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By Jean Natividad What's the way to this celebrity chef's heart? We'll let you in on a little secret: His ideal partner is "someone who has deep core values" and places importance on faith and family. Chef Jeremy Favia is known for his work as a chef and TV host. You probably remember him from the lifestyle shows Chef vs. Mom, Take-Out, and Ka-Toque . But this kitchen cutie is also an animal lover, travel enthusiast, and our partner in advocating HIV awareness and prevention. In 2013, he gamely participated in and posed for the Project Indulge campaign, which saw tasteful photography coupled with resonating copy that moved the public to get tested for HIV. Chef Jeremy is once again donning his advocate hat as he's set to cook up something indulgent for you at LoveYourself's date auction for a cause, Cherry Poppin' - The 3rd Party , this February 25 at One Canvas Events Place in Makati (get tickets here: go.loveyourself.ph/cherrytickets ) . He adds...

We always say, be smart, safe, and sexy. And since we've always been smart and safe, we decided to level up on the sexy! In celebration of our 3rd anniversary, Love Yourself proudly presents MISTER INDULGENT , a male pageant that's smart and safe, and definitely oozing with sexy! It's our very own version of a bikini competition for a cause, where the victor gets to appear as Love Yourself's image model for its various campaigns to promote self-worth, and education and awareness on HIV/AIDS. The show is open to the public, with tickets at Php450 each. Happening on the 19th of July 2014 (Saturday), 9 PM, at Vizio Bar on Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Proceeds of this event shall be used to further reaching out to the community to provide free HIV counseling, education, and testing. Come join the sexy fun, help the community, and celebrate with us! A three-in-one that is not to be missed. Enjoy, indulge, and be part of this exciting event! PLUS: Photos of the competing dudes ...

It's the White Party this Saturday! For every account you make and tickets you claim www.plun.asia donates Php 50.00 to The Love Yourself Project and UP Babaylan!

Are you a single guy? And you kinda wanna meet other single guys? It’s frustrating sometimes. You go to bars, bathhouses, or perhaps online… but you feel, these are really not the places to find love. Well, “Dating Dudes” is an event to meet like-minded guys and discuss these things. Why is it so hard to meet the right ones? What makes meeting other guys easier and less frustrating? “Dating Dudes” is part of Love Yourself’s series of events where the goal is to have meaningful conversations, among guys of the same persuasion, on topics that are interesting, fun, and engaging. It is a by-invitation event on February 8, 2014,  Saturday, at an undisclosed venue. If you are interested to join, please register at    http://go.loveyourself.ph/DDfeb to receive an invite.

On July 10, 2011 the Love Yourself (VINN Advocacy) group, a not-for-profit organization focused on HIV prevention among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), in association with the Quezon City Health Department (QCHD), held their first advocacy project, “A Day with the Boys: An HIV Confidential Counseling and Testing Event” at 35 West Avenue, Quezon City. The event was undertaken together with volunteers from QCHD, Pinoy Plus, Take The Test, and representatives from SaMACKA. The event was able to serve a total of 54 clients from 10am to 5pm on that day. All 54 clients that were counseled and tested declared themselves as Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). As per DOH protocol, during the post-test counseling and release of the rapid HIV test result, all clients were given instructions: The blood samples of clients that turned out reactive will be sent to National Reference Laboratory-STD AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory / San Lazaro Hospital to undergo the confirmatory test. The QCHD will...