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LoveYourself Volunteer Spotlight: Jack, Seven Years Later

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We spoke with one of LoveYourself's top counselors Jack Torres, a man whose enlightenment and life of volunteerism beautifully, but not without its challenges, unravelled in seven years. He shares, "I believe life is not meaningless. If I'm able to find meaning in what I'm doing, others should have the same chance to find meaning in their lives." By Jean Natividad Jack made himself comfortable on the couch, wiping his sweat and catching his breath. It was a scorching Saturday noon in Manila, and we had a few minutes to chat before he had to leave for volunteer duty. In his gray shirt, blue jeans, and trusty sneakers, he looked pretty ordinary. But it's true there's a story behind every person we meet, and Jack's is one of depth and meaning that's worth sharing. Jack, 31, wears many hats as an educator, researcher, teacher trainer, and LoveYourself counselor. He has been contributing to making students, teachers, and clients better informed, than

LoveYourself Partners With Teleperformance For Free HIV Screening and Counseling

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Next stop: Teleperformance. LoveYourself will be providing free and confidential HIV screening and counseling services to three offices of business process outsourcing company Teleperformance. This is part of the advocacy's ongoing effort to spread HIV awareness and encourage regular HIV screening among the youth and young professionals. LoveYourself operates the project in partnership with the Philippine Business Sector Response (PBSR) program of the Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. Other interested companies can contact caravan@loveyourself.ph to schedule their own HIV screening days. Teleperformance HIV screening days October 6-8, 2015 (Tuesday to Thursday) 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Teleperformance Alphaland Southgate Mall, EDSA cor Chino Roces Ext., Makati City October 27-29, 2015 (Tuesday to Thursday) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Teleperformance Fairview, 2nd Floor SM City Fairview Annex, Fairview, Quezon City, Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Novembe

Harana Chapter 3: Wedding in Vain For Your Love

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Past Harana Chapters:       *  Chapter 1         * Chapter 2 Harana Chapter 3: Wedding In Vain For Your Love “Hey, bro. Where have you been?” Nasa backstage na ang bandmates ni Trey at naghahanda para sa performance nila. They are the headline act for the freshmen concert. “Some stupid cat ruined my jacket,” inis na tugon ni Trey. Doon lang nahalata ng mga bandmates nito na wala nga ang madalas nitong suot na jacket. Weird, pero kahit anong panahon ay hindi pwedeng hindi iyon suot ni Trey kaya naman naging trademark look na ito ng lead vocalist ng Ready, Aim, Fire. Hindi naman na magkamayaw ang mga tao sa College of Social Science Hall kung saan ginagawa ang welcome concert para sa mga freshmen sa UP. Dahil na rin sa angkin nilang galing sa pagtugtog at ang hindi maikakailang kasikatan ni Trey ay sila ang main act sa gabing iyon. Karamihan sa mga nanonood ay mga kababaihan kaya naman tila hindi mapakali sa kanilang kinatatayuan si Ash at ang kaibigan nitong si Jerson habang ang girlfri