Philippine Red Cross

The Red Cross Movement

Brief History of the Red Cross
Seven Fundamental Principles
Red Cross Emblem
The Philippine Red Cross

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Brief History of the Red Cross

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Brief History of the Red Cross

• Battle of Solferino, Italy (1859)

• War between France and Austria

• 300,000 soldiers involved

• No organized medical system

• 40,000 wounded and dying

Henry Dunant organized volunteers to assist the wounded.

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Brief History of the Red Cross

“A Memory of Solferino” was published
in 1862 by Henry Dunant with two main
ideas:

1
To create, in each country, an
organization of trained volunteers ready
to assist the wounded in war

Always
FIRST
Henry Dunant

Always
READY
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THERE
2
To promote an international agreement
protecting the wounded soldiers on the
battlefield and those who care for them

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Brief History of the Red Cross

 assists and protects victims of armed

International
conflict
Committee of the
Red Cross (1863)  guardian of IHL
 recognizes National Societies

National Red Cross  assists victims of disasters

& Red Crescent  humanitarian activities for the most
Societies vulnerable

International  coordinates international assistance

Federation Red for victims of natural disasters
Cross & Red
Crescent Societies
 supports activities and development
(1919) of National Societies

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Seven Fundamental
Principles
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The Seven Fundamental Principles

HUMANITY
“We serve people but not systems.”

IMPARTIALITY
“We care for the victims without
discrimination.”

NEUTRALITY
“We take initiatives but never sides.”

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The Seven Fundamental Principles

INDEPENDENCE
“We bow to need but not to kings.”

VOLUNTARY SERVICE
“We work around the clock but never
for personal gain.”

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The Seven Fundamental Principles

UNITY
“We have many talents but a
single idea.”

UNIVERSALITY
“We respect nations but our work
knows no bound.”

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Red Cross Emblem

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

The sign and the words Red Cross are protected under
Exclusive use: Presidential Decree 1643 and the Geneva Conventions
1. AFP Medical Services 3. International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC)

4. International Federation of Red Cross

2. Philippine Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation)

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

Proper Uses of the Symbol

PROTECTIVE: a visible sign of protection granted by

the Geneva Conventions in times of armed conflict

INDICATIVE: in times of armed conflicts or

peacetime, shows that a person/object is
connected with the International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement
(PNRC, ICRC, Federation)

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

Misuse of the Symbol
Improper Use
unauthorized use by persons or institutions

Imitation
use of signs that may be confused
with the emblem

Grave Misuse
marking of armed combatants or military
equipment in wartime for protection

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

The Red Cross and Red Crescent

symbols have the same meaning to help lessen
human suffering brought by armed conflicts and
natural disasters.

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

Common violations of PD 1643:

• Symbol of Safety
• Medical / First Aid sign
• Fashion / Commercial Use
• Private / Public ambulances
(not owned by the AFP and the Red Cross)

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The Symbol of the Red Cross

Penalties may include imprisonment / penalty to be

decided by a civil court.

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The Philippine Red Cross

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 Humanitarian organization which

begun in 1899 as Philippine Women’s
Red Cross

 Continued to exist
during the American
and Japanese period

 Officially founded on 15 April 1947 through

Republic Act 95 (now Presidential Decree 1643)
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Member of an International Movement;

More than 90 chapters nationwide;
Governed by 30 board members;

More than 800 staff nationwide;

With thousands of volunteers;
Funded through public donations.

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VISION:
The Philippine Red Cross will be the foremost humanitarian
organization in the Philippines, in services provided and
number of people served.

MISSION:
The Philippine Red Cross brings timely, effective and
compassionate humanitarian assistance to the most
vulnerable without consideration of nationality, race, creed,
gender, social status or political belief.
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Major Services

National Blood Service

Mission: To save lives of

patients in need of blood as an
expression of the corporate
social responsibility of the PNRC
and to provide safe and
affordable blood

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Major Services

Disaster Management Service

Mission: To provide relief in times of

peace or war and to carry on
measures to minimize the suffering
caused by disasters

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Major Services
Safety Service
Mission: To conduct an
educational campaign to
ensure the health of the
people

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Major Services
Community Health and
Nursing Service

Mission: To assist the

most vulnerable and
under- served on health
care services

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Major Services
Social Service
Mission: To carry out
assistance program that
provides various welfare
services to individuals and
families

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Major Services
Red Cross Youth

Mission: To educate the

youth in the spirit of Red
Cross and provide to
direct their energy into
worthwhile activities

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RED CROSS 143

143 Goals and Objectives
Tasks of 143 Volunteers

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Red Cross 143 as a Required Response

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Program Goal

To promote a culture of
self-help in communities by
developing a formidable
network of Red Cross
volunteers who will
prepare the community for
disasters and respond
rapidly in emergencies.

