Applicants' Basic Leadership Training

December 5-6, 2009

UP Sunken Garden

Applicants' Orientation

The UP Red Cross Youth had conducted its applicants' orientation for the recruitment this 2nd Semester of 2009-2010 at the CIS Classroom C, Benton Hall, UP Diliman from 4pm to 6:30pm, and was attended by more than 60 people, 2/3 of which were applicants. The program included several speeches and videos aimed to give the applicants a clearer picture of what the UPRCY is about: its history, principles, services, and other activities; and what they can expect during their application period. Speakers included Steve Santos, President; Susan Quirante; VP for Projects and Operations; Jaristi Reyes, Recruitment Office Member, and Dr. Butch Ong, Founder of the UP Red Cross Youth in Diliman. An entertaining skit was also presented by new members from the application last Semester of the current year, with Mik Escano as their head for the presentation. Didi Parlade and Mik Escano were the spirited hosts of the program. The Applicant's Profile (yellow) forms were given after the end of the program, as well as the Applicant's Kit which included a handbook for their application process, and their signature sheets.

The following videos were presented during the orientation:

Teaser

Org Introduction

Congratulations and many thanks to the Recruitment Office headed by Jana Carpina and comprised by Glase Fajardo and Jaristi Reyes, as well as the rest of the Human Resource and Development Department under VP Kamille Ignacio for a successful recruitment and orientation of Applicants!

For applicants who did not get to finish the Orientation, or who were not able to attend, you may want to be oriented individually by available members at the UPRCY Tambayan starting Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Do not hesitate to ask them to orient you or to air other concerns. Those who still do not have the App Profile (yellow) form and the App's Kit may obtain at the Tambayan. Also, please start getting to know the members and your fellow applicants. Have your signature sheets with you always to start early on the required 45 hours Tambay hours.

Congratulations to our new applicants, and we're excited to have you with us and welcome into the UPRCY family! =]

UPRCY Comics: Bayani ka rin ba?

Application Ongoing! Join UP Red Cross Youth!

Org Profile:
The UP Red Cross Youth (UPRCY) is a duly recognized university-wide, service-oriented, student-based organization in the University of the Philippines–Diliman and a member council of the Philippine National Red Cross, Quezon City Chapter. Since 1992, it has been the only org in UP Diliman which offers first aid and basic life support services.


Activities:

We conduct various humanitarian and socio-civic services and programs, as well as other activities, such as:

First aid and basic life support training
Medical, dental, circumcision missions
Blood programs (blood donation drives, awareness and networking for donors, assistance for those in need of blood)
Community and volunteer work
Personal development (basic leadership training, team building seminars, weekly jogging, ultimate frisbee, skating, rappelling, wall-climbing, etc.)
Marketing and fund-raising (marketing seminars, food sale, rummage sale)
Org bonding activities (videoke, outings, parties and porma days, road-trips, inuman, etc)

Tambayan location:



The Red Table up the stairs (Beta Sigma Frat tambayan) near CASAA, in front of the Center for International Studies, Benton Hall beside PHAn. An alternate route is to enter from the PHAn main entrance, turn right past the photocopier, and straight ahead down the corridor.


Why you should join:

The UPRCY channels the potential of the youth for a concrete and significant difference in society, guided by the humanitarian principle of the Red Cross, through passionate and excellent service in an array of socio-civic projects and activities.

The org also supplements the theoretical education in UP by providing means for the students to learn in practice beyond the bounds of the classrooms and limitations of textbooks. The org offers practical knowledge such as everyday first aid know-how and people associations, as well as pre-employment experience in marketing, human resource, and medicine. Members grow in the org, and the org grows with them.

For pre-medicine students, the first aid training learned in the org, once certified by the QC Red Cross Chapter, can mean a free summer since first aid training is required in one summer in med school.

Lastly, friends, bonds, and connections created transcend the stay of members in the org as many UPRCY alumni can vouch, and for many UPRCYers, their membership does not really end in graduation from college.

From all these, time spent in the UPRCY is time invested well.


