Red Cross Blood Bank to Rise in Bogo

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony today of its Bogo City-Northern Cebu Branch and Blood Bank Building in Bogo City.

PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Richard Gordon will lead the groundbreaking ceremony, together with Gov. Hilario P. Davide III and Bogo City Mayor Carlo Martinez.

According to a press statement from Bogo City Public Information Officer Rhett Vincent Minguez, the PRC will shoulder the construction of the two-storey building worth P10 million.

It will be erected on land donated by the City Government of Bogo.

According to Marco Abrazado, field operations head of the PRC for Haiyan Operation, the building will be the focal point for Red Cross operations in the north.

Its operations will cover disaster management, safety services, health services, Red Cross Youth, social services, and blood services.

Abrazado added that Bogo City was the logical choice for the branch due to its location as the gateway to northern Cebu and other support facilities. (rmn/PIA7-Cebu/with reports from Bogo City PIO)