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By Ryan Taborada It’s a street party with a twist. Jerryflor Lazarte, Toledo City Festival Queen, dances gracefully during the Sinulog sa Lalawigan 2020. Dubbed as Cebu's "epic" annual festival by Lonely Planet , Sinulog Festival is the Feast of Santo Niño (the Christ Child) which draws devotees, and both local and international tourists. It is celebrated every third Sunday of January and is widely known for its colorful procession and street parade bearing the image of Santo Niño.  LoveYourself volunteers from Manila and Cebu, together with LoveYourself founder Ronivin Pagtakhan, are stationed outside the LoveYourself White House to greet passersby. Perfectly situated where a sizable amount of foot traffic flowed during Sinulog 2020, LoveYourself Cebu partook in the festivities by promoting its advocacy. Adding colors to the celebration, volunteers took turns offering complimentary condoms and lubricants outside the gates of LoveYourself White House, the community ...

By LoveYourself Cebu Communications TALISAY CITY, CEBU - Miss Universe-Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados, together with LoveYourself Inc. and the City Government of Talisay, champions the HIV advocacy in Cebu in an outreach program held on Saturday - October 12 at the People’s Hall of the city. During the event, Ganados was unveiled as the newest ambassador of LoveYourself, adding the cause to her initial “elderly care” advocacy. She also headlines the HIV awareness and prevention forum, together with the free HIV screening for the day. The outreach was also in cooperation with Youth for Better Talisay, and Talisay City LGBT Bangaw Federation. Vice Mayor Alan G. Bucao lauded the initiative. “I am so happy that LoveYourself has given their trust in us, the City of Talisay and Talisay City LGBT Bangaw, in extending their advocacy on HIV awareness and prevention. I am looking forward to a more fruitful partnership with LoveYourself and Bangaw in this worthy cause.” Ganados now serves as the...

By LoveYourself Communications CEBU CITY - Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach will walk the runway as she headlines the LoveYourself Cebu's ETUF: Cebu’s Premier Fashion Auction for HIV/AIDS Advocacy on 6 July 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Events Space in Cebu City. Together with Wurtzbach, who will don the fashion of Cebuano designers and stylists, are Queen Universe 2019 Bee Urgello, social media darling DeeDee Villegas, social media sensation Alem Garcia, and international Cebuana singer-songwriter and LoveYourself ambassador Karencitta. A portion of the proceeds from all gowns to be auctioned off in ETUF will go to LoveYourself's HIV causes in Cebu. ETUF tickets prices starts at P500 for general admission, and P1,500 for VIP. Avail of the tickets here:  bit.ly/LoveYourselfETUF   or contact LoveYourself White House at 0927-873-7575 or (032) 367-7016. “ETUF is a Cebuano gay lingo for white, which symbolizes one's pure heart to help the HIV advocacy like our ambassadors, supporter...

The LoveYourself Community Centers have been well-known for their warm  service to all clients getting tested. As an organization, LoveYourself keeps up with maintaining the quality of its operations from counselling and decking to communications and projects. In response to the overwhelming number of clients the community centers have received recently, the schedule of operations have been adjusted to better serve its clients. You can now get tested at  LoveYourself Anglo   and   LoveYourself Uni  from Wednesdays to Saturdays 12nn to 8pm, and Sundays 9am to 2pm;  LoveYourself Welcome  on Tuesday to Friday 2pm to 10pm, and  Saturdays 9am to 5pm ;  Victoria by LoveYourself   from Saturday to Wednesday 12nn to 8pm;  LoveYourself White House  from Wednesday to Sunday 12nn to 8pm; while  Lily by LoveYourself  remains to serve Tuesday to Sunday 12nn to 9pm . More details on how to get to our community centers can be seen h...

By Rome Nicolas On April 7, 2019, the LoveYourself Cebu family has welcomed the third batch of awesome volunteers who dedicated their time to learn more through the HIV 101 Training and LoveYourself Orientation in Qualfon Learning Center in Cebu IT Park. As part of LoveYourself Cebu, members of Batch Kalayo can expect to be at the forefront of helping the community through HIV 101 training, counseling and education. A total of 24 new members have pledged their commitment to spark the fire of loving ourselves and helping the community that needs our support. Part of the Pledge of Commitment signed by all the volunteers includes this: I will dare to be who I am so that I better know how to take care of myself, and I will share this means of taking care of myself to others as means of multiplying joy and happiness. Batch Kalayo also attended a Counselor's Training on April 14, 2019 at SYKES Grand Ballroom in Cebu City. Participants learned how to conduct HIV counseling for clients of ...

By Raychie Lomongo VOLUNTEERISM IN CEBU: Opening on 27 April 2019, LoveYourself White House will serve as the newest community center of LoveYourself, Inc. , contributing to the global goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030.  In photo are the volunteers of LoveYourself Cebu. CEBU CITY – The LoveYourself, Inc., the leading community-led HIV services provider in Manila, will extend its reach to Cebu with the grand opening of its newest center – the LoveYourself White House on 27 April 2019 near the Fuente Circle. As LoveYourself White House opens its doors, Cebuanos will have a new safe space where they can get HIV-related services for free. This includes HIV education, counseling, testing and treatment. LoveYourself White House will also offer free internet and coffee. This concept of co-working space allows students to study and young professionals to work, while getting tested at the same time. “LoveYourself is always trying a new concept to diversify its response relative to the needs ...

By Vondraye Batch Bitoon LoveYourself White House has welcomed a new batch of volunteers to join its stronghold in the HIV Advocacy in the heart of Cebu City, located in Fuente Osmeña. Batch Amuma now has additional 31 new brothers and sisters in the LoveYourself Family – Batch Bitoon  who shared their passion for volunteerism.  LoveYourself Whitehouse has been hard at work with its Metro Manila co-founders Vinn Pagtakhan and Chris Lagman to further fortify its services in preparation for its opening in late April 2019. Batch Bitoon has been equipped with basic knowledge of HIV transmission, and HIV counseling skills. The remarkable Batch Bitoon accomplished their training in HIV 101 and operations on  January 12 held at the Learning Lounge - Qualfon Education Cebu IT Park. Co-founders  Vinn and Chris, graced their presence at the HIV Counselling Training on January 26, 2019 held at SMEAG Capital Campus, set to open in late April, Batch Bitoon has now been equ...