Application requirements:

basic leadership training
first aid and basic life support training (6 Saturdays)
active participation in org activities
45 tambay hours
accomplished sig sheet
org immersion
formal interview (latter part of the application)
and others

Application details:

Recruitment is ongoing. Applicants may sign-up at the UPRCY tambayan, or at our sign up booths at the AS Walk and Math Building.

Applicants' Orientation will be on 27 November, Friday, 4-6pm at the CIS Classroom, Benton Hall.

For questions, please contact:
Glase: 0915-231-4055



Applicants are welcome to stay at the UPRCY tambayan even before the Orientation. Mababait ang members! Mukha lang masungit yung iba (ehem), pero ie-entertain kayo ng mga yan pag dumaan at tumambay kayo. =]

UPRCY Comics: Bayani ka rin ba?

Be a humanitarian! Be a volunteer!

Need Blood?

For a faster response to blood requests please contact the Blood Programs Director: Melanie Quintos through 09155473664.

Please indicate:

• patient's name
• contact number of family member/point person to coordinate with
• blood type, or if for replacement
• number of blood bags needed
• date when needed
• hospital or blood bank to go to
• patient's status i.e. illness, operation?, etc
• other details that you think pertinent (the more we know, the better)

Also, if you want to become part of the UPRCY blood donors network, Dugong Bayani, you may express your willingness to Mel through the same number.

Membership to the network avails you of membership to the blood network yahoo groups as well as blood request text brigade messages, blood-related updates and invitations to seminars, etc.

*An advisory from the Projects and Operations Department, University of the Philippines Red Cross Youth (Diliman)

Volunteer for Ondoy Victims

ANNOUNCEMENT: no classes tomorrow, September 29, 2009 in UP DIliman. classes will resume on Sept. 30, 2009. (from the USC)

The Projects and Operations (PAO) Department of the UPRCY will be collecting the following as relief goods for those affected by the storm:

RICE (more important than canned goods that require can openers)

instant/cup noodles
canned goods

bottled water
clothes
flashlights and batteries
whatever you can spare for the evacuees

These will be forwarded to the Univ. Student Council once classes resume. please coordinate with the VP-PAO, Sue Quirante 0928-7117516

Past and present RCYers are encouraged and requested to help repack relief goods at the QCRC or their local chapters. Let's volunteer now when we're most needed. Stay safe everyone.

Upcoming Medical-Dental Mission

Hello to alumni and friends!

Do you miss being a volunteer? Now's your chance! You are invited to serve with us at the upcoming medical-dental mission for UP maintenance staff this September 14, 2009 (Monday) from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. The mission will take place at the AS Parking Lot. The call time for set up is 11am and briefing starts at 12nn. You may opt to man the following committees: a) logistics, b) registration, c) assessment (BP taking and weighing), d) doctors' and dentists' assitants, e) sanitation, and f) pharmacy. Please make us know if you will come through Sue (09267117516) preferrably on or before Sunday, September 13, 2009, so we can inform you of protocols as well as inform our committee heads accordingly.

Attire is org shirt/white shirt, closed shoes, and jeans. We advise you against wearing jewelry to avoid any loss.

The event is a tie up with UPJMA, USC, and other organizations.


University of the Philippines Red Cross Youth
Red Table, Center for International Studies,
Benton Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City

Pagpapasalamat

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng tumulong, nagplano, nagexecute, pumunta, nagtextbrig, nagreply, nanghatak ng kaibigan at hindi kaibigan, nakialam, nakiusyoso, nagparamdam, at naging bahagi ng Blood Seminar at Blood Donation Drive ng UP Red Cross Youth 4Sept & 8Sept 2009). Ngayon naman antabayanan ang nalalapit na medical mission sa Lunes, 14Sept09. Sana ay dumalo kayo.

Want to Save a Life?

UP Red Cross Youth Blood Drive, 8 Sept 09 Vinzon's Hall Lobby 9AM-4PM. For inquiries contact Yssa 09178861207

Anonymous Hero Part IV (Must Read)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Find out at UP RED CROSS YOUTH'S blood seminar on September 4, 2009 4:00-5:30 pm at PH 400. Text Mel for details, 09155473664.

