This will be the third blood center in Laguna, and is intended to bring PRC services closer and more accessible to the residents of Santa Rosa along with other nearby cities.
LAGUNENSES will soon no longer need to go as far as Manila for blood donation or other services especially during times of emergency.
A blood bank will soon rise in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna that will serve the whole province, including nearby cities, according to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).
PRC officials, along with the local government of Sta. Rosa City, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the two-story blood bank facility Wednesday (October 27).
This will be the third blood center in Laguna, and is intended to bring PRC services closer and more accessible to the residents of Santa Rosa along with other nearby cities.
PRC chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon thanked the local government unit, PRC Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers who made possible the construction of the facility.
“Sa pamamagitan ng blood bank ay mas marami tayong matutulungan na higit na nangangailangan ng dugo. Mapapabilis din ang paghahatid ng services gaya ng blood services, disaster response, recovery, psychosocial first aid amongst others,” Gordon said.
He assured that PRC will continue in performing its mandate and its mantra of being “always first, always ready, and always there” wherever help is needed.
From 2019 to September this year, Gordon said that the PRC Laguna Chapter has already dispensed 71,640 units of blood.
He added that the soon-to-be-constructed blood bank is expected to further increase the chapter’s capacity to serve more individuals in need of blood.
Meanwhile, Sta. Rosa City Mayor Arlene Arcillas said the groundbreaking is a “testament” to the city government’s participatory style of governance, where it welcomes the contribution and participation from private and other government agencies in the implementation of programs, projects and activities that can lead to better communities.
(With report from PNA)
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