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On Increasing Positives: LoveYourself Celebrates the Community Pride in You

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Join the i am #creative pride promotion of LoveYourself. Discover the power of validating one's worth and win eyewear from Sprinto ™ ! Learn more about it. -------------------------------------------------------------- June is the month when everyone is out and waving the rainbow flag—the symbol of the LGBT movement which long fought, and continues to fight, for social equality and human rights. LoveYourself , an organization for the youth and LGBT-MSM, celebrates with the community by launching Project WORTHY : a campaign that is based on the “ Happy Approach ” —its own signature for achieving the organization’s goals—embodied using the hashtags: #light , #love , and #worthy . The campaign starts as Pride month celebrations culminate, and will continue to build momentum as we welcome two important milestones for the organization: (i) the LoveYourself 2 nd anniversary this July, and (ii) LoveYourself Anglo , a new community center on the rise. Both momentous events show the dedi

Lichauco Designs Anglo: client confidentiality drives architecture

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Client confidentiality remains at the forefront of the architectural design for the soon-to-rise  LoveYourself Anglo on Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. Renowned architect Dan Lichauco , together with his team at the Archion Achitects , has ensured that those who will undergo HIV screening at the new center will be accorded the privacy due them. As Lichauco puts it, paramount to the clients’ need for counseling and testing is the guarantee that the procedure shall remain confidential. Along with this, he also puts forth that LoveYourself Anglo will stay true in fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone who ventures into its confines. Those requisites for spatial design may be more challenging than usual but not for Lichauco, whose architectural works include major hospital projects like The Medical City , The Asian Hospital and Medical Center , and Ospital ng Makati . “Since we do a lot of healthcare projects, we felt that we could share our learning and experience

Love Yourself ANGLO: With your help, a new community center will rise

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One out of seven countries in the world with a rising number of new HIV infections, the Philippines is in dire need of help. We in Love Yourself, a community-driven group, are determined to address this concern head-on. Everyone in Love Yourself is a volunteer. We do this because we care.  Share and help us make a difference in the lives of thousands of people through your donations!   A COMMUNITY IN NEED. This chart shows the monthly increase of clients at the LoveYourself Hub since the start of 2012. In partnership with RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine), LoveYourself has been able to reach thousands of MSMs (men who have sex with men) via the  LoveYourself Hub . Located in Malate Manila, one of the favorite hangouts of MSMs in the metro, the LoveYourself Hub is an RITM satellite clinic and a LoveYourself community center. R iding off this successful partnership, LoveYourself hopes to ramp up its efforts and position itself to better handle the exponential increase in c

LoveYourself Platinum: What Happens during HIV testing?

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LoveYourself Platinum Book your appointment today:  http://go.LoveYourself.ph/platinum Who deserves LoveYourself Platinum? This is perfect for people who do not want to be seen taking their HIV test in a center, clinic or hospital. Everything is mindfully prepared and ensured to be smooth-flowing for the most discreet and delicate clients. What is the difference when you come for Platinum?  Platinum Testing takes place somewhere at a discreet but accessible location in Makati, Mandaluyong or Muntinlupa. When you register, a coordinator will closely and confidentially communicate with you regarding the details of your appointment, including the exact location and address. During your appointment, you arrive and a private room is reserved for you -- where you will meet your counselor, and a medical technologist who will do the test for you. You receive the results within 2 hours, also in the privacy of your own counseling room. When is Platinum available/open? Please refer to http://go.L