This is a photo poster series of four installments. But there's more to the story. You are invited to the blood seminar this coming Friday. See you there! ^^

Anonymous Hero Part III (Must Read)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? find out at UP RED CROSS YOUTH'S blood seminar on September 4, 2009 4:00-5:30 pm at PH 400. Text Mel for details, 09155473664.

This is a photo poster series of four installments. Stay tuned!And of course, more importantly you are invited to the blood seminar this coming Friday. See you there! ^^

This photo was shot and edited by Didi Parlade.

Anonymous Hero Part II (Must Read)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? find out at UP RED CROSS YOUTH'S blood seminar on September 4, 2009 4:00-5:30 pm at PH 400. Text Mel for details, 09155473664.

This is a photo poster series of four installments. Stay tuned!And of course, more importantly you are invited to the blood seminar this coming Friday. See you there! ^^

This photo was shot and edited by Didi Parlade.

Anonymous Hero Part I (Must Read)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? find out at UP RED CROSS YOUTH'S blood seminar on September 4, 2009 4:00-5:30 pm at PH 400. Text Mel for details, 09155473664.

This is a photo poster series of four installments. Stay tuned!And of course, more importantly you are invited to the blood seminar this coming Friday. See you there! ^^

This photo was shot and edited by Didi Parlade.

Engkwentro Tickets at P80

Hello UPRCY Friends!

As part of its fundraising activities, the UP Red Cross Youth is selling tickets of the 2009 Cinemalaya movie "Engkwentro", starring Felix Roco and directed by Pepe Diokno.

SYNOPSIS
Richard (Felix Roco) and Raymond (Daniel Medrana) are two teenage brothers. Richard is the leader of his gang, "Bagong Buwan," while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang, "Batang Dilim." Complications arise at a deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off), when Raymond is given the task of killing his older brother.

Meanwhile, the City Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the city mayor (Celso Ad Castillo) and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?

Produced & Directed by Pepe Diokno. Cinematography: Emman Pascual. Sound Design: Mark Laccay. Asst. Directors: Bianca Balbuena, Jerson Guiwa. Prod. Manager: Chie Floresca. Editor: Miko Araneta. Visual Effects: Orlean Tan, Ralph Crisostomo. A Cinemalaya presentation.

The film will be shown on July 28, 2009 (Tuesday) , 5 pm at the UP Film Institute. The ticket costs Php 80.

For tickets or any inquiry, you may leave a comment to this post or text Kash (09179612536) or Beth (09266702178).

UPRCY Receives Gawad Dekada from PCMC

The UP Red Cross Youth has been actively providing venue for the common folk to become heroes and lifesavers via its blood program. This include:

• promotion of blood donation awareness through seminars;
• blood nertworking for patients in need of blood donors; and
• organizing blood drives within and beyond the UP Diliman Campus.

The Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) is one of the most frequent beneficiaries, along with the Quezon City Red Cross, of the blood drives of UPRCY. And, this 16th of July, 2009, the PCMC has honored the organization, its top donor, by recognizing its unwavering support for the institution with a trophy received by UPRCY Projects and Operations (PAO) members Patrick Caraig of the Community Development Program, and Chimi Cuevas, of the Medical Missions Program.

Ipinagkakaloob ng

Philippine Children's Medical Center
Pediatric Blood Center

ang

GAWAD DEKADA
sa

UP RED CROSS YOUTH

Sa di mapapantayang dedikasyon ng pangkat sa pagkakaloob ng ligtas na dugo.
Sa pamamagitan ng pagsisikap ng pangkat, 1007 na donor ang nakapagbigay ng dugo sa loob ng samung taon.

Ipinagkakaloob ngayong ika-labing-anim ng Hulyo, taong 2009 sa OSHC, Lungsod ng Quezon nina:

Raymundo W. Lo, MD, Deputy Director
Professional Services

Julius A. Lecciones, MD, MHSA, MPM, CEO IV
Executive Director

The UPRCY expresses its humble appreciation for this recognition to the PCMC, and gratitude to its alumni and members who have started and continued the tradition of excellent voluntary service especially in the blood programs. With this, the organization is even more inspired and dedicated to stay true to its humanitarian cause of saving lives through passionate and excellent blood services.

