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GMA Network
a day ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Over 1,000 blood bags collected in blood donation drive of GMA Kapuso Foundation, Philippine Red Cross
In celebration of GMA Integrated News pillar Mel Tiangco's upcoming birthday on August 10, the GMA Kapuso Foundation along with the Philippine Red Cross held a blood donation drive on Friday through the foundation's Sagip Dugtong Buhay project. According to Tiangco's report in "24 Oras," a total of 1,278 blood bags were collected as of 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Among those who donated blood at the event was 64-year-old Victoria Marcelino, who traveled all the way to Quezon City from Baguio City. "Pinaghandaan ko po tapos pinagpray ko kasi nga po 'yung pamasahe, eh awa ng Diyos ay nagbigay ang Panginoon ng biyaya kaya may pamasahe po ako papunta dito. Wala man po akong maiambag ngayon baka sa mga susunod meron po, pero ito pong buhay ko naihandog ko naman po sa ibang tao," she said. Tiangco, who is also GMA Kapuso Foundation's special adviser, graced the blood donation drive earlier today, where she honored those who took their time to help others and donate blood. "Meron tao kang mapapagaling saan mang lupalop siya naroroon, meron kayong taong mapapasaya, meron taong mabibigyan niyo ng pag-asa sa buhay, merong taong nangangailangan na ikaw ang sasagip. Bata man 'yan, matanda, babae, lalake, napakalaking biyaya ang nakalaan para sa inyong lahat," said Tiangco. According to Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, the non-profit organization has been working with GMA for 29 years now. "All those years, ang ating nakolektang dugo ay nasa 73,373 units or bags of blood," she said. Several performers brought joy to the bloodletting activity, including Cloud 7, Neathan Tan, Ronnie Liang, Rollan Millan, Princess Cañete, Cye Soriano, PNP Dancers, Tessbomb, Nadj Zablan and Gazzingan, Noli Bernardo, Lady Gracia, Papa Yohan, Barangy LS 97.1 Forever. Meanwhile, Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes dedicated a special birthday video message to Tiangco at the end of the segment. "I would like to say that I thank you for everything, for being an inspiration not just to me but for everyone here in GMA and I wish for your birthday syempre ang gusto nating lahat eh magkaroon po kayo ng parating maayos na kalusugan," said Dingdong Dantes. Sparkle stars Allen Ansay and Sofia Pablo also greeted the veteran broadcast journalist a happy birthday and wished her good health. For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information. —CDC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Over 1,000 blood bags collected at bloodletting activity of GMA Kapuso Foundation, Philippine Red Cross
In celebration of GMA Integrated News pillar Mel Tiangco's upcoming birthday on August 10, the GMA Kapuso Foundation along with the Philippine Red Cross held a bloodletting activity on Friday through the foundation's Sagip Dugtong Buhay project. According to Tiangco's report in "24 Oras," a total of 1,278 blood bags were collected as of 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Among those who donated blood at the event was 64-year-old Victoria Marcelino, who traveled all the way to Quezon City from Baguio City. "Pinaghandaan ko po tapos pinagpray ko kasi nga po 'yung pamasahe, eh awa ng Diyos ay nagbigay ang Panginoon ng biyaya kaya may pamasahe po ako papunta dito. Wala man po akong maiambag ngayon baka sa mga susunod meron po, pero ito pong buhay ko naihandog ko naman po sa ibang tao," she said. Tiangco, who is also GMA Kapuso Foundation's special adviser, graced the bloodletting activity earlier today, where she honored those who took their time to help others and donate blood. "Meron tao kang mapapagaling saan mang lupalop siya naroroon, meron kayong taong mapapasaya, meron taong mabibigyan niyo ng pag-asa sa buhay, merong taong nangangailangan na ikaw ang sasagip. Bata man 'yan, matanda, babae, lalake, napakalaking biyaya ang nakalaan para sa inyong lahat," said Tiangco. According to Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, the non-profit organization has been working with GMA for 29 years now. "All those years, ang ating nakolektang dugo ay nasa 73,373 units or bags of blood," she said. Several performers brought joy to the bloodletting activity, including Cloud 7, Neathan Tan, Ronnie Liang, Rollan Millan, Princess Cañete, Cye Soriano, PNP Dancers, Tessbomb, Nadj Zablan and Gazzingan, Noli Bernardo, Lady Gracia, Papa Yohan, Barangy LS 97.1 Forever. Meanwhile, Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes dedicated a special birthday video message to Tiangco at the end of the segment. "I would like to say that I thank you for everything, for being an inspiration not just to me but for everyone here in GMA and I wish for your birthday syempre ang gusto nating lahat eh magkaroon po kayo ng parating maayos na kalusugan," said Dingdong Dantes. Sparkle stars Allen Ansay and Sofia Pablo also greeted the veteran broadcast journalist a happy birthday and wished her good health. For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information. —CDC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
29-07-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Romualdez denies Tiangco's claim on aid program 'interventions'
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday denied accusations made by Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco of supposedly intervening in the distribution of the government's aid programs. This, after Tiangco claimed that the Speaker's "intervention" starts with the formation of a small committee that gathers suggested amendments after the House approves the proposed national budget on second reading. 'Why do you want it submitted before a small committee [after second approval]? Hawak ng Office of the Speaker iyong AICS (Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations). Puede nila i-review... We each give our suggested amendments to the small committee for AICS, TUPAD. That is not allowed because under a Supreme Court decision, once the budget is passed, Congress cannot intervene,' Tiangco said. Tiangco also said that House members who join the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), wherein government services are brought to the provinces, receive government aid allocations worth P7 million for AICS, P7 million for medical assistance for indigent patients, and P7 million for TUPAD or aid for those who lost jobs. 'Sinong congressman ang makikipagtalo sa akin na hindi totoo 'yan, pakitaan kami ng cellphone. May message 'yan. Totoo iyon eh. Alam ko kasi nabigyan ako nung pumunta ako," Tiangco said. (I dare a House member to contest my claim. Let's show our mobile phones. There's a text message for that. I am telling the truth, and I know about it because I got one myself.) Asked why he was flagging it just now given that he was allied with Romualdez during the 19th Congress, Tiangco said, 'When you are in the majority [bloc], you have to toe the line.' 'Baseless' In a separate interview, House spokesperson Princess Abante dismissed Tiangco's claims as baseless. 'Alam niya po na hindi po totoo na ang Speaker ang may hawak sa mga pondo ng mga iba't ibang departamento. The departments are custodians of their allocation, and they decide how to disburse it,' Abante told reporters. (Congressman Tiangco knows that the Speaker is not the keeper of the government agencies' funds. ) Likewise, Abante said the small committee is a legal mechanism where the House members can submit their proposed amendments to the budget for consideration, not a guarantee of inclusion. 'The small committee is a mechanism for efficient consolidation of the individual amendments of House members, which is well within the powers of the House of Representatives in the budget process,' Abante said. Still, Abante said Tiangco is free to make a motion to abolish the small committee if he sees fit. A motion needs a majority vote to be carried and adopted by the House. 'If he sees a small committee as an inappropriate measure, then he can make the appropriate motion in the plenary,' Abante said. In closing, Abante questioned why Tiangco suddenly found the small committee irregular just now when it has been a longstanding practice of Congress. 'He has been a House member for many terms already, and he is only saying these things now. He can only speak as to why that is,' Abante added. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
