TACLOBAN CITY– The Philippine Councilors League(PCL)- Tacloban City Chapter in coordination with the City Government of Tacloban and Eastern Visayas Medical Center(EVMC) conducted a bloodletting activity Monday (Feb. 13) held at City Engineer’s Office (CEO) gym, this city.
To ‘Kinasing-kasing’ blood donation activity was also initiated by Hiraya Foundation headed by Raymund Romualdez, Tingog party-list group, and Zonta Club.
City Councilor Elvira Casal, president of the Philippine Councilors League, said that at least 100 individuals participated their blood-letting activity.
The blood donors undergo physical assessment first, such as monitoring of blood pressure, vital signs, and physical examination.
Councilor Aimee Grafil said that they advocated for consistent blood donation because they observed that there are numerous people who are in need of blood.
“Since Tacloban is a big city, with a large population, more constituents are in need of blood donations,” she said.
(CAROL C. MEDINO, LNU Student Intern)
