Philippine Red Cross Negros Occidental - Bacolod City Chapter

03/12/2025

03/12/2025

📌 PRC ON THE MOVE | Typhoon Tino Response
Municipality of Moises Padilla – December 2, 2025

Our Philippine Red Cross teams were on the ground in the barangays of Odiong, Cadre, and Guinpana-an, extending immediate support to families affected by Typhoon Tino.

We provided:
🧠 Psychological First Aid (PFA)
📋 Ben Carding for affected beneficiaries

With the unwavering commitment of our staff and volunteers, PRC continues to deliver compassion, care, and life-saving assistance to communities in need.

Together, we move forward—always first, always ready, always there.

03/12/2025

As of 2:00 PM today, 03 December 2025, the Low Pressure Area (LPA 12a) being monitored has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and has a “HIGH” potential of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Low Pressure Area 11b (formerly "VERBENA") has exited the monitoring domain of PAGASA.

All are advised to monitor updates from DOST-PAGASA.

03/12/2025

02/12/2025

02/12/2025

📍World AIDS Day 2025.

Yesterday, our Red Cross Youth Negros Occidental volunteers from various councils united in commemorating World AIDS Day 2025 through information dissemination, human ribbon formation, and flyer distribution.

This year’s theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” emphasizes the need for stronger awareness, early testing, and a more compassionate and stigma-free community for people living with HIV. Through their efforts, our youth volunteers continue to inspire action and strengthen community resilience.

Padayon, RCY Negrosanon—always ready to serve. ❤️

02/12/2025

01/12/2025

📍HIV & AIDS: Awareness and Care 🩺

The Philippine Red Cross Negros Occidental–Bacolod City Chapter reminds everyone that while there is no cure for HIV and AIDS, antiretroviral therapy (ART) can slow the virus, protect the immune system, and delay progression to AIDS.

Early testing, proper treatment, and continuous medical care help people living with HIV lead longer, healthier lives.

Let’s also fight stigma and provide support to those affected. Together, we can build a community of compassion, understanding, and health. ❤️

01/12/2025

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! ❤️‍🩹

Today, our Red Cross Youth Negros Occidental joins the global call to action with this year’s theme: “𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲."

To strengthen awareness, we held an HIV and AIDS Talk led by our 14th C*C President, Joan Keithlyn Guerrero, who shared essential knowledge on HIV transmission, prevention, and the importance of early testing. Her message encourages the youth to stay informed, compassionate, and proactive in breaking stigma.

This day reminds us that education and empathy play a vital role in transforming our community’s response to HIV and AIDS.

Together, we rise. Together, we transform.

01/12/2025

🔍 KNOW THE FACST: HIV and AIDS

Today, we raise our voices to fight stigma and spread life-saving facts about HIV.

You CANNOT get HIV from:
📌Hugging
📌kissing
📌sharing food
📌sweat
📌tears
📌toilet seats
📌mosquitoes
📌holding hands
📌coughing.

Let’s end the myths—misinformation hurts more than HIV.

🔴 HIV is only transmitted through:
• Unprotected sexual contact
• Exposure to infected blood (needles, sharps, transfusion)
• Mother-to-child transmission

Knowledge empowers. Testing saves lives. Compassion changes communities.

Together, we can build a future that is informed, stigma-free, and united. ❤️✨

01/12/2025

🔎 KNOW THE FACTS: HIV & AIDS

The Philippine Red Cross Negros Occidental–Bacolod City Chapter continues to raise awareness by sharing essential information about HIV and AIDS.

𝗛𝗜𝗩 (𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀) weakens the immune system and is transmitted through infected blood, breastmilk, semen, or vaginal fluids.

𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 (𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞) is a status of person living with HIV with lesser chance to fight the infection because of weaker immune system and characterized presence of opportunistic infection to an individual.

📍Signs & Symptoms to Watch For:

Early Symptomatic Infection:
• Fever, night sweats, and fatigue
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Rashes and mouth/ge***al sores
• Weight loss, diarrhea, and persistent infections

Primary infection (flu-like illness)
o Fever
o Muscle soreness o Rash
o Headache o Sore throat
o Mouth or ge***al ulcers
o Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck
o Joint pain
o Night sweats
o Diarrhea

Stay informed. Break the stigma. Protect our community. ❤️‍🩹

01/12/2025

Tomorrow is .

Everyone deserves access to health services, including HIV education, prevention, testing, and treatment, when and where they need them.

Let us work together to ensure no one is left behind.