00:00Meanwhile, there will be a Love Gala Night
00:03accompanied by World AIDS Day.
00:05How many celebrities will attend the event?
00:08That's what BN Manalo reported live.
00:11BN?
00:15As part of World AIDS Day,
00:17Love Gala Night 2024 will be held here in Taguig.
00:21Where First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos is expected to attend.
00:25And just a while ago,
00:27we saw the well-known HIV-AIDS Awareness Advocate
00:31Ms. Universe 2015, Pia Huertzbaca.
00:36Pia will be auctioning her museum memorabilia
00:39as part of Albert Andrade's replica of her iconic blue gown.
00:42Where all the money will go to the youth center in Taguig.
00:47This is part of her unparalleled support
00:50for programs to fight deadly diseases.
00:53Some renowned fashion designers will also attend
00:56and local artists will also enjoy.
00:58The United States Agency for International Development, USAID,
01:05and Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. will also attend.
01:08HIV awareness, screening, and treatment access in the Philippines
01:12will also be provided.
01:13This will also support community engagement and technical assistance
01:17to the healthway medical networks in the Philippines.
01:19This will also strengthen the skills of healthcare providers.
01:22Telehealth access will be expanded through Consulta MD.
01:27Partners and stakeholders will also be encouraged
01:30to bring free HIV self-testing kits.
01:34The health department will also provide more information,
01:37dissemination, and enhanced treatment protocols
01:40to fight HIV-AIDS.
01:42According to the DOH,
01:43the number of people living with HIV in the country
01:47may reach 215,400 before the end of the year.
01:51It may reach 448,000 by the end of 2030,
01:56if not earlier.
01:58According to the DOH,
02:00there are more than 40,000 cases of HIV in the Philippines,
02:03while more than 400 individuals have been diagnosed with HIV.
02:07There are more than 10 cases of HIV every day this year
02:12compared to the previous year.
02:14The government is now in charge
02:16because more and more young people are infected.
02:19The Philippines is one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region
02:22that has the fastest rate of HIV cases.
02:26That is why it is necessary
02:28to follow some guidelines to avoid HIV-AIDS.
02:32For additional information,
02:34please visit the social media platforms of Love Yourself PH.
02:40This is Love Yourself PH.
02:42The local government of Taguig and the Philippine AIDS Council
02:46urge you to support the U-Equals-U campaign
02:50or the Undetectable-Equals-Untransmittable campaign
02:53as a way to continue increasing the number of HIV cases in the Philippines.
02:58Diana.
03:00Thank you very much, Dian Manalo.
