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By Carlos Diego A. Rozul Everyone has talked about a particular status in his or her life, be it their relationship status, their financial status, and heck people talk about their problems on their Facebook status all the time! But one thing that’s rarely talked about is one’s HIV status. Despite its relevance today it is still greatly stigmatized and has been thought of as taboo by many. This monthly column aims to help facilitate discussion on issues surrounding HIV testing and living with HIV. Blood is the lifeline that flows through the body. It nourishes and transports waste products to appropriate filtering organs. In the past year, there have been reports 1 , 2 of increased donated units that have tested reactive for HIV after screening consistent with the rise of HIV infections in the Philippines. However, there have also been accounts of nonreactive men having sex with men (MSM) who have been deferred from donating blood on the basis of their sexual orientation. Reiner, a r...

Past Harana Chapters:   * Chapter 1   * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3    * Chapter 4    * Chapter 5    * Chapter 6     * Chapter 7    * Chapter 8     * Chapter 9 Harana Chapter 10: Love Yourself Ilang buwan din ang nakalipas ng kilig, tampuhan at pagpapadama ng kanilang pagmamahalan. Kaya tuwing nakakasama ni Ash si Trey ay ibang kilig ang kanyang nararamdaman. Kilig na ngayon lamang n’ya naramdaman sa buong buhay n’ya. “Dalawang buwan na tayo, pero parang kada araw ay parang unang araw na nakasama kita at narinig sa’yo ang salitang I Love You,” ani Ash. “I won’t get tired of loving and saying these words to you, Ash. I love you!” sambit ni Trey habang aakma ng isang nakaw na halik. “By the way baby boy, we will be performing again next week. Hope to see you there.” “Oo naman, wala pa naman akong na-miss na gig mo di ba?”. “Yeah, but sometimes I feel you just want to g...