Red Cross reunites family
The Red Cross 143 (one leader plus 43 volunteers per barangay) was instrumental in all this networking and finally the meeting took place with Sen. Richard J. Gordon, Chair of the PNRC uniting the father and daughter.
After 21 years, a father and a daughter meet for the first time at Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) National Headquarters in Manila. Mang Leonardo (not his real name) was separated from his family because of personal differences with his wife, the girl’s mother.
She was just a little girl then. In 2006, the wife was struck with cancer and racing for time, she had one wish to see Mang Leonardo before she dies worried to leave her children orphaned.
Efforts to look for him failed then the wife died but the girl and her siblings pursued the search.
Through concerned relatives, they sought the help of the PNRC through the Tracing Services of the Social Services Department. Through the coordination of the Camarines Norte Chapter, to the Masbate Chapter, to the Cavite Chapter and all the way to the Quezon City Chapter, Mang Leonardo was found. The Red Cross 143 (one leader plus 43 volunteers per barangay) was instrumental in all this networking and finally the meeting took place with Sen. Richard J. Gordon, Chair of the PNRC uniting the father and daughter.
The father and daughter have requested to keep their identity hidden due to the sensitivity of their personal circumstances. Thus, their faces are not shown in the photo.
The Tracing Services of the Philippine National Red Cross is among its many humanitarian services for any missing person situation when all normal channels of communication have been exhausted to no avail.
During disasters, a Tracing Desk is always set-up to serve people who have lost their loved one on the scene. For more information about the service, especially for those in need, please call the PNRC National Headquarters by dialing 143 or 527-0000.
The Philippine National Red Cross, alleviating human suffering. Journal online
After 21 years, a father and a daughter meet for the first time at Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) National Headquarters in Manila. Mang Leonardo (not his real name) was separated from his family because of personal differences with his wife, the girl’s mother.
She was just a little girl then. In 2006, the wife was struck with cancer and racing for time, she had one wish to see Mang Leonardo before she dies worried to leave her children orphaned.
Efforts to look for him failed then the wife died but the girl and her siblings pursued the search.
Through concerned relatives, they sought the help of the PNRC through the Tracing Services of the Social Services Department. Through the coordination of the Camarines Norte Chapter, to the Masbate Chapter, to the Cavite Chapter and all the way to the Quezon City Chapter, Mang Leonardo was found. The Red Cross 143 (one leader plus 43 volunteers per barangay) was instrumental in all this networking and finally the meeting took place with Sen. Richard J. Gordon, Chair of the PNRC uniting the father and daughter.
The father and daughter have requested to keep their identity hidden due to the sensitivity of their personal circumstances. Thus, their faces are not shown in the photo.
The Tracing Services of the Philippine National Red Cross is among its many humanitarian services for any missing person situation when all normal channels of communication have been exhausted to no avail.
During disasters, a Tracing Desk is always set-up to serve people who have lost their loved one on the scene. For more information about the service, especially for those in need, please call the PNRC National Headquarters by dialing 143 or 527-0000.
The Philippine National Red Cross, alleviating human suffering. Journal online
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