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Empowered Communities
RED CROSS 143 was
created to strengthen the
PRC in all community
level
“We want the local
people to be the ‘eyes,
ears, hands feet’ of the
Red Cross”

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Red Cross 143 Objectives

1 leader + 43 members
in every barangay

Creates 44 on-site take charge volunteers

• First to Prepare
• First to Know
• First to Report
• First to Respond
• First to provide relief, recovery and rehabilitate

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Tasks of 143 Volunteers

General tasks
PREDICT – to know what are the possible hazards
and vulnerability in your community.

PLAN – to plan the things you should do in times of

disaster.

PREPARE – to make the community prepared and to

identify the essential things to have in times of
disaster.

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Tasks of 143 Volunteers

General tasks
REPORT – to gather and report essential information
to the Philippine National Red Cross in times of
emergency or disaster.

RESPONSE – to respond on the possible needs of the

community (i.e. First Aid, Health and hygiene,
voluntary blood donation and relief operation)

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How does it work?

ALWAYS First

Ready There

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How does it work?

143 Volunteers
sending
Informations

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How does it work?

Always READY First to
(predict, plan, Report, Cope,
prepare, practice) Mitigate

First to First to
Provide Relief Rehabilitate

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Red Cross 143 Volunteers

Behind every achievement of the PNRC is
its formidable network of volunteers that
enables it to provide humanitarian
assistance to Filipinos in need.

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Responding to Emergencies
Disaster Hazard and Review
Disaster Management Continuum
Disaster Assessment (5Ws and 1H)
Disaster Reporting (line relationship)

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Disaster Situation Hazard and

Review
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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Disaster
Natural or human-induced
events wherein communities
experience severe danger and
incur loss of lives and properties
causing disruption in its social
structure and prevention of the
fulfillment of all or some of the
affected community’s essential
functions.

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Hazard
Any phenomenon that has the potential to cause disruption
or damage to humans and their environment. Or an event or
occurrence that has the potential for causing injury to life,
property and environment.

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Vulnerability
Factors of the community that allows a hazard to cause a
disaster. Or the result of a number of factors that increase the
chances of a community being unable to cope with an
emergency.

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Risk
Level of loss or damage that can be predicted from a
particular hazard affecting a particular place at a particular
time, or the probability that injury to life or damage to
property and the environment will occur.

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Emergency
Any situation in which the life or well-being of community will
be threatened unless immediate and appropriate action is
taken, and which demands an extraordinary response and
exceptional measures.

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Types of Hazards

Natural Hazards

Human-Induced Hazards

• Complex Emergencies

• Technological

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Natural Hazards
Typhoon / Tropical Cyclone Flood / Flashflood

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Natural Hazards
Drought Earthquake

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Natural Hazards
Tsunami Volcanic Eruption

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Natural Hazards
Landslide

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Complex Emergencies
Armed Conflict Political Destabilization

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Complex Emergencies
Socio-political / Security Hazards

Rallies
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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Technological Hazards
Fire Vehicular Accidents

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Disaster Situation and Hazard Review

Technological Hazards
Maritime Accidents Plane Crash

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Disaster Management Continuum

DISASTER

WARNING
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE

DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS REHABILITATION

DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION
MITIGATION

DISASTER
PREVENTION DEVELOPMENT

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Disaster Assessment
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Disaster Assessment
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSMENT:

WHAT – status of the situation

WHO – information such as age bracket names,
etc. that will identify the persons concerned in
the incident
WHERE – information that has to do with
location/ places pertinent to the incident
WHEN – time, day, month and year
HOW – information that will explain how the
incident took place
WHY – factors which led to the occurrence of the
incident

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Disaster Reporting
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Disaster Reporting

REPORTING
is a primary tool for
gathering data and
reception of knowledge or
intelligence that generates
useful information.

