Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: July 2014 Report

The Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry of the National Epidemiology Center of the Department of Health (NEC DOH) just released it's July 2014 report. In July 2014, there were 585 new HIV cases, the highest recorded in the country to date. Of the total cases, 96% were male, with 551 or 94% reported as sexual contact the mode of transmission. Males having sex with men (MSM) was the most predominant type of sexual contact, with 8% of the total cases...

Friday, August 22, 2014

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Wear Love @ LoveYourself Anglo

WEAR LOVE @ LOVEYOURSELF ANGLO  For one night only with a one-time offering of... 250php for 1photo+1shirt (until supplies last) 150php for 1photo if you'll bring your own classic or self-worth LoveYourself shirts  100php exclusive rate for LoveYourself members who will bring and wear their own LoveYourself shirt for the shoot  What: Wear Love Open Photoshoot for a cause  When: 23 August 2014 (5pm to 830pm)  Where:...

Thursday, August 21, 2014

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A Seafarer's Tale

hi, PP  i am seaferer ,25 male .. last april 9 2014 our ship arrived in thailand that night we make a party with my fellow filipino crew we just 5 pinoy in this ship so that night a lot of thai girls came onboard and join with us. i got drunk and i was engaged unsafe sex one of those girl. after that about an hour i notice the girl her body was very hot she have a fever that i nevermind.. 3days after we departed from thailand which i noticed...
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Traveling and HIV

Hello Pozzie, its been a while since I last posted here in your blog, the last time that i was worrying about my health. But now im back in track ang living a normal life. This September i will be travelling for a week in Indonesia, i am little bit worried about carrying Arv's with me. I am a backpacker and do not have a check in luggage. What is the best thing to do aince i will be carrying medicins with me? Hopefully...

Sunday, August 17, 2014

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One Strike!

Hello! I'm 20yo. I got sick last June and I suspect that I have contracted the virus due to unprotected sex I had 12 days prior to being hospitalized (which was actually my first ever sex... talk about bad luck). I'm really scared that this could be it. The doctor suspects it to but suggested to take the test again after 3 months since I tested negative at the hospital.   My 3 month window period ends on September...

Friday, August 15, 2014

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TRR Love Fund

A. The primary objective of the TRR Love Fund is to help the indigent and less fortunate people living with HIV/AIDS. The primary mission of TRR Love Fund is to provide medical support for treatment of opportunistic infections (OI), laboratory tests and hospitalization costs of ill patients. The project accepts cash and/or in-kind donations. Everyday, The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation Inc. (TRR) assists PLHIV brothers...

Thursday, August 14, 2014

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TRR Kalinga Program

The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Program Foundation Inc. would like to announce it's newest program, the KALINGA Program.  As PLHIV brothers and sisters we always go to our HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub every month for refill. Sometimes we go there for consultation or lab tests. When we are there, we wait for a long time for the result while waiting in line. We sit down or chit-chat with the staff or our friends. Now, you can maximixe...

Sunday, August 10, 2014

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OFW Needs Help!

Dear pozziepinoy Good day! Just wanna ask you an answers to my worries. I am now here in KSA, Ive been into unprotected sex both oral anal sex since 2013 til June 2014. I used condoms sometimes but most of the time were not. Ive into less than 10 sex partners for both oral and anal. May I ask if I am possible for HIV+? I am planning to go to Phils but I have the fears of being positive for HIV that may cancel my work...
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TRR is now a Foundation!

The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Program (TRR) after 3 years of it’s existence is now a foundation. It’s documents had been released last July 22, 2014 transforming TRR to a SEC registered foundation. TRR is now legally called The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. History The Foundation evolved in September 1, 2011 when the first blog entry, I Have AIDS! was posted in Living with HIV in the Philippines which was...
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