134 people got HIV in July thru transactional sex

11/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Over 100 persons who had engaged in transactional sex were found to have acquired the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in July, according to the Department of Health (DOH). HIV may lead to acquired immunodeficiency…

Danao City’s Shim Dagatan to play lead role in CineSpectra 2019 short-film entry ‘Panihapon’

Michelle Joy Padayhag 07/24/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—A former grand finalist of the Sinulog Idol Season 10 was chosen to lead a short film entry for CineSpectra 2019 Short Film Festival in Manila this August. Shim Dagatan, 25, a native of Barangay…

Wurtzbach to public: Be a volunteer of a cause you are passionate about

Michelle Joy Padayhag 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Try to volunteer.” This was the message of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach during her visit at the LoveYourself White House Center in Cebu City last weekend.  “If you feel passionate about something,…

LoveYourself Cebu fashion auction event gets two Miss Universes’ backing

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray expressed her support to LoveYourself Cebu’s upcoming charity event slated on July 6 in an event venue in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City.  A video of the 25-year-old Filipino-Australian…

‘Panihapon,’ Razo, Canete’s short film entry to CineSpectra 2019

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After showing what they got in Sinulog Short Film Festival 2019, Cebuano filmmaker Eli Razo and screenwriter Jai Shane Cañete will again make the Cebuanos proud as they join an upcoming film festival…

Karencitta in Cebu on April 27 for LoveYourself White House launch

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana singer Karencitta will be back home in the Queen City of the South on Saturday, April 27, for a cause that is close to her heart. Karencitta, or Karen Ann Cabrera in…

Ten threats to global health in 2019 according to the World Health Organization

Marc Cosep 01/29/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) puts out a list of the most pressing issues that face global health. It changes every year as WHO tries to zero in on what needs…

Love Yourself brings HIV Testing Day to Cebu

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 11/24/2018

Get tested for HIV. This was the call of the volunteers of Love Yourself Inc. in today’s free and confidential HIV Testing Day in Cebu. Jan Vincent Estrada, Cebu operations head of Love Yourself, said the HIV…

More options for people living with HIV

10/28/2018

PEOPLE living with HIV will soon have access to a wider choice of health care providers for outpatient treatment and care. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) now accredits primary HIV care facilities (stand-alone or satellite treatment…

PYC to focus on mental health, HIV awareness

Gerard Vincent Francisco 10/19/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Youth Commission (PYC) is set to spearhead information caravans on mental health and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) awareness in different barangays of the province. James Canoy, who serves as the president of PYC…

HIV cases up, AIDS cases go down in Cebu last year

Rosalie Abatayo 07/18/2018

Cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) went up in Cebu last year, more than double in 2016. Provincial Health Office HIV resource person Wilfredo Salgado Jr. said their records showed there were more than 700 HIV cases…

HIV cases continue to rise in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/18/2018

Cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) in Cebu continue to increase with male to male sexual intercourse and those who share needles in illegal drugs use as the most common cause of…

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