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[Posted Nov. 10, 2014] LoveYourself,  in partnership with the Protect the Goal Campaign , will conduct a one-day  free HIV Testing event for men on 29 November 2014 (Saturday) from 12NN-9PM at Victoria Court North EDSA . Aptly called as Protect and Love , this event is organized to offer young men free HIV testing service in a strategic and accessible location in Metro Manila. Trained peer counselors will assist participants during the event to ensure that those who will be taking the HIV test feel welcome, accommodated, and supported. To sign up for Protect and Love Free HIV Testing,  please go to the link below and register with your details. This will ensure that timely reminders, detailed information, as well as commuting and/or driving instructions are sent to you ahead of time. SIGN UP TODAY:  go.loveyourself.ph/protectandlove

HIV Care and Support Groups If you've just found out that you're HIV-positive, you may feel many overwhelming emotions-- fear, confusion, disbelief, anger,... --but one feeling that is sure to come is this: the feeling of being alone . Know that you are not alone . Many people in the Philippines are now living healthy, productive lives, and they are like you: a person living with HIV.  Remember that being HIV-positive is not the virtual death sentence it once was. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), yes, but being HIV-positive does not necessarily mean that you already have AIDS. With a healthy lifestyle and the right medical care, many HIV-positive people are living long, productive lives, without AIDS. You are considered HIV-positive once you receive your confirmatory results, which in the Philippines, come from a central laboratory (NRL-SLH SACCL, or National Reference Laboratory San Lazaro Hospital STD AIDS Cooper...

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Tv7cj For Commuters from North and Metro East: Take any bus going to Alabang (But not the one with Sucat-Bicutan signage, preferably in Edsa Ayala so less stopover; P25-35 fare, around 20-30 mins. travel time depending on the traffic) From Alabang look for Muntinlupa Fire Station Ride a minivan/multicab with a Filinvest Ikot route in front the Orang Condo/Building and Festival Mall beside the fire station. (P10 fare, 5 mins. travel time) Tell driver to drop you off at RITM For Commuters from Metro South & South Luzon: Ride any transpo going to Alabang From Alabang look for Muntinlupa Fire Station Ride a minivan/multicab with a Filinvest Ikot route in front the Orang Condo/Building and Festival Mall beside the fire station. (P10 fare, 5 mins. travel time) Tell driver to drop you off at RITM If Bringing a Private Vehicle: Take SLEX Exit to  Filinvest Toll Turn left after toll RITM is at the right side Note: Be there before 7AM for baseline testing (Import...

Soon after the successful Quickie by LoveYourself Confidential  HIV testing event last September 20 at the Makati Friendship Suites, more than 70 of LoveYourself's HIV-trained counselors came together for the 1st LoveYourself Counselors' Convention on Saturday, October 5 at the Best Western Antel Suites. The Convention was sponsored by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine , specifically by their AIDS Reseach Group (RITM-ARG). Dr. Rossana Ditangco , head of RITM-ARG kicked off the Convention with a keynote. She talked about the love story between RITM and LoveYourself -- how the partnership has blossomed in the past two years, starting with a basic vision from RITM on the HIV continuum of care, and LoveYourself's passion to bring it to life. "Since LoveYourself took over the operations of the RITM Satellite Clinic in Malate as the LoveYourself Hub, the numbers of those coming to get tested for HIV at the Hub has drastically increased, " Dr. Ditangco declar...