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09/07/2026

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07/07/2026

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07/07/2026

OPEN LETTER TO THE HIV COMMUNITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
From the Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PAFPI)

To all People Living with HIV (PLHIV), HIV treatment hubs, community organizations, healthcare providers, advocates, partners, and the Filipino people:

The Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PAFPI) has received reports and concerns from people living with HIV, treatment hubs, and community-based organizations regarding the temporary delay in the delivery of certain antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in the Philippines.

We understand the concern and anxiety this situation has caused. For every Filipino living with HIV, uninterrupted access to antiretroviral therapy is not merely a medical necessity—it is essential to preserving health, improving quality of life, and preventing HIV transmission. We recognize the fears that any disruption in treatment may bring, and we stand in solidarity with our community during this time.

For more than two decades, PAFPI has been one of the country's leading advocates for equitable access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support. Together with people living with HIV, civil society organizations, healthcare professionals, legislators, and government agencies, we worked tirelessly to ensure that access to life-saving antiretroviral medicines became a national commitment.

PAFPI played a significant role in advocating for the institutionalization of free and lifelong access to antiretroviral treatment for every Filipino living with HIV. We also actively advocated for the inclusion of dedicated funding for HIV treatment in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) beginning in 2005, recognizing that treatment should never depend on one's ability to pay. This remains one of the most important milestones in the Philippine HIV response, and PAFPI remains steadfast in protecting this hard-earned achievement.

Because safeguarding treatment access has always been central to our mission, PAFPI immediately sought clarification from a senior official of the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the reported delay in ARV deliveries.

According to the Department of Health Program Official, the current delay is related to recent international supply chain disruptions associated with the conflict in the Middle East, including the Iran crisis. The DOH explained that these developments affected the manufacturer's ability to meet its scheduled delivery date, resulting in delays in the shipment of certain ARV medicines to the Philippines.
The Department of Health further informed PAFPI that:
• The delayed shipment is expected to arrive within the week.
• The Department continues to closely monitor the shipment and coordinate with the manufacturer and suppliers.
• Guidance has already been issued to HIV treatment hubs on how to manage the temporary shortage.
• Contingency measures have been put in place to help ensure that people living with HIV continue receiving appropriate treatment while awaiting the arrival of the new shipment.
Based on these assurances from the Department of Health, PAFPI encourages our community to remain calm and avoid unnecessary panic. While the temporary delay is understandably concerning, the DOH has assured us that it is actively addressing the situation and taking the necessary steps to minimize any interruption in treatment services.

We encourage all people living with HIV to remain in close communication with their respective treatment hubs and healthcare providers regarding their medication schedules and available treatment options during this temporary period.

PAFPI also wishes to recognize and thank the Department of Health, HIV treatment hubs, healthcare workers, community organizations, and volunteers who continue working tirelessly to ensure that people living with HIV receive the care and treatment they need despite these unforeseen challenges.

At the same time, PAFPI will continue to monitor the situation closely. We remain committed to working collaboratively with the Department of Health and all stakeholders while advocating for stronger procurement systems, resilient supply chains, and sustainable financing to ensure that similar disruptions are minimized in the future.

The right to uninterrupted treatment is a right that has been earned through years of advocacy, partnership, and the collective efforts of the HIV community. We remain vigilant in protecting that right.

To every Filipino living with HIV, please know that you are not alone. PAFPI remains committed to standing with you, advocating for you, and working tirelessly to ensure that every Filipino living with HIV continues to receive free, accessible, quality, and lifelong antiretroviral treatment.

Together, let us remain informed, united, and hopeful as we continue strengthening the country's HIV response.

Respectfully,


Joshua C.T. Formentera, Jr
Founder and Chair Emeritus
Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PAFPI)

Advocating for dignity, protecting rights, and ensuring lifelong access to HIV treatment for every Filipino.

15/12/2025

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

01/12/2025

WORLD AIDS DAY!

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.

17/11/2025

A man confession how to proccess and coping mechanism from HIV diagnosis. awareness thank you for sharing your stories.

14/11/2025

Story time how he got HIV. Watch his tiktok video.

12/11/2025

🌈 Alamin ang iyong kalagayan — dahil ang pag-alam ay kapangyarihan!
Sa Positive Action Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PAFPI), libre at kumpidensiyal ang aming mga serbisyo para sa HIV:
✅ Libreng HIV screening at testing
✅ Access sa PrEP – proteksyon laban sa HIV
✅ ARV treatment para sa mga taong nabubuhay na may HIV (PLHIV)
✅ Pangangalaga, counseling, at suporta mula sa aming komunidad
💬 Walang husga. Walang takot. Puro malasakit.
Ang HIV ay kayang gamutin at kayang harapin — basta’t hindi ka nag-iisa. ❤️
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