RED CROSS

• Jean Henry C. Dunant is the Father of The Red Cross Movement
• Jean Henry C. Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland May 8, 1828
• The Battle of Solferino was in June 24, 1859
• There were 300,000 soldiers but 40,000 were killed, wounded or missing for the span of 16 hours.
• Dunant saw the suffering of the wounded soldiers on the battlefield which led him to write "A Memory of Solferino"
• in November 1862, The book Un Souvenir De Solferino was published in Geneva, Switzerland which translates to "A Memory Of Solferino"
• International Committee of the red cross and Geneva conventions are the two main ideas Un souvenir de solferino
• Gustave Moynier is the Father of the International Humanitarian Law
• 1863 is the Committee of Geneva or The international Committee for the Relief of the Military Wounded
• Dr. Louise Appia and Dr. Theodore Maunoir are two doctors in the Committee of Geneva
• Gen. Guillaume-Henri Dufour is the Father of ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)
• 2018, International Red Cross & Red Crescent movement world's largest Humanitarian world wide
• The 3 components of Movement:

  1. International Committee of Red cross
  2. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  3. National Red cross and Red Crescent Societies
• ICRC or International Committee of the Red Cross provides assistance and protection to victims of armed conflict.
• International Federation is for natural disasters.
• National Societies is both conflict and disaster in National level.
• IHL or International Humanitarian Law is also called as The law of Armed conflict or the law of war
• International armed conflicts are wars between two or more countries, while interstate conflicts are wars between two or more countries and a third party.
• Non-international armed conflicts are civil wars within one country where there is no involvement from other states.
• IHL applies to all parties to a conflict regardless of who started it and regardless of formal declaration.
• APPLICATION OF IHL:

  Protective use - times of war

  Indicative use - times of peace
• red cross on a white background 1864
• red crescent on a white background 1929
• red crystal on a white background 2005
• Republic Act 1053 protects the emblem to avoid misleading the red cross symbol.
• 7 Fundamental Principle

  1. humanity
  2. Impartiality
  3. Neutrality
  4. Independence
  5. Voluntary Service
  6. Unity
  7. universality
• Apolinario Mabini is the father of the Philippine Red cross
• Feb 17, 1899. The Malolos republic approved the constitution of the National Association of the Red cross Mrs. Hilaria Del Rosario de Aguinaldo was appointed President.
• December 4 1917, the American red cross (ARC) formed a Philippine branch with Filipino and American leaders at the Ayuntamiento
• 1934, President Manuel L. Quezon too the initiative to establish an independent Philippine Red cross
• 1945, A Japanese controlled Philippine red cross.
• December 1, the Philippines gained independence from the united States on July 4, 1946
• Dr. J Horacio Yanzon was appointed the first Filipino Red cross Manager in December 1946.
• 102 active chapters nationwide
• Volunteers, Logistics, Information Technology
• Hon. Richard J. Gordon, Chairman board of the Governors
• Dr. Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general
• Ramon Cua Locsin, Chairman Iloilo board of directors
• Gilbert Paul. L Valderrama, Chapter administrator
• Jennifer C. Fernandez, Chairman Red cross youth