Panayam kay Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang ng Phil. Red Cross ukol sa...

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Panayam kay Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang ng Phil. Red Cross ukol sa rapid emergency response ngayong #Undas2024 at humanitarian aid sa mga nasalanta ng mga Bagyong #KristinePH at #LeonPH  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 8:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:00 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  9:30 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00Rapid emergency response and humanitarian aid to the victims of the typhoon Kristina and Typhoon Leon

00:06will be discussed with Secretary-General Gwendolyn Pang of the Philippine Red Cross.

00:12Good afternoon, Secretary-General.

00:14Good afternoon to you, Secretary-General, and good afternoon to you as well, Ms. Niento.

00:19Ma'am, how is the preparation of the Philippine Red Cross for the upcoming event?

00:23How many chapters or branches of the PRC are involved in this preparation?

00:29Well, we are already prepared.

00:31This is always part of what we do every year.

00:34So, our number of first aid stations is 320.

00:41And we have welfare desks, 159.

00:44The welfare desk is for those who need help.

00:47For example, if someone is missing or has other needs in terms of welfare,

00:56we have 60 ambulance units stationed in different first aid stations.

01:04For all of them, there are 179.

01:06The others are stationed in our office.

01:0860 are stationed in the site.

01:10We also have 104 food patrol units,

01:13which are teams that patrol different locations

01:19because not all places are visited by people.

01:23This is where the first aid stations are located.

01:25So, we patrol around.

01:27We have food patrols so that we can see and go to different areas where there are people.

01:33And then, we have manpower that has been mobilized.

01:382,297 volunteers and staff will be on duty this UNDAS.

01:44So, I know that they also have families who are dear to their lives

01:48and they need to be mobilized for this UNDAS.

01:50But we are thankful to them

01:52because 2,297 of our volunteers volunteered and are always ready to help us every UNDAS.

01:59And then, where can we see our first aid stations or our welfare desks?

02:05We can see them in different airports,

02:08in Paranggay Hall,

02:10in different beaches,

02:12bus terminals, cemeteries,

02:14in our chapters of the Red Cross,

02:16in churches,

02:18malls, highways,

02:20gas stations, and seaports.

02:22These are the places that UNDAS and people go to.

02:26In case of emergency, they can call our hotline 1-4-3.

02:30It's easy to remember, 1-4-3.

02:33So, today, we will start.

02:37We will start by setting up 9 first aid stations,

02:422 welfare desks, we also have ambulance deployment,

02:45we have manpower assigned,

02:47food patrols, mobile units.

02:49And then, so far, those who are traveling,

02:54they needed help to check for vital signs,

02:58for those who are dizzy,

03:00those are our usual cases starting today.

03:04Okay, what are the critical areas that should be monitored

03:09and where can our countrymen go?

03:12Let's say, to the cemeteries.

03:14Where is the Red Cross there?

03:16There in the cemeteries and let's say in the airport.

03:19Where is the airport part?

03:21Okay, there are designated areas.

03:25Different areas have different designated places.

03:29We have a Facebook page.

03:32On Facebook, we have a map of different locations

03:36where we can find our 330 first aid stations.

03:39For example, some of them allow us to go to the entrance.

03:43Others don't. Some of them, we are only allowed to enter.

03:46So that we can find them,

03:48let them go to the different first aid stations

03:52that are on the website or Facebook of the Philippine Red Cross.

03:57Then they can actually see the exact locations

03:59of our 320 first aid stations.

04:03We also asked for an update on the humanitarian aid of the Philippine Red Cross

04:10to the provinces of Lubhang, Salantapo, and Baguio, Christine.

04:14What are the different ways of helping the PRC for this?

04:19Thank you, Ninia.

04:21So for now, this is the setup of my phone.

04:25I only use my phone.

04:27I'm in Naga, in Camarines Sur.

04:30And now, I'm catching a flight to Albay.

04:33To go to Albay, I'm with our chairman, Richard Gordon.

04:38Because we have not been on the ground,

04:40we want to see what's happening here.

04:42So far, we have given already hot meals.

04:44Because there are people in the evacuation centers.

04:46Other places in Camarines Sur are also flooded.

