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With 212 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) in November 2011, the Philippines for the first time has breached the 2,000-mark in terms of its annual numbers. Only two years ago, in 2009, we were at a sub-1,000 mark. We enjoin everyone to help as we, in Love Yourself, firmly believe that this outrageous growth rate can be arrested and reversed. We are doing our share, and we need everyone's help. Do you want to help? Register here .

Volunteer HIV educators and counselors take a break after a long day of work on Dec. 11, 2011. [Photo by: Ura Sevilla] ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT individuals, after learning about it through social networking sites, blogs, and Facebook, voluntarily came to a special HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) event organized by the Love Yourself (VINN Advocacy) Group on December 11, 2011. The event was held in a private facility in West Avenue, Quezon City, in partnership with the Quezon City Health Department (QCHD). The program provided an intensive STI and HIV/AIDS education session to all attendees. For those who signed the informed consent for testing, the mandated pre-test and post-test counseling were also done. A total of twenty-six (26) volunteer HIV counselors (trained and certified by the Department of Health), and HIV educators (trained by certified trainers of the Philippine National AIDS Council) helped in ensuring that the education and counseling were done according to set protocol. T

Ano : HIV Confidential Counseling and Testing – it’s FREE! Walang bayad! Kailan : Sunday, 11 December 2011 (10am to 4pm) Saan : Playroom – 35 West Avenue, Quezon City Mga malimit na itanong: 1. Natatakot akong magpa-test. Anong gagawin ko? Normal na kabahan o matakot ang mga taong nagpapa-HIV test. Kung hindi ka pa talaga ready, okay lang. Mayroon mga trained HIV educators at counselors doon sa event, at maaari mo silang i-konsulta. Hindi ka nila pipiliting magpa-test kung talagang ayaw mo.  2. Magkano ang bayad para makasali dito? Ang HIV counseling ay walang bayad, libre. Gayun din ang HIV testing, free of charge din. Kung mas nakaluluwag ka naman sa pera at gusto mong tumulong, taos pusong tatanggapin ng Love Yourself ang inyong donasyon, kahit magkano man. 3.  Anong dapat kong dalhin? Dalhin lamang ang sarili. Hindi ka hihingan ng anuman, kahit pa ng ID. 4.  Blood test ito, kailangan ba akong mag-fasting? Hindi kailangan mag-fasting. Walang bawal kainin o inumin bago magpa-test --

You are invited to join the LoveYourself Photoshoot Batch 4. They say a picture is worth a thousand words -- in this special charity photoshoot, it's worth a thousand pesos and a lot of love, for yourself and for a society we envision free from the scare of HIV/AIDS. Register here: http://theloveyourselfproject.blogspot.com/p/open-shoot-registration.html The cute, sweet music for this ad is "Beautiful World" (originally written as a love song) by Adam Crossley. Listen to more of his great music here: http://www.myspace.com/adamcrossley

Love Yourself's Founding President Ronivin Pagtakhan and Director of Communications Chris Lagman led an STI/HIV/AIDS learning session among employees of Chevron at RCBC Plaza, Makati on December 7, 2011. It was organized and sponsored by Chevron's PRIDE organization in the Philippines. After the two-part talk, peer educators and counselors Ivy Krystel Hapitan, Dexter Secosana, Neil Bryant Calizo, and Jedd Rommel conducted small group question-and-answer sessions to address specific queries among the attendees.

In October 2011, there were 200 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and re- ported to the HIV and AIDS Registry. This was 92% higher compared to the same period last year (n=104 in 2010). Most of the cases (97%) were males. Males having sex with other Males (85%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission. Download the report here .

This Sunday, you have an opportunity to know your HIV status -- for free, in a private facility, among friendly and caring staff. December 11, 2011. Starts at 10 AM, ends at 4 PM. Details here .

It starts like a painless prick in the mind -- HIV? Me? Nah. Then after a while, you remember those crazy times in the past. Yeah , you think, crazy but not too crazy as to put me at risk. Besides, the probability of getting it is too low. Malinis naman sila , I'm sure. You continue to attempt convincing yourself. Time pass and you're most of the time successful in keeping those HIV thoughts at bay. Yet there were times, admit it, that the prick in the mind becomes a bit more intense. Did I really do it bareback? Can't remember na . May condom naman yata. Yata? Shit, can't remember na  talaga .  Now it's selective memory lapse. You think you were safe naman , most of the time, at the least. But you can't seem to get the doubt off your mind. Suddenly, you don't know, it is not clear if you really were safe. Everytime you see those three letters HIV, there's a slight skip in your heartbeat, a little lump in your throat forming. I think I have it. Maybe I

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