Friday, January 24, 2014

‘Big Red One’ Marines donate blood in Sofronio Española town

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 24): ‘Big Red One’ Marines donate blood in Sofronio Española town

"The Big Red One," soldiers who are known for giving their all whenever and wherever the need arises, participated in the blood-letting activity.

The participation of the 12th Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT-12) in the conduct of blood-letting activity dubbed as “Dugo Mo, Buhay Ko," on Tuesday in Sofronio Española Municipal Gymnasium, Pulot Center, Sofronio Española, Palawan ended at about 5:30 in the afternoon.

The blood-letting was part of the pre-anniversary activity of MBLT-12’s 4th Activation Celebration to promote health and safety of the constituents.

"That's what every soldier wants to do, make a difference one way or the other," said Marine Maj. Rodel Martires, commanding officer of the MBLT-12 stationed in Camp Daypo, Barangay Abu-Abo, Sofronio Española.

As a result, 50 bags of blood from military and civilian donors were produced to augment the blood supply of the Palawan Red Cross blood bank and to address the immediate need of blood during emergency cases.

This participation of MBLT-12 envisioned supporting any activity benefiting the Filipino people. It is part of the Marines’ unending gear for humanitarian assistance and civil-military operations in view of its mandate and the AFP’s IPSP “Bayanihan”.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=608444

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