on alert Red Cross trained Rescue Teams / lifesavers. • Cherry Hills landslide – scores were killed and injured. • Even suicide attempts are prevented by Red Cross Rescue Team. • Safety Courses • 1999 - 62,696 people trained on various safety skills Safety Services • Safety Courses • 1999 - 62,696 people trained on various safety skills

15. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Community Health & Nursing Service • Trains volunteers on Home Nursing, Disaster Nursing • Trains barangay or village health workers • Health education for Street Children • trained 320 Junior Health Workers • educated 6,399 street children

16. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Social Services • Guidance and counseling • Welfare service • Temporary shelter for women in crisis • Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs and Families) • Liaison center in Macau and Hongkong • Tracing service for missing persons

17. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Red Cross Youth • 5.2 Million youth members • Biggest source of PNRC volunteer manpower • Youth Leadership training • Pledge 25 • young people from ages 18 to 25 are committed to give blood regularly to the Red Cross

18. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Disaster Management Program Emergency Relief Programmes • First Aid and Rescue • Emergency Medical and Nursing Care • Emergency Food Relief Assistance • Psycho-social intervention and stress debriefing • Tracing service

19. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Luzon Mindanao Disaster Management Services • Providing relief assistance in times of disasters • Served almost 20,000 families out of the 33,000 affected by on and off armed conflict in Southern Philippines (Mindanao) • Served 19,102 families out of the 165,597 affected by two typhoons that recently hit Central Luzon and Bicol Region including Metro Manila

20. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Volunteer Service • 200,000 trained volunteers • who serve as direct service providers in all aspect of the Red Cross work • Chapter based specialized volunteer service • volunteers are on call anytime the need for assistance arises

21. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Fund Generation • Not subsidized by the government for funds • Depend solely on public contribution • Sources of funds • direct solicitation • special events • special membership drive - (Millennium Membership Movement) • An average 250-300Million Budgetary Requirements

22. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS Communications • Dissemination of the IHL • land mine awareness • emblem campaign • Red Cross fundamental principles • humanitarian values • Responsible for the visibility of the organization • mass media • publication of information materials • documentation

23. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS