Picture above shows chairman Richard Gordon (4th from left) turning over the symbolic key to the Rescue Ambulance to Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente, PRC Aklan Vice Chairman. Others in the picture (l to r) are Ms. Chita Heap, Hon. Madeline Regalado, Ms. Cecille De Lemos, Gordon, KaliboVice Mayor Nilda Tambong, Dr. Villorente, Ms. Sepalina Peralta, a Red Cross volunteer, and Ms. Remia Donguines.
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and now a candidate for president of the Philippines campaigned in Aklan on Wednesday, April 13.
Gordon arrived Kalibo from Roxas City, Capiz at noon. He was met by Atty. Filemon C. Fernandez and other political leaders of Aklan. They went around Kalibo stopping at several shops and stores in Kalibo to shake hands with the vendors and shoppers and to greet them. Gordon and party ate lunch inside the Kalibo Public Market. He went to some radio stations in Kalibo to extend his messages to Aklanon listeners via the air lanes.
Gordon then went in a long motorcade to Numancia where he paid a courtesy call to Mayor Elverita T. Templonuevo and conducted a dialogue with the people present especially with the Numanciahanons.
During his elementary school days, Gordon was one of the pupils of Atty. Filemon C. Fernandez at Letran College, Manila.
On behalf of Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino, chairman of the Board of Directors, PRC Aklan chapter, Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente welcomed Sen. Gordon in the PRC office, Kalibo. Other members of the BOD who welcomed Gordon are Atty. Plaridel M. Morania, Vice Mayor Nilda Tambong, Hon. Madeline A. Regalado, Ms. Sepalina Peralta, Mr. Ernesto Melgarejo, Ms. Remia Donguines, Ms. Lucy Gomez represented Dr. Victorina Laroza, and Ms. La-o represented Engr. Cabigas of DPWH.
Ms. Arcely Pelayo, PRC Aklan administrator and the members of her staff, Red Cross volunteers were also on hand to welcome PRC chairman Gordon.
In a short message, Gordon recollected the assistance he extended to Aklan during the typhoon Frank disaster. The latest donation is a brand new Rescue Ambulance just delivered to PRC Aklan Chapter.
Before his election as senator in 2004, Gordon was Mayor of Olongapo City, Administrator of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, and Secretary of the Department of Tourism. He is also chairman of Board of Governors, Philippine Red Cross. He represented the Philippines as Director of the International Red Cross. /MP
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