Blood donation drive launched anew

December 3, 2010

STA. RITA –The Philippine National Red Cross-Angeles City Chapter and the Municipal Government here launched a series of blood donation drives in bid to promote the awareness of the importance of donating blood and its other health benefits.

Red Cross Angeles City Chapter head Augusto Ocampo and Mayor Yolanda “Yolly” Pineda led the bloodletting activity Thursday morning at the town plaza here. Some 26 municipal employees and local residents participated in the event.

Pineda said the Municipal Government is supporting the Red Cross blood bank drive, adding that the activity promotes the spirit of helping others in need. She said blood that is donated to the blood bank can save those in need of blood transfusion.

“Giving blood is a way of giving a part of a person’s life to others. We are always in support of this kind of activity and we are assuring the Red Cross of our continuous support,” Pineda said.

Ocampo, for his part, also emphasized that donating a blood is a very simple procedure that will take a few minutes, and at the same time blood donation will give health benefits on the part of the donor.
“Our bone marrow will be stimulated to produce new and active cells which in turn make the blood forming organs function more effectively. We will know our blood type, hemoglobin and blood pressure. More volunteer blood donors would meet the supply of blood. And it is something that will make us feel good about ourselves,” Ocampo said.

Ocampo assured that donors undergo strict screening and interview to ensure that only fit and healthy people will qualify for the blood donation. Ocampo said the blood donated to the Red Cross would still undergo machine screening to ensure safety.

Individuals with communicable diseases like Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV are not allowed to donate blood for such diseases may cause hazard to the blood recipient.

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila

Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple:  after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave.  From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City.  From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.