Freshmen Concert FA Booth and Lemonade Stand

July 10, 2009
For the past annual Freshmen Concerts all held at the UP Bahay ng Alumni, the UPRCY had been yearly invited to provide first aid services during the event. Though UPRCYers had come to learn that casualties during these events are low (UP Freshmen are usually behaved and some even remain seated during a rock concert, while the security is tight and entry is limited to UP affiliated individuals), they still accepted these requests and came to the events prepared for the worst. Though the only victim in this year's Freshmen Concert was UPRCYer and First Aider Adrian Ilog (shallow laceration on the left palm), the UPRCYres did not expect what they experienced.

The day before the event, former UPRCY applicant Austin Ong sent a business proposal to Kash Engada, the VP for Finance, to set-up a lemonade stand for the concert since the drinks concessionaire backed-out of the event. There was also a proposal for the UPRCY to sell 100 UP-stamped tumblers along with the lemonade. Since there would be a monopoly of drinks since the only other seller of drinks in the concert would be Rodick's, which bottled drinks are more costly than the lemonade, UPRCY President Steve Santos signed a contract to sell both the drinks and the tumblers.


Because of the short notice by Mr. Ong, preparations were inevitably rushed until the last minute: acquisition of iced tea and lemonade dispensing machines, buying the lemonade powder, plastic cups, and ice, and purchasing almost 50 gallons of purified water. Members also gruelled with the task of preparing the drinks manually and it took time before they came up with a system that simplified their tasks of mixing and selling. Mishaps were numerous: spilling iced tea and lemonade powders and water; needing to fix a leaking lemonade dispensing machine; diluting, concentrating, re-diluting, and re-concentrating drinks to taste; and managing to keep-up with the demands of buyers. The members took shifts in manning the wet and crowded iced tea and lemonade booth, but each felt the heavy demand of the task, especially with their sticky hands and wet pants. The concert ended with 20 or 1/5 of the tumblers sold, and decent income from selling the drinks.


The first aid booth lacked the action the drinks stand had a generous supply of, and members felt exhausted after the event (maybe with the exeption of the FA Booth Team Leader who had to stay at her booth at all times). Nonetheless, the publicity of the org to the Freshmen who were able to see the FA Booth, and the business venture into selling lemonade, iced tea, and tumblers would hopefully bolster the resources of the org, whether thru more applicants and eventual member-volunteers or thru finances that fuel the org's functions and humanitarian activities.

* special thanks to:

• Austin Ong for providing the UPRCY with this business opportunity;
• Lola Lita, a stall owner in the UP Shopping Center for lending one of the two iced tea dispensers free of charge; and to
  
• The University Student Council headed by Titus Tan for their trust in the competence of UPRCY for its First Aid services.
  

UPRCY Now Open for Application

UP RED CROSS YOUTH

Now accepting applicants for membership!

Applicants' Orientation:
10 July, Friday, 5.30-7.00pm
Venue: UPRCY Tambayan (RED Table) near the Center for International Studies, Benton Hall (Palma Hall Annex), UP Diliman.


UPRCY Tambayan Map

For more info, contact us at 0906-324-7331, 0922-883-5483, or 0919-953-0991, or visit us at our tambayan at the Benton Hall. Just look for the RED table.

The application for membership for the First Semester 09-10 is as follows:

The UP Red Cross Youth application lasts one semester and is handled by the Human Resource and Development Department. During the first semester it runs from June to October.

Training

The organization requires all applicants to undergo First Aid Training and Basic Life Support for six training days (8Am-5PM with Lunch Break). By default these are scheduled on Saturdays but are subject to change depending on applicants' schedules and date of official holidays. Examinations are usually held on the sixth Saturday.

Examinations are of two parts, General First Aid and Basic Life Support. Each part is further divided into two types, a paper and pencil test and practicals. The passing mark is set by the Training and Development Office and may vary from one training period to another but is generally set around 70-75 points for each part. You must attain the minimum passing mark for both parts to pass the training examination.

Org Integration

Aside from undergoing training, the organization also requires its applicants to fulfill certain requirements to familiarize applicants with the organization's advocacies and services. Among the general requirements are:

• a batch project;
  
• accomplishment of applicant's sig sheet;
  
• attainment of a minimum duration of "tambay" hours with the organization's resident members;
  
• attendance to a minimum number of activities organized or hosted by the organization;
• and lastly, participation in other activities organized for the acquaintance of applicants-applicants and applicants-members.
  

