Aware of the increasing occurrences of natural disasters attributed to global warming and to keep abreast with the current and future plans on disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, some AGFO trustees and Association members visited the leading government and non-government institutions based in Metro Manila last March 29, 2023 and May 18, 2023.
The first visit, arranged by LGen Edilberto Adan, was held in the Philippine Red Cross Operations Center on March 29, 2023 in PRC Tower, Mandaluyong City. Former Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon, Chairman of Philippine Red Cross, welcomed the group and introduced the senior managers of the organization.
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He then asked his briefing staff to present the concept and brief history of the “Red Cross”, its structural organization, operational activities and funding sources. After the briefing and open forum, a short tour of the Center ensued. The good senator later invited the group for a dinner at the open deck of the tower building where he casually intimated that the PRC is one of the few national “Red Cross” organizations worldwide that have sufficient resources to conduct humanitarian missions. The second was a visit to the NDRRMC Operations Center on May 18,2023. The center is located in the Office Of Civil Defense in Camp Aguinaldo. MGen Cesar Idio AFP(Ret) who headed the Center, received the group. He revealed at the start of the briefing that the country is one of the more responsive nations in providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance services in the ASEAN region. The agency coordinates with PRC on certain matters and counterpart agencies in the ASEAN region, as well as UN organizations. The group then toured the facility that houses latest state-of-the-art equipment for better and timely coordination in addressing relief operations. |
