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Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray Leads HIV Mass Screening MANILA, PHILIPPINES – After Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray visited LoveYourself, Inc. on Wednesday (27 February), the Filipina beauty queen invites everyone to get tested on 2 March 2019, Saturday  at LoveYourself community centers and its partner community-based organization. Dubbed as THIS IS ME: The Silver Lining HIV Screening Day, the purposeful event is a simultaneous HIV testing in Metro Manila, Cavite, Pampanga, Palawan, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga. Interested individuals are encouraged to sign up at  http://go.loveyourself.ph/ThisIsMeCatriona . Joining LoveYourself on this endeavor are Decent Image of South Signal Association from Taguig, Juan AVES Love and Light, Cavite Positive Action Group The JCH Advocacy Inc., Posi+ive Movement and Project H4 in Luzon, Family Planning Organization of the Philippines – IloIlo in the Visayas, and Kagay-an PLUS - Preserving Life, Uniting Society Inc., Olympus Society of Dav...

By Ruben Jay Alvarez Get to know a budding community of lovers in the Philippines’ Last Frontier, and the inspiring efforts of its tireless and passionate lead, Yuan. After an hour and 20 minutes, I finally arrived at Puerto Princesa International Airport and hopped right away into a tricycle heading to the Amos Tara Community Center. It was a fine Wednesday morning when I reached the center. I sat myself at a cozy cafe nearby, waiting for Yuan to arrive. Yuan is the executive director of Project H4 and the overall person in-charge of Amos Tara ’s daily operations. The cafe is called Hugot Cafe, which offers reasonably priced food and beverages. Lines related to personal experiences and realizations, known as hugot in Filipino, are written on the walls. After an hour, Yuan arrived sweaty and short of breath from riding the motorcycle. I allowed him to rest and catch his breath  before we proceeded. We then talked about the organization, Amos Tara . The Beginning Everything starte...