The organization views and treats its applicants as future team members and partners in its various activities and believes that these requirements are necessary to introduce the organization's advocacies and principles, familiarize applicants with the members' work ethic, as well as integrate applicants into the org culture of camaraderie and humane relations.

For other queries, clarifications, and notifications of relevant application dates and events such as the release of signature sheets and general assembly of applicants, please leave us with contact information through which you can be reached.

Influenza A(H1N1) Informtion Dissemination

June 8 and 16, 2009

The hype of the Influenza A(H1N1) that was caused by the media took the attention of the country from its usual entertainment of scandals and politics. It caused public unrest and fear, especially since there was a huge gap between statistics of people acquiring the virus as well as news of governments ensuring strict measures to contain its spread, and information dissemination. As a proactive response to the pandemic, the UPRCY was invited by Dr. Zayas of the Center for International Studies in UP Diliman to give a talk to her three SEA 30 classes of around forty to fifty students each regarding the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.

To arm the UPRCY members of pertinent information on the health issue, the org requested for an Influenza A(H1N1) Educators' Training from the Community Health and Nursing Service (CHNS) of the QC Red Cross Chapter. The training was conducted by the Chapter Service Representative or the head of the CHNS, Ms. Janice Melody Adolfo on June 8, 2009 at the QC Red Cross Chapter and was attended by UPRCY members Via Go, Hannah Villanueva, Ellaine Lopez, Patrick Caraig, Jean Gregorio, Mel Quintos, Sue Quirante, CJ Prelliguera, Yssa Idolor, Didi Parlade, Kiteng Cabling, Kamille Ignacio, Kash Engada, Steve Santos, Ttin del Prado,Dope Cobarrubia, Khen Bautista, Yanna Feliciano, and UPRCY Faculty Adviser Ms. Loida Famador.

Priorly, the start of classes, supposedly June 9, 2009 for UP Diliman, was suspended for one week by the Department of Education (Dep.Ed) and Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) for schools to prepare measures to prevent the spread of the virus within their campuses. Hence, the A(H1N1) Lecture for the SEA 30 students commenced on June 16, 2009. Only members who attended the the Educators' Training gave talks regarding the origin and characteristics of the virus, its pathology, its infection statistics, and ways to cure and prevent infections.

Through undergoing the Educators' Training and arming the members with information regarding the A(H1N1) virus, the UPRCY not only dispelled anxiety and misconceptions about the virus, but also performed a small but vital role in keeping the UP Community informed so that it may safeguard its health and well-being.

International Humanitarian Law Debates

June 2, 2009

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) and the University of the Philippines College of Law held the First Invitational International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Debates last June 2, 2009 at the Bocobo Hall, UP Diliman.

The PNRC requested for the assistance of the UPRCY to volunteer as staff for the debates. Along with two Red Crossers from New Era University and Fatima University, the youth volunteers manned the registration booth, helped in setting the venues and ushering guests and participants, and served as bell and timekeepers for the debates.

Many different debating teams composed of law students from different universties took part in the competition, such as Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo de Davao, Arellano University, and the University of the Philippines - Diliman. However, other invited debating teams such as that from the University of Sto. Tomas failed to confirm attendance or take part in the debates. The debating team from Ateneo de Davao bested UP Law and had emerged as the first chamion of the IHL Debates and represented the Philippines in the international IHL debates in Malaysia the following week. The ICRC, PNRC, UP Law administrators, participating debate teams, guest speakers, youth volunteers, as well as QC Red Cross staff invited from the QC Red Cross Chapter delighted themselves with a generous buffet by the organizers after the awarding ceremony.

The UPRCY, following its duties as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, has, as one of its functions as stated in its constitution, the responsibility of promulgating awareness of the Internatonal Humanitarian Law or The Law of Armed Conflict. Volunteering in the said debates served to fulfill this responsibility since the event aimed to promote knowledge and advocacy for the IHL among law students. Though the tasks were humble, the organization takes pride in ensuring the success of the debates and in promoting the said humanitarian law.