CEBU -- Despite the surge of cases and the ongoing MECQ, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) remains unstoppable as the PRC Cebu Chapter rolled out its Hot Meals on Wheels food truck last Saturday, August 21, in Sitio Agbati, Hagnaya San Remigio.
"Nais natin na mas marami ang ating maabot at mabigyan ng tulong sa gitna ng pandemya. Basta’t may pagtutulungan, malalampasan natin ito! Great work Red Cross for the swift action," said PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon.
According to PRC Cebu Chapter Administrator Maria Vera de Jesus, "We have provided hot meals to 198 individuals from the food trucks deployed from PRC National Headquarters."
The PRC currently has a total of 23 Hot Meals on Wheels food trucks deployed nationwide. Each food truck can make 800 meals during an eight-hour operation.
As for PRC’s vaccination program, last August 22, a total of 441 individuals in Brgy. Canduman, Mandaue were vaccinated in the PRC Bakuna Bus provided by UBE Express.
As of August 21, Red Cross volunteers and staff vaccinated a total of 8,325 individuals in PRC Bakuna Buses nationwide. Currently, PRC has deployed the Bakuna Buses in nine areas: Marikina, Mandaluyong, Navotas, Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City.
