8,100ml of blood donated to Red Cross Pagadian City in Bloodletting

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Fe. 5, 2015-) – A total of 1,800 milliliter or 18 bags of blood donated to Philippine National Red Cross during the Bloodletting Wednesday afternoon.

The bloodletting was jointly conducted by the City Police and the army’s 53^rd Infantry Battalion of the 1^st Infantry (Tabak) Division at the City Plaza Covered Court following the 4^th day of the week-long celebration of the 2^nd World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) in Pagadian City.

The WIHW celebrated every February 1-7 as mandated in the RA 10525 was approved on April 23 2013.

This year theme: "Strengthening Love for God and Love One other: A celebration of hope for Life, Peace and Solidarity"

Philippine National Red Cross Pagadian City-Zamboanga del Sur Council Administrator Hildaliza F. Muñoz expressed her gratitude to the Moral Recovery Program Movement for spearheading the weeklong celebration of the WIHW and also to the members of the City Police and 53^rd IB for choosing bloodletting as part of their activities.

 Muñoz said that it is only through bloodletting that we can save life of the people and at the same time the donors will become healthy and getting younger. (By JONG CADION -MPF Ne