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B y Ronald C. Bugarin The hottest nurses from all over the Philippines gather together for National HIV Testing Day themed Hot Nurses of Pinas on June 15, 2019 from 11:00am to 7:00pm. LoveYourself has partnered with more than eleven (11) Community Based Organizations (CBOs) nationwide for you to experience private, secure, and accurate HIV testing in a fraction of the time and have a chance to get pricked with some of the Hot Nurses in the country. Sign up now for a fast, free and anonymous HIV screening. Hot Nurses of Pinas marks the seventh community-led multi-site HIV testing event held by LoveYourself, beginning with Incognito in May 2016. These events are the organization’s efforts to make HIV screening easier and more accessible to more people, especially now that LoveYourself has partnered with other CBO’s in the nation.  This initiative is one of LoveYourself’s many efforts to halt the growing number of HIV cases in the country by promoting timely HIV testing as a regular

By Carlos Diego A. Rozul Let the Hot Nurses of ‘Pinas make HIV screening convenient for you! On June 15, 2019 LoveYourself launches the third community-led multi-site National HIV Screening Day. Together with our partner community-based organizations around the Philippines you can get free, fast, and confidential HIV screening closer to you! What are you waiting for? Sign up , and don’t miss out. The Hot Nurses of ‘Pinas follows up on the Hot Doctors of ‘Pinas in November 2018, that served over 800 clients nationwide. This one-day event makes HIV screening more available nationwide than ever with the help of our partner testing sites. You no longer need to fill out lengthy forms found during regular testing days. Instead, you just give your contact information upon registration, be given a Unique Identifier Code (UIC), and our hot nurses will help you out throughout the process. An available counselor will then attend to you, and the results will be ready in 15-20 minutes. The Hot

By Bet Domingo During the Love Gala last May 11: Courage Amplified, DC Bayong designer Don Cristobal handed out a Love Bayong to LoveYourself Ambassador and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach,  who willingly modeled the bags in support of the advocacy. Photo by Robin Marero. If most people have a “bucket” for their list of everything they wanted to achieve, then fashion icon Don Cristobal (DC) thinks differently with his “DC Bayongs.” As a subsidiary of the DC brand, the DC Bayong is a chic reinvention of the Philippine go-to market bags. Instead of fish and  bahay-kubo  vegetables, it entails various causes that the modern society would find worthwhile to support, including the Love Gala – Asia’s premier charity and awards event for the HIV/AIDS advocacy. For this particular event, the DC Bayong releases its collection of the “Love Bayong,” which is embellished with uniquely curated "rose” patches that perfectly represent this year’s Love Gala theme, Courage Amplified.  Cris

by Ronald Bugarin (Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aidsgov/3008911718/in/photostream/ ) On 20 December 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 11166 otherwise known as the “Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act” which repeals RA No. 8504 or the “Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998.” Among the revisions made in the new law is that minors aged 15 to below 18 years old can now be tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) without parental  / guardian consent. Under Article IV, Section 29 of the new law, “ If the person is fifteen (15) to below eighteen (18) years of age, consent to voluntary HIV testing shall be obtained from the child without the need of consent from a parent or guardian.” It also states that “any young person aged below fifteen (15) who is pregnant or engaged in high-risk behavior shall be eligible for HIV testing and counseling with the assistance of a licensed social worker or health worker. Consent to voluntar

By Mark Angello C. Ganon On March 16, 2019, LoveYourself welcomed 74 incoming volunteers in a batch orientation at the People’s Hall at SM Aura Premier at Taguig City. Named Kauna Kai , these dynamic individuals were oriented by fellow volunteers headed by Joy Daguiso, LoveYourself HIV counselor. The batch orientation, which was a whole-day event, served as Batch Kauna Kai’s stepping stone as they embark on the advocacy in raising awareness on HIV and AIDS, which continues to be a major global public health issue. 74 aspiring volunteers make up Batch Kauna Kai, LoveYourself’s 22nd batch of volunteers BEHIND THE NAME : LOVE AS A DRIVING FORCE Since 2011, LoveYourself has welcomed its volunteers in batches. These are identified with distinct terms that are relevant to the organization and its advocacy. It ranged from motivational words like Ascend , Ignite and, Vanguard to native terms like Magayon (beauty) , Bigkis (bond) and Bahandi (treasure) . For 2018, the batch names were picked