Proposed anti-discrimination act to help fight vs Aids
August 28, 2011
BAYAN Muna Representative Teddy Casiño urged his colleagues in Congress to fast-track the passage of his proposed legislation which seeks to penalize discriminatory acts against gays and transgenders to help in the fight against HIV/Aids.
The party-list lawmaker, who recently went to Korea to attend the Aids Champions Meeting, noted that one of the challenges for Aids reduction was the discrimination against vulnerable sectors, particularly lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs).
“Many potential HIV carriers, whether gay or straight, refuse to undergo screening for fear of being discriminated against. It is important therefore for Congress to pass an anti-discrimination law in order to help in the fight against HIV/Aids,” stressed Casiño, author of House Bill 1483 or the Anti-Discrimination Act.
The Aids Champions Meeting was held just before the opening of the 10th International Congress on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10). The five-day conference brings together 2,500 delegates from 64 countries to foster regional cooperation in the fight against HIV/Aids.
“There have been great strides already in fighting Aids in the medical and scientific fields. What is lacking is the political will to achieve what many now say is the attainable target of zero infections, zero deaths and zero discrimination. It can be done if we work together,” said Casiño.
He said that Congress should revisit the Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998 (RA 8504) in the light of new developments in the field, including the 2006 UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/Aids and the resetting of targets for Aids reduction at the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/Aids last June 2011.
LPG/MA party-list Representative Arnel Ty, author of a House resolution pushing for a wide-ranging congressional reexamination of the 1998 Aids Prevention and Control Law, said in a press statement that HIV cases diagnosed in the country last July went up 56 percent with a record of 204 new HIV cases compared to the same month last year of 131 cases.Citing National Epidemiology Center data, Ty said 183 of the new HIV cases in July were males, while 21 were females. Their median age was 27 years. Those in the 20 to 29 age group comprised 63 percent of the cases.
He also said 63 percent, or 107, of the new HIV infections were detected in Metro Manila.
Ty said the National HIV and Aids Registry, which began passive surveillance of the disease in 1984, now lists an aggregate of 7,235 cases, including 884 with full-blown Aids. He said 37 percent of those with full-scale Aids have since died. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/08/27/proposed-anti-discrimination-act-help-fight-vs-aids-175755
Best Restaurant in Clark Pampanga unveils regional dinner menu featuring the classic cuisine of Italy, all designed to pair nicely with fine vintage wines from Italy’s wine regions such as Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto and Sicily, one more reasons for food and wine lovers to travel to Angeles City, Clark Philippines to satisfy their thirst for a wonderful meal at a fine dining restaurant, the best place to eat in Pampanga.
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The new regional set menus rolled out recently by the best restaurant in Clark Pampanga stirred up renewed interest among visitors from Manila for real fine dining treat in Clark Pampanga as wine lovers from Subic, Tarlac, Manila, Angeles City, Clark Pampanga Philippines wine and dine at Yats Restaurant to enjoy good food paired with fine vintage wines from the wine cellars of this highly recommended resto bar in Pampanga
Visitors come from Manila, Angeles City, Pampanga, Subic and Clark Philippines to enjoy a sumptuous seafood dinner at Yats Restaurant. Many guests order excellent white wine from the award-winning restaurant wine list of this famous fine dining restaurant in Clark. Favorite wine orders for guests in this restaurant include Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Sancerre, Chardonnay of Chile’s Casa Lapastolle, Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and South Africa, Rose from Anjou, Pinot Noir from USA and Burgundy France and the all-time favorite, Meursault. A wide range of sparkling wine and Champagne is available also in this restaurant in Pampanga which is famous for its selection of vintage wines. Popular choices of guests in this restaurant include Paul Bara Champagne, Crement de Bourgogne, MUMM Cuvee Napa Sparkling wine, Prosecco and Cava.
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