KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 December) – A seven-year-old boy has tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the deadly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). John Arlo Codilla, head of the Disease Prevention and Control Unit of the South Cotabato Integrated Provincial
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 23 September) — In 2016, Raffy Ardemil’s journey to an HIV diagnosis began with something else entirely. “Sa akong X-ray they found out nga naa koy pneumonia ug TB,” she recalled. In just a month, her weight dropped
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 18 August) — Robbie Pamisa, a volunteer at a local support group for persons with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), did not think that a political decision made a thousand
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 Aug) — A health official in this city said the recent rise in reported human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases is not just a sign of increased infections, but of improved public health systems that are
MindaNews / 15 May — Three regions in Mindanao were among the 10 areas in the country that recorded the highest number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases from January to March 2025, according to data from the Epidemiology Bureau
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May) – The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has denied reports that there are 16 newborn babies infected by their mothers with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the deadly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 December) – Health authorities here recorded a total of 323 new cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in this city from January to July 2023. Data from
A social media post claiming that fish contaminated by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the dreaded acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), has killed hundreds of people in Northern Mindanao is false and an old fake news being circulated anew.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) – The provincial government of South Cotabato is targeting to fully operate within the year its newly established confirmatory testing laboratory for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). John Arlo Codilla, infectious diseases coordinator
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 March) — South Cotabato officials have expressed alarm on the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), among high school or secondary students in the province.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/18 February) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is eyeing South Cotabato province’s initiatives on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as model for local government interventions. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., chief of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 29 January) – The number of Filipinos living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may reach over 250,000 by 2030 if no drastic measures are done, with majority of new infections likely teens and young adults aged 15
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 28 Nov) – The city government is pushing for the establishment of two more treatment hubs here for people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) – A research to determine the bioactivity of the anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) properties of a local herb known as “wild sage” will be submitted for review and possible funding by the Regional Health
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 August) — Health personnel in South Cotabato province have recorded six more confirmed deaths in the area this year due to disease complications caused by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). John Codilla, focal person for
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SUBIC, Zambales (MindaNews / 15 July) – The tendency of Filipinos to shy away from undergoing tests and engage in behavior that increases the risk of infection has led to the spike in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in
SUBIC, Zambales (MindaNews/14 July) – The number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Philippines will reach 133,000 by 2022 based on the current rate of infections, a health official said Thursday. Dr. Genesis May Samonte, program manager of
An advocate lights a candle during the International AIDS candlelight memorial celebration at the People’s Park in Davao City on May 13, 2016. Records from the Department of Health Philippine HIV and AIDS registry shows there are 1,552 cases of
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Feb) – Some blood donors here tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other blood-borne infectious diseases, an official of the blood bank center at the Caraga Regional Hospital said on Tuesday.[] But Aida
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 27 Aug) – Health personnel in South Cotabato province have detected 98 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the last eight months. John Codilla, HIV/AIDS focal person
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Aug) – The city’s Reproductive Health and Wellness Center (RHWC) noted a total of 131 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) from January to May this year. Based on the record of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) — Fifteen more residents of South Cotabato province have tested positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), bringing the total incidence in the area to 269. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., South Cotabato Integrated
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/27 April) – Three blood donors were found positive of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Zamboanga City said. The three persons were among those who donated blood since January this year. Dr. Eileen Ruste, PRC
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 March) – Three patients suffering from late stages of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have died last week while being treated in separate hospitals here, a health official said Thursday. Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) – The Department of Health in Caraga Region has recorded at least 53 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2014. The DOH said the number has been the highest recorded in the last
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 March) – Following the Department of Health’s public advisory on Thursday about the newly-discovered stronger strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), local health experts expressed their concern towards the key population in the region who remains vulnerable.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 Dec) – The Philippines is nowhere near the finish line in terms of completing one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations (UN). Speaking in Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw in SM
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 Oct) – Health authorities have confirmed nine new infections of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) here as they warned that more cases could emerge in the coming weeks. Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Sept) – Three more professionals here have tested positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), bringing the disease incidence in the area to 150. Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the City Health Office’s (CHO)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Aug) – A survey by the University of Mindanao Institute of Popular Opinion (UM-IPO) showed that the people in Davao City perceive that the HIV/AIDS situation is becoming alarming, yet they continue to have false
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 Dec) – Health personnel here are pushing for the detection of more human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases as a strategy to curb the rising incidence of the disease in the area.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 November) — Health authorities in South Cotabato province confirmed on Tuesday two new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, bringing the disease incidence in the area to 31. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., South Cotabato-Integrated Provincial
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNew/10 July) — Four more residents here have tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the last five weeks, bringing the total number of cases in the area to 81, a local health official said.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) – Health authorities in Region 12 have expressed alarm over the rising incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the region that already reached 77 confirmed cases. Jenny Ventura, Department of Health
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) – Two graduating college students have been added to the growing list of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) carriers in this city. Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the City Integrated Health Services Office’s (CIHSO)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 18 January) — Health authorities in South Cotabato province confirmed Friday the death late last month of another human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient in nearby Koronadal City. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – Local health officials are raising alarm bells on the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the city as the number of those afflicted with the disease has already reached three in
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 December) — With the confirmed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases here now at 51, local health authorities warned on Friday that around a thousand more in the area may have already been infected and were now
