PAFPI Positive Action Foundation Philippines Incorporated

22/12/2025

"The numbers are rising, and they weigh heavily on us. Seven years after I authored the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act in the 17th Congress, we mark its anniversary with both pride and concern. This law was meant to modernize our nation’s response, strengthening prevention, treatment, care, and support, and reconstituting the Philippine National AIDS Council for stronger national coordination.
Yet the Department of Health reports that the Philippines now faces the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia Pacific region. From 4,400 new cases in 2010, the figure has surged by 550% to 29,600 in 2024, with an estimated 252,800 Filipinos living with HIV in 2025. These numbers remind us that legislation alone cannot end the epidemic.
As the author of this law, I call on all of us to act with urgency, empathy, and resolve. We must confront stigma, expand education, and ensure that every Filipino has access to testing and treatment. Every statistic represents a life, family, and future we must protect."

17/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎉🎄

17/12/2025

17/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Warmest greetings from PAFPI.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who shared their support and generous contributions that made this gathering possible.

15/12/2025

is the official and legal member of the Philippine National AIDS Council - PNAC On behalf of PAFPI representation to the council, We support PNAC OFFICIAL STATEMENT
ON UPHOLDING ACCURATE INFORMATION AND ELIMINATING STIGMA IN HIV REPORTING.

10/12/2025

"Together, we can end stigma, promote health, and protect every employee. Take the first step: implement a comprehensive HIV & AIDS workplace program today!"

02/12/2025

In behalf of the Positive Action Foundation Philippines Maraming Salamat Vice President Inday Sara Duterte sa inyong mensahe sa World AIDS Day.

"WORLD AIDS DAY

December 1, 2025

Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh!

Madayaw ug maayong adlaw kaninyong tanan.
Magandang araw sa inyong lahat.

The Philippines has the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. Every day, fifty-seven Filipinos learn that they are HIV-positive. Nearly half are young people between 15 and 24 years of age. This is our reality—but it does not have to define our future.

Today, on World AIDS Day, I stand with every Filipino living with HIV—a lifelong journey that demands we walk alongside them, not away from them.

We are all, in the deepest sense, vulnerable.
In this shared fragility lies our most profound connection as human beings, and from this truth flows a simple moral imperative: no one should exist outside the circle of compassion and care.

Let us honor those we have lost to AIDS. They died so we might act with clearer eyes and braver hearts—so we might build the future they deserved but never saw.

I thank our healthcare workers and medical frontliners for transforming our clinical spaces into sanctuaries of hope. In their hands, testing becomes an act of courage, treatment becomes a path to dignity, and every patient encounters reminds us that healing requires both science and humanity.

We must now move on from awareness to action. Every Filipino—regardless of location, identity, or circumstance—deserves access to testing, treatment, and the unwavering support needed to live fully and without shame.

Let us be the generation that breaks this cycle. We choose knowledge over ignorance. We choose presence over abandonment. We choose life over indifference.
Every Filipino living with HIV is valued. You carry within you an inherent worth that no virus can diminish and no judgment can erase.

Mahalin natin ang Pilipinas—para sa Diyos, sa Bayan, at sa bawat Pamilyang Pilipino.
Shukran.
SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Philippines

01/12/2025

PAFPI Official Statement for World AIDS Day 2025

“Confronting Disruptions. Protecting Our Gains. Transforming the HIV & AIDS Response.”

On this World AIDS Day, Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PAFPI) stands in solidarity with all People Living with HIV (PLHIV), frontliners, communities, and partners across the country. We raise our voice with urgency and conviction: the fight against HIV in the Philippines is becoming more difficult—and we refuse to be silent.

Across the nation, we are witnessing growing challenges that threaten the progress we have fought so hard to achieve. Funding for HIV programs is shrinking. Essential services—testing, treatment access, adherence support, community outreach—are slowing down, narrowing, or at risk of disappearing. Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), long recognized as the lifeline of the HIV response, are being stretched to their limits as they struggle to reach the most vulnerable:
• Individuals lost to follow-up
• Hard-to-reach communities
• Key populations facing stigma, discrimination, and legal barriers
• PLHIV who continue to face socioeconomic and mental health challenges

At the same time, harmful policies and increasing stigma—especially toward LGBTQ+ people and people who use drugs—continue to discourage individuals from seeking lifesaving HIV services.

These disruptions are not minor setbacks. These disruptions cost lives.
Yet amid these challenges, one truth remains: communities are the backbone of the HIV response in the Philippines. It is the commitment of peer navigators, volunteers, treatment partners, outreach workers, families, and PLHIV leaders that keeps this movement alive.

PAFPI calls on the Philippine government, donors, policymakers, private sector partners, and international institutions to demonstrate courageous leadership and renewed commitment to:
• Sustain and expand funding for HIV programs
• Strengthen the public health system to make treatment and testing accessible, affordable, and stigma-free
• Protect the rights, dignity, and safety of all PLHIV and key populations
• Support community-led, community-based interventions proven to save lives
• Ensure no Filipino is left behind in the HIV response

Despite the mounting pressure, we remain steadfast. We will defend our hard-won gains, uphold the dignity of every person living with HIV, and continue providing compassionate, community-led care. The HIV and AIDS crisis is far from over. The work continues—urgently, collectively, relentlessly.

This is the moment to demand real change.
This is the moment to act.
We cannot, and will not, allow the world to look away.
PAFPI commits to stand firm, speak out, and serve—until no one is left behind, and until the HIV epidemic in the Philippines comes to an end.

01/12/2025

Confronting Disruption.
Defending Progress.
Transforming the HIV & AIDS Response.

The message this year is unmistakable: the fight against HIV is getting harder and we refuse to be silenced.

Funding cuts are slowing, shrinking, and even shutting down HIV services. Community groups are stretched thin, struggling to reach those who rely on them most. In some countries, new laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and people who use drugs are closing doors to lifesaving care.

These disruptions are not minor setbacks—they endanger lives.

Yet they also reveal a powerful truth: communities remain the heart of this response. Now, more than ever, governments, donors, institutions, and allies must stand with courage and commitment.

Despite mounting pressures, countries and communities continue to push forward, protecting hard-won gains and refusing to let essential services disappear.

The HIV crisis is far from over.
This is the moment to demand real change.
This is the moment to act.
We will not let the world look away.

POSITIVE ACTION FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES INC.

27/11/2025

Join na Join Lang, Go na Go Lang. It is our business.

"𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞!
Join us for the AIDS Walk on November 29, 2025, at Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle.

Registration opens at 8:00 AM. You may also pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/WAD2025atQMC
Right after the walk, Sangguniang Kabataan officials from Quezon City will showcase their knowledge and advocacy as they compete in the HIV 101 Quiz Bee.

Be part of this meaningful celebration. Be part of the movement. Together, let’s take action to END AIDS."

27/11/2025

"World AIDS Day 2025 would not have been possible without the commitment and cooperation of our partners. We wholeheartedly recognize their meaningful contributions—not only to these activities, but to our overall fight against HIV and AIDS in the country. Thank you for your unwavering support and solidarity. Together, we continue moving toward a more inclusive, safer, and stigma-free Philippines."

World AIDS Day 2025 would not have been possible without the commitment and cooperation of our partners.

We wholeheartedly recognize their meaningful contributions—not only to these activities, but to our overall fight against HIV and AIDS in the country.

Thank you for your unwavering support and solidarity.

Together, we continue moving toward a more inclusive, safer, and stigma-free Philippines.