Old LY Site

By Robert Cimbracruz and Tino Largado New volunteers from Batch Isetu attend the orientation held for the first time at Zendesk Philippines. A total of 41 new volunteers officially joined LoveYourself in an orientation event held on July 20, 2019 at Zendesk Philippines, Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. Bearing the name Isetu, this fresh wave of volunteers were welcomed by a group of volunteers led by HIV Counselor Cedric Labiano. It stands as the second batch of volunteers joining LoveYourself, and the 23rd overall in the organization’s eighth year. The day-long orientation event officially marked the start of Batch Isetu’s journey of promoting education to eradicate stigma, fostering self-love and self-care, and serving the community. As LoveYourself remains resolute in its mission of embracing, nurturing, and promoting self-worth to create ripples of positive change in the community, enlisting the new volunteers of Batch Isetu will surely strengthen this cause. Accordin...

Last September 10, Batch Bahandi’s Sarimanok graciously soared to take part in Love Yourself’s roost. They are the 37 new recruits who underwent a thorough screening process to complete this year’s 3 rd set of volunteers. This 2016, LoveYourself kick-started the assimilation of concepts from the three main island groups of the Philippines (LuzViMinda) in coming up with batch names for the new volunteers. This rebranding reflects LoveYourself’s intent to promote patriotism and tolerate diversity among its volunteers. This trend took off with Kinaadman (Cebuano for “wisdom”) to represent Visayas, followed by Magayon (Bicolano for “beautiful”) to embody Luzon and finally capped by Bahandi to signify Mindanao. Bahandi , the chosen batch name for the new set of volunteers, actually came from Pamahandi , a lower god of the Higaunon people of Northern Mindanao, who is believed to have dominion over treasures and properties. From Pamahandi came the word Bahandi, a Cebuano term, denoting ...

Ni: Ruben Jay Alvarez Mamulat tayo sa mga kulay at talinghaga ng mga karanasan ng isang manunulat, tagapagsalaysay, alagad ng sining, at LoveYourself volunteer na si Jay Fernando. Sinong mag-­aakala na ang isang batang nangangarap maging dalubhasa sa siyensya ay magiging isang alagad ng sining sa kasalukuyan? Habang hinihintay ko ang aking kapapanayamin, umupo muna ako sa isang bakanteng silya sa tapat ng aking kasamang si Mickey at nagisip ng kung ano ba ang dapat kong itanong sa kanya. Maulan ang hapon ng Martes at wala masyadong tao sa Detoxify Bar kaya naman yun ang napili naming pagdausan ng aming panayam. Pagdating ni Jay ay umupo na agad siya sa tabi ko at kapansin­-pansin ang pulang scarf na nakabalot sa kanyang leeg. Tipikal kay Jay ang magsuot ng maluluwag na kasuotan dahil mas komportable siya sa ganitong istilo ng pananamit. Si Jay ay isa sa mga volunteer ng Love Yourself at kasalukuyang manunulat ng mga teleseryeng pinapalabas sa ABS­-CBN. Ang Mahirap Na Panimula Parehong...

Last June 11, LoveYourself once again welcomed a new set of volunteers, collectively known as Batch Magayon. This new set of volunteers corresponds to LoveYourself’s second wave of recruited volunteers for 2016. The batch name “magayon” comes from the Bicolano word “beautiful”. LoveYourself hopes that this batch of volunteers will allow beauty to radiate from within themselves and touch the lives of people they will encounter in the organization’s advocacy of HIV awareness and self-worth. Batch Magayon volunteers will receive training to become counselors in LoveYourself’s two HIV testing clinics - the LoveYourself Uni in Pasay and LoveYourself Anglo in Mandaluyong . Batch Magayon volunteers will also have the opportunity to move further with the option of undertaking life coaching training as part of LoveYourself’s latest program, the NEX+ CHAP+ER program, a life coaching service for PLHIV’s (People Living With HIV). Behind the Logo The sinarapan is used as an icon for Batch Magayon....