The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) Dawani Student Core Group, in collaboration with the universityโsย Bicol Regional Gender and Development Resource Center, and various partner organizations and agencies successfully launched the initiative ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ข! ๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฉ-๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ with the theme: โ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณโ on June 17, 2025, at CBSUA Pili Campus.ย
The said activity welcomed the general public, offering free HIV testing and screening, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) services, condoms, and other essential contraceptives, to promote accessible, stigma-free sexual and reproductive health services for all.
The event commenced with a webinar on โ๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ,โ led by ๐ ๐ . ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ด, Founder and President of GentleMen Bicol for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Inc. (GM Bicol for SRHR), Case Manager of Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP), and a prominent HIV/AIDS educator and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate. This online session laid the groundwork for understanding HIV, STIs, transmission, and prevention in a compassionate, rights-based framework.
Throughout the event, SHIP facilitated free and confidential HIV testing and PrEP services, offering educational counseling for individuals interested in long-term preventive care.
Key student organizations, including the CBSUA Pili-Supreme Student Council, the College of Veterinary Medicine – Student Council (CBSUA CVM-SC), and Gryphon – CBSUA Pili Chapter, actively collaborated with SHIP and GM Bicol. Their combined efforts ensured that both awareness and vital resources reached beyond the campus, extending support to surrounding communities and youth sectors.
The program concluded with a candlelighting ceremony. Representatives from partner organizations shared heartfelt messages of hope and solidarity for Persons Living with HIV, followed by an audio-visual prayer presentation that underscored the communityโs shared commitment to dignity, inclusion, and compassion.
“SAFE TAYO!” stands as a bold and inclusive campaign, dedicated to empowering not only the academic sector but also the wider Bicolano community in building an HIV-free, informed, and empowered society. | ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ด๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐ฆ-๐ด๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐ง
