VERA Files
Lawyer Larry Gadon has claimed that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) receives substantial funding from the government. This is misleading.
Iginiit ng abogadong si Larry Gadon na ang Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ay tumatanggap ng malaking pondo mula sa gobyerno. Ito ay nakaliligaw.
An online post went viral after it showcased photos of the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) relief operations for victims of Typhoon Ompong, leading netizens to think it was a government initiative.
By KIERSNERR GERWIN TACADENA AFTER typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines last November, Jimmy Gagarino found himself, his wife and nine children living under a makeshift shelter with a tarpaulin for a roof. Gagarino, a fisherman from Eastern Samar, is one of 16 million people whose houses were destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda. Known internationally as Haiyan, […]
(UPDATED) NO candidates in the upcoming barangay elections will be allowed to take part in relief operations in earthquake-ravaged Bohol, Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr warned on Wednesday. “The Commission on Elections is making sure that the distribution of relief will not be used for political purposes,” he said in a press briefing, adding that the […]