Ogie Diaz is not happy with lawyer Larry Gadon issuing a malicious comment against former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III following his passing on July 24. “Ang cheap,” he said in a vlog. He didn’t stop there. Taking to Facebook, the actor-talent manager wrote in Filipino, “Good...
The United States government, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday launched the P500 million ($10.3 million) President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the Philippines and turned over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to...
For one, it doesn't just happen to LGBTQ+ people and, most important of all, it is not a death sentence Beating AIDS and HIV and COVID-19 together While we are about to see a light at the end of our dark COVID-19 tunnel, one virus still looms on the sideline and continues to threaten mankind's...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded people living with HIV (PLHIV) to continue accessing free treatment and other related-services. (DOH/ MB) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement during the observance of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day on Sunday, May 16. "HIV...
The Philippine government should ensure continuity of HIV/AIDS care services even if it is still grappling with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said. (UNAIDS LOGO) According to UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, “there...
Before the world was put to fear by the global Covid-19 pandemic, there were already a number of invisible enemies that plague it. One of these has been around since the 1908s, when people in the gay community started dying due to an unknown condition. This led to outrage, discrimination, and...
