DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 3, 2014) – Members of Bugkos Media Action Group, an alliance of media organizations, is inviting residents of Davao City to join them and their families and friends in donating much needed blood.
Dubbed ‘Beating the deadline,’ the bloodletting activity will be held on April 4 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Kadayawan Hall of the NCCC Mall of Davao in Maa village.
The Philippine Red Cross Davao, which is Bugkos Media’s partner for the event, stressed the importance of giving blood as a way of helping save lives.
Late last year, Bugkos Media also led a humanitarian campaign and gathered donations here for victims of typhoon Haiyan.
Bugkos Media coordinator Trisha Ann Samantha Aligato said the bloodletting activity is more than being practical for media members whose lives can sometimes be at peril in the line of duty.
“We are trying to change the image of the media as mere entertainers and sources of information. We want the people to see that we as a group are members of the community and are willing to do our share for the benefit of everybody,” she said.
Along with the member organizations of Bugkos Media Action Group, the activity is also supported by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Council members Mabel Acosta and Al-Ryan Alejandre, as well as the NCCC Mall of Davao, the Filipino-Chinese Cultural Heritage Society, Top Teenz Multivitamins and Pizza Hut.
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