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By Bet Domingo During the Love Gala last May 11: Courage Amplified, DC Bayong designer Don Cristobal handed out a Love Bayong to LoveYourself Ambassador and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach,  who willingly modeled the bags in support of the advocacy. Photo by Robin Marero. If most people have a “bucket” for their list of everything they wanted to achieve, then fashion icon Don Cristobal (DC) thinks differently with his “DC Bayongs.” As a subsidiary of the DC brand, the DC Bayong is a chic reinvention of the Philippine go-to market bags. Instead of fish and  bahay-kubo  vegetables, it entails various causes that the modern society would find worthwhile to support, including the Love Gala – Asia’s premier charity and awards event for the HIV/AIDS advocacy. For this particular event, the DC Bayong releases its collection of the “Love Bayong,” which is embellished with uniquely curated "rose” patches that perfectly represent this year’s Love Gala theme, Courage Amplifi...

LoveYourself releases Limited Edition shirts to Wear Love for More Love!  I n collaboration with  Inspi , t his T-shirt for a cause campaign is made available anywhere in the Philippines through online via Shopee. There are  two distinct designs: The LoveYourself Black Shirt and The Love.Fight.Cure. Red Flip Shirt .  A huge portion of the sales of the shirts will support LoveYourself's free and confidential HIV testing services, awareness programs, and community movements like the  Love Gala  this May 11, 2019. These limited edition T-shirts are made from premium cotton. The shirts' design is silk screened, and have a straight hem.  The shirts have a variety of sizes from XS to XL, which only cost for PhP249.00.  Hurry! Add to cart now  and purchase  for this will only last until  May 1, 2019.   The shirts will be shipped to you wherever you are in the Philippines! Click the images below to order yours now! The LoveYourself T...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Now more than ever, we need to be brave in expressing our love. Staunchly proving this is Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, who headlines the Love Gala 2019: Courage Amplified . Love Gala is Asia's premier charity and awards event that supports HIV awareness and education, which will take place on 11 May 2019 at the ASB-CBN Vertis Tent, Quezon City. Following on the success of the first Love Gala in 2017, this year’s gala night is set to produce an even louder voice for the HIV advocacy. To join this movement, tickets are available here . Pia is a prominent and vocal advocate of HIV awareness – She is the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Asia & the Pacific and was also named as an HIV Prevention Ambassador for non-profit organization Aid for AIDS. Pia is also joined by reigning Miss Universe Catriona Gray for the Love Gala. Catriona also champions the HIV-AIDS advocacy by volunteering at LoveYourself, who recently encouraged the women to brave the HI...

By Bet Domingo THE HACKERS: LoveYourself volunteers, beauty queens, the doctors and the media are all united for one cause during the Hacking HIV 2.0 last Saturday (17 November) at the PETA Theater in New Manila, Quezon City. (PHOTO BY: Aya Tantiangco) Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and Miss Universe-Philippines 2018 Catriona Elisa Gray join leading HIV advocacy group – LoveYourself, Inc. – in eradicating the epidemic with Hacking HIV 2.0 media event on 17 November (Saturday) at the PETA Theater. The Hacking HIV 2.0 entails the unveiling of four new HIV programs. First of which is the establishment of three new community centers, namely LoveYourself Welcome in Manila near Welcome Rotonda, Lily by LoveYourself x DIOSSA in Parañaque City, and LoveYourself White House in Cebu City. “These new community centers will enable us to reach more people for our HIV-related services,” LoveYourself Senior Director Christopher Lagman said. Photo by Joma Ragrar...

Long before Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach exponentially raised HIV and AIDS awareness in the country, many Filipino individuals have been working hard to change the landscape of the HIV and AIDS advocacy in the country. Ten (10) of them will be recognized this World AIDS Day on 1 December during the first-ever “Love Gala.” The Love Gala, as unveiled Wednesday (9 August), is the Asia’s Premier Charity and Awards Gala event, which will honor outstanding individuals and their immeasurable contributions at “The Ripple Awards.” The organization believes that “a single person's act of love can start a wave that can save millions of people.” The Ripple Awards nomination period is open until 31 August 2017. Visit the Love Gala page: http://lovegala.org/nominate-now/ to nominate someone who has created ripples of positive change that greatly influenced the domestic and global movement towards the HIV and AIDS advocacy. Potential nominees can be a repre...