PH Red Cross calls for more volunteers amid Taal crisis

Philippine Red Cross officials have called for more volunteers for its Batangas operations as the Taal Volcano unrest neared its third week.

“Who could have expected that 13 towns would be empty now? I don’t think any province would be ready to react immediately to this," Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Batangas Board Member Bernard Mayo said in a press conference Friday afternoon, January 24,

"But rest assured that Batangas has one of the best Red Cross chapters, strong, and we will rise to the occasion," Mayo assured communities affected by the ongoing volcanic eruption.

Meanwhile, over 800 Red Cross personnel had been mobilized to assist in the Taal operations.