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Disaster Reporting

DISASTER REPORTING IS DONE TO:

Provide a permanent record of the
information obtained
Communicate this information
Keep abreast of current events
Serve as basis for the dissemination
of activities to the public

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Disaster Reporting

A GOOD REPORT MUST BE:

Complete, accurate and specific
Easy to understand
Properly paragraphed, abbreviated, capitalized,
punctuated
Concise
Grammatically correct
Adapted to the level of the reader

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Disaster Reporting

WHAT TO REPORT?
1. What happened?
2. Where did it happen?
3. When did it happen?
4. Why did it happen?
5. How did it happen?

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Disaster Reporting

SAMPLE REPORT THRU SMS

This is a sample of how a report will look
like and should answer the following
questions:

1. What happened?
2. When did it happen?
3. Where did it happen?
4. Who are affected?
5. Why did it happened?
6. How did it happened?

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Disaster Reporting
6. Who and how many are affected families/ individuals?
7. Other information:
a. Evacuation centers
b. Priority Needs
c. Number of damaged houses: totally or partially destroyed
d. Assistance given/ rendered
e. Other agencies/ NGOs/ LGUs present
f. Accessibility and source of the following:
i. Water
ii. Electricity
iii. Communication line
iv. Others

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Disaster Reporting

LINE RELATIONSHIP OF REPORTING

RC 143 NHQ
Chapter OPERATION
Volunteer
CENTER

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Disaster Reporting

A. Call, text, or email the NHQ Operation Center or your local chapter:
1) PNRC-NHQ Operation Center

Dial: (02) 666- 5034, (02) 666- 5038, (02) 527- 0864
Hotline: 143
Text: 09178068513
Email: opcen@redcross.org.ph
Telefax: (02) 524- 5787

2)PNRC CHAPTER
Dial: 527-2161 / 527-3595
Text: 09178068535-manilachapter
09053817538- CSRDMS
Email: manila@redcross.org.ph

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What to do in times of disaster/emergency?

3) Other important numbers to call

PNRC Chairman Richard “Dick” J. Gordon: 09209527232

Chapter Administrator: _________________________
143 Team leader: ______________________________
Brgy. Captain: _________________________________
Police #: _____________________________________
Fire Station #: _________________________________
Nearby Hospital #: _____________________________

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143 in Blood Program

Role of 143 volunteers in Blood Program
Guide list for Volunteers

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Role of 143 Volunteers in Red

Cross Blood Program
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Role of 143 volunteers

1. To become a regular and

standby blood donor when
needed

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Role of 143 volunteers

2. To recruit for voluntary

unpaid blood donation

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Role of 143 volunteers

Steps on recruiting for voluntary
unpaid blood donation:

a. Identify and coordinate with the

nearest blood bank or your local
chapter.
b. Keep close communication with
your local blood services

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Role of 143 volunteers

Steps on recruiting for voluntary
unpaid blood donation:
c. Know how to respond to common
arguments that people use to avoid
giving blood donations. Encourage
potential blood donors but do not force
them.
d. Recruit and refer people to the
nearest blood bank or local chapter.

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Role of 143 volunteers

3. Organize a voluntary mass

blood donation

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Role of 143 volunteers

Steps on organizing mass blood

donation:

a. Gather members of the

community.

b. Plan the date and venue of the blood

donation activity.

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Role of 143 volunteers

Steps on organizing mass blood
donation:
c. Inform and coordinate with your
local PRC staff under the Blood
Services about the donation
activity.
d. The Blood Services will facilitate
the blood donation activity.

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Guide list for Volunteers

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Guide list for Volunteers

1. Plan your activities

according to the blood
needs.
– lean months:
• March, April, May, June
• December, January

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Guide list for Volunteers

2. Have your contact

list of the local
leaders and
coordinate with the
recruitment plans.

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Guide list for Volunteers

3. Work with the other

volunteer in the same
community.

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Guide list for Volunteers

4. Assess the attitude

and behavior of the
target community

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Guide list for Volunteers

5. Be familiar with the

guidelines set by your local
blood service on blood
recruitment.

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Guide list for Volunteers

6. Be in good working
relationship with the
staff of the blood
services to ensure that
your blood donors are
well cared for when
they donate blood.

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THANK YOU!!

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