The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has received a donation from the Qatar Red Crescent Society amounting to P14-million ($280,000) that will help support the humanitarian needs of the more than 20,000 families devastated by Typhoon Vinta (Tembin) in Mindanao. Qatar Red Crescent Society Head of Delegation Abdelmounaim Mhindate(center) said the news to PRC Chairman Richard Gordon(right) and PRC Secretary General Atty. Oscar Palabayab(left) during its emergency meeting on the ‘Vinta’ response at the PRC National Headquarters on December 24. The donation will support the emergency and relief operations of the Philippine Red Cross in the coming days such as the provision of food items, non-food items, water, hygiene kits and tarpaulins.