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By Tino Largado When does your strength become your weakest point? Nicole Silvestre, LoveYourself Volunteer, on her BPO Queen 2018 experience: “It was a battle between myself and my limitations.” For LoveYourself Volunteer Nicole Silvestre, her confident response to this question sealed her fate on the 29th of May, 2018. Having already bested 22 other candidates vying to be the very first BPO Queen, Nicole took no time in drawing a heartfelt answer not only based from experience, but inspired by her volunteer organization, no less. “My biggest strength will never be my weakest point because this is something I can always hold on to. I believe that loving yourself will always be your biggest strength and it will never be a weakness.” Nicole bagged First Runner-Up at the end of the night —  a feat Nicole herself considers a satisfying end to the journey of a 26-year old BPO employee who, only months ago, had one previous office pageant and a noontime show transgender queen search on her

By Rael Bustamante and Ronald Bugarin According to the March 2018 HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) , there were 912 new cases of Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) reported, most of which are young professionals aged 25-34. Attaining and maintaining financial security is a common goal among these up and coming men and women. But, some PLHIVs are discouraged from attaining financial security due mainly to discriminatory workplace policies regarding their condition or limited employment opportunities where some industries require that applicants and employees should be nonreactive / HIV negative . It will be beneficial for these PLHIV to have some form of assurance in having a secured life and future if only they are given a chance to apply for life insurance policy without discriminatory provisions. Currently, life insurance has morphed from the traditional compensation for a person’s dependents after death to a form of investment or savings on top of the traditiona

By Carlos Diego A. Rozul The stage was set ablaze in the Philippines' first community-led multi-site HIV testing day  on May 26, 2018. This is Me: Brave and Free is a team effort organized by community based organizations across the Philippines  ( Juan Positive Movement , HIV & AIDS Support House, Inc , Decent Image of South Signal Association , Cavite Positive Action Group , GAYON , Project H4 , Kagay-an PLUS , and Olympus Society of Davao ) alongside LoveYourself ( LoveYourself Anglo , LoveYourself Uni , and Victoria by LoveYourself ) to celebrate self-care through a fast, free, and confidential community based-screening process . With almost one million people reached across social media platforms, and a total of 1,145 sign-ups , campaign efforts has certainly been a success. With today's advancements in social networking, social networking applications has played a significant role in promoting timely testing  among its  user base. Let's see how Hornet

By Mark Angello C. Ganon 1,000 in 20 – Stars aligned on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the People’s Hall of SM Aura Premier when LoveYourself welcomed Batch Upendo, a cluster of 56 new recruits in the HIV and AIDS awareness advocacy. With the orientation of these extraordinary individuals, Batch Upendo has etched its mark in LoveYourself history as it became its 20 th batch of volunteers. On top of that, 56 was the just the right number to push LoveYourself’s roster of advocates beyond the one thousand mark. Chris Lagman, LoveYourself’s Director for Learning and Development, primes Batch Upendo volunteers to continue the organization’s commitment to be a safe space for the community With this milestone,  LoveYourself positions itself in the frontline in the battle against HIV. Staying true to its commitment to the community, the organization continues to provide a safe space for anyone who wishes to be enlightened on HIV, its transmission and prevention , and on how to thwart the