Distributing condoms in schools only encourages promiscuity – Magpale

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/05/2016

Cebu Vice Governor Agnes Magpale expressed disapproval over the plan of the Department of Health’s (DOH) to distribute condoms in schools saying this act will only encourage promiscuity among the youth. “No (I don’t agree). I am…

HIV/AIDS and delusions of morality

Rina Jimenez-David 12/02/2016

I can still remember the days when the media, including the entertainment media, were all over the place talking about HIV/AIDS. Movies were being made about the pandemic, based on the lives of people (remember Dolzura Cortez?)…

Sharp rise in TB, HIV cases reported in congested Cebu jails

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/21/2016

Congestion in jails in Cebu province has been placed at “one thousand percent,” resulting to a sharp rise on illnesses, including tuberculosis, a penology official said. Senior Insp. Dennis C. Aliño, regional paralegal officer of the Bureau…

300 kids avail of feeding program

Norman V. Mendoza 08/19/2016

LGBT group Bisdak Pride also holds HIV seminar for the fire evacuees at CICC Some 300 children from Barangays Mantuyong and Guizo in Mandaue City who are temporarily staying at an evacuation center in the Cebu International…

Cebuana ma tries to help fellow HIV positive women

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/17/2016

As the number of persons in the country diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to grow, a 41-year-old HIV positive Cebuana mother is trying to prevent others especially women from suffering the same fate that she…

Rising number of young HIV victims, DOH warns

Carmel Loise Matus 07/14/2016

More younger people are contracting HIV, with Central Visayas ranking second to the National Capital Region (NCR) in the number of HIV cases based on a report by the Department of Health. Dr. Genesis May Samonte, program…

Summer youth camp tackles teenage pregnancy, HIV, AIDS

05/28/2016

The Cebu Provincial government’s Social Welfare Development Office, in partnership with the Commission on Population (Popcom 7), recently held a summer youth camp last May 18-21 at the Alta Resort in Cordova town, Mactan Island. The first…

Miss U walks the talk, meets HIV victims

01/28/2016

IT was an “unusual” advocacy to pick, but when asked why she deserved to be the Miss Universe crown, Miss Philippines said she wanted to advocate for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and awareness. Starting off in…

Central Visayas is top 4 in reported HIV cases

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/02/2015

Church steps up education drive, reminds public not to shun patients Central Visayas had 47 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in October, the 4th highest  region nationwide. Most of these cases come from Cebu, a Department…

HIV: 5 every minute!

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/22/2015

SINCE Charlie Sheen, 50, star of the hit TV series “Two and a Half Men,” revealed for the first time on November 17, 2015 in his interview on TODAY with Matt Lauer, that he had tested positive…

772 cases of HIV/AIDS recorded in June

08/10/2015

Department of Health says this is highest number of cases in a month The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded the highest number of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a single month last June,…

Free HIV testing in Cebu

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/08/2015

“JOHN,” a third year college student decided to avail of the free Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) check of the Department of Health (DOH). He admitted that he felt bothered by the possibility of contracting HIV after engaging…

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