Day: December 1, 2025

Northern mindanao: Northern Mindanao marked World AIDS Day Monday with intensified calls for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing and treatment to combat stigma and misinformation. ‘You just treat HIV testing like it’s any other testing, such as sugar or lipids. The only way to know if you have the virus,’ Dr. Althea Louise Escobillo, Iligan City’s National AIDS and STI Prevention Control Program coordinator, said in an interview. According to Philippines News Agency, health institutions across the region offered free confidential tests and educational drives in schools and communities. Since 1991, the Department of Health has recorded 4,008 HIV cases