The above picture shows the brand new Rescue Ambulance for PRC Aklan Chapter with some Red Cross 143 volunteers from Numancia, Balete, and New Washington, with Vice Mayor Nilda Tambong, Hon. Madeline Regalado, and Mr. Ernesto Melgarejo.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Aklan Chapter just received a Rescue Ambulance from the Philippine Red Cross through Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman and chief executive officer of the PRC.
The Rescue Ambulance is a Ford Ranger vehicle equipped with the needed medical equipment designed to save lives especially during the time of disasters.
The vehicle including the medical equipment cost around P1.5 million which came from the CDF of Sen. Gordon.
However, 50 percent of the cost will be shared by the PRC Aklan chapter, according to Ms. Arceli Pelayo, provincial administrator, PRC Aklan Chapter.
The Rescue Ambulance is delivered last Saturday, January 16. Sec. Gordon was scheduled to turn it over to the PRC Aklan Chapter through Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino, PRC chair Aklan on Sunday, January 17.
However, Sen. Gordon’s private plane was unable to land at Kalibo Airport due to some technical difficulty. It returned to Manila.
Nevertheles, the turn over of the Rescue Ambulance was continued with Dr. Lydia Lobregat Padernal, consultant, PRC who represented Sen. Gordon. Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente, vice chair, PRC Aklan received the Rescue Ambulance in a simple turn-over ceremony held on Sunday morning, January 17 in behalf of Atty. Tolentino. /MP
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