04:50Like Minalabak, Milaor,

04:54a small area of Ugi,

04:58and Labua.

05:00So the interior places, actually,

05:02some are on the road, it's already dry.

05:04But the interior places are still flooded.

05:06So we have given already

05:0834,711 hot meals.

05:12We have 662 individuals rescued.

05:16And then, 97 assisted.

05:18And then, we saw a rescued dog

05:20the other day.

05:22I saw it today.

05:24And then, we also have first aid stations.

05:2669 first aid stations.

05:28And then, we have 18 ambulances

05:30that were mobilized.

05:32And then, we have

05:34transported patients

05:36to different places.

05:38We also treated minor cases

05:40that have health issues.

05:42And then, we have given food packs,

05:44blankets, hygiene kits.

05:46Today, we have given sleeping materials.

05:48Continuously, we have given water.

05:50We have given 62,000 liters of water

05:52as of yesterday.

05:54We don't have a record today.

05:56And then, we have welfare desks.

05:58And then, we have child-friendly spaces.

06:00You can see it in the video.

06:02And then, we also have

06:04health promotion because

06:06many are seeing

06:08respiratory infections.

06:10There are also

06:12fungal infections.

06:14So, we are also teaching health teachings

06:16as you can see there.

06:18And then, we are also doing clearing.

06:20You can see the roads are dirty.

06:22There are volunteers clearing the roads.

06:24We are dumping water on the roads.

06:26Some use payloaders

06:28to move the soil.

06:30It's not a Red Cross office.

06:32There are different establishments in the church.

06:34There are different establishments.

06:36And we have also given

06:38the dogs that we rescued.

06:40I saw those three dogs earlier.

06:42We will also have them operated on.

06:44And then,

06:46we have given medicines.

06:48Doxycycline because many people

06:50have been infected with the flu.

06:52And then, we will also give

06:54other medicines like antifungal infections.

06:56Then, blood.

06:58We have also augmented blood in different places

07:00in Bicol because

07:02there are many hospitals in Baca.

07:04So, we are continuously

07:06responding and helping.

07:08In fact,

07:10we were in the air earlier.

07:12You can still see a lot of areas

07:14that are swollen with water.

07:16It's still flooding.

07:18And it's been a while

07:20since it rained.

07:22And many livelihoods

07:24have been damaged.

07:26These

07:28rice fields.

07:30We're also looking into livelihoods.

07:32So, the Red Cross will provide

07:34relief goods that we deployed.

07:36We also thanked the Air Force

07:38because they delivered our equipment

07:40from Cebu to Bicol.

07:42And then,

07:44we are launching an

07:46international appeal tomorrow

07:48so that

07:50we can help more people.

07:52For now, we give the emergency needs

07:54but the recovery needs

07:56like houses

07:58that need to be repaired.

08:00Other houses need to be given

08:02and livelihood support.

08:04So, that's what we're doing.

08:06And other schools

08:08are also damaged.

08:10So, if we have extra money, we can help.

08:12Earlier, we gave relief.

08:14You can see the picture there.

08:16So, that's what we're doing

08:18here in Camarines Sur.

08:20We are continuously giving

08:22help to our countrymen.

08:24Doc Gwen,

08:26what are the contingency plans,

08:28measures, and assistance

08:30that you are preparing for

08:32areas that may be affected by the Typhoon Leon?

08:34Are the supplies of PRC

08:36still enough for these areas?

08:38Yes, our supplies are enough

08:40because

08:42the areas affected by Bicol,

08:44our supplies

08:46are from Manila,

08:48from Batangas,

08:50and other nearby areas.

08:52For example, in North Luzon,

08:54our warehouse is from Subic.

08:56So, there are goods there.

08:58We also have volunteers

09:00that we are deploying.

09:02In Mindanao,

09:04we also have warehouses

09:06for Mindanao and volunteers.

09:08We are ready.

09:10This typhoon,

09:12this tropical storm,

09:14which is

09:1615 and Typhoon Leon,

09:18we have

09:20rotations made by our volunteers

09:22in case our operation

09:24takes longer.

09:26Other volunteers will also be there.

09:28Thank you very much,

09:30Secretary-General Gwendolyn Pang

09:32of the Philippine Red Cross.

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