Mother Candide Center

Keep the light alive with us tomorrow ✨

3 DAYS TO GO!

“𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩”
- St. Francis of Assisi

Join us as we light together this solemn commemoration of lives lost to AIDS, as well as a moment of solidarity for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in this year’s 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. With the theme “Peer Magic: The Power of Connection, Care, and Lived Experience”, this event mainly organized by Mother Candide Center unites diverse sectors into one community with a shared purpose: to always remember, to collectively support, and to genuinely encourage PLHIV that life is still worth living.

📅 May 29, 2026 (Friday)
🕝 2:00 - 5:00 pm
📍 Mere Adrienne Conference Hall, St. Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo, Inc.

Be part of this interactive gathering:
🔗 https://bit.ly/IACMxPeers2026
🔗 https://bit.ly/IACMxPeers2026
🔗 https://bit.ly/IACMxPeers2026

𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘦. 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢. 𝘬𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰. 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘢.
𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢.

In partnership with:
Team Dugong Bughaw
UMC for U of West Visayas State University Medical Center
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

Supported by:
Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development
PhilChan - Iloilo
CBCP Episcopal Commission on Health Care
Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines - SHIP
Allied Hospital Supply International Corp.
MGEN’s Panay Energy Development Corporation

THIS EVENT IS FOR FREE.








Content and captions by: Angela Elgario and Danielle Colacion
Publication by: Cheril Triol

Different sectors. One community. One shared commitment.

This May 29, 2026 at St. Paul's Hospital of Iloilo, Inc., we gather for the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial — a day of remembrance, solidarity, music, prayer, coffee, and conversations grounded in connection, care, and lived experience.

Whichever sector you may come from, your presence matters. The HIV response has always been shaped by people who chose to stand with others, listen to stories, and keep showing up with compassion.

Share the slide that represents your sector and let your voice be part of this collective remembrance and call for hope. Because beyond the sectors we represent, we are one community.

Join us here: https://bit.ly/IACMxPeers2026

In partnership with:
Team Dugong Bughaw
UMC for U of West Visayas State University Medical Center
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

Supported by:
Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development
PhilChan - Iloilo
CBCP Episcopal Commission on Health Care
Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines - SHIP
Allied Hospital Supply International Corp.
MGEN’s Panay Energy Development Corporation

THIS EVENT IS FOR FREE.

Answer the survey here: https://go.monash.edu/da_phtgl

CALL FOR RESPONDENTS 📣 https://go.monash.edu/da_phtgl 📣

What do you know about using doxycycline to prevent s*xually transmitted infections (STIs)?

If you are a man who has s*x with men (MSM) or a transgender woman (TGW), we invite you to join our 15-minute survey and share your insights to help strengthen s*xual health research in the Philippines and across Asia.

🔗 Survey link: https://go.monash.edu/da_phtgl

Your participation can help inform future HIV and STI prevention strategies.

𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘓𝘚𝘜 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 [𝘕𝘰. 2026-022𝘊].

Let us save you a seat:
https://bit.ly/IACMxPeers2026

𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚘’𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔? 👀🎨🍷

𝒫𝒜𝐼𝒩𝒯 & 𝒮𝐼𝒫 𝒩𝐼𝒢𝐻𝒯 is finally returning this May 15, 2026 at the Team Dugong Bughaw Yuhum Community Center 💙✨

After all the love, laughs, chika, and colorful memories from before we’re bringing the vibes back 🌈

Come paint your heart out, sip, relax, meet new people, and just enjoy a night where you can freely be yourself. No pressure to be “good” at art basta enjoy lang gid!

This is OPEN for ALL 💫

So whether you’re coming with friends, your favorite person, or solo, there’s always a seat and canvas waiting for you 🎨

Mas nami gid ya kung upod ta sa kalipay kag ka-colorful sang kabuhi. 💙

See you there? 👀

Register here:
https://bit.ly/48EYnkG

Today at , we choose to .
We choose to continue the legacy.

We honor the voices who spoke up when others remained quiet.
We build systems that protect, not punish.
And we keep pushing for health equity, compassion, and care for all.

Remember where we started so we know how far we can go. We stand as for people living with and affected by HIV — with respect, with facts, and without fear.

It starts here at St. Paul's Hospital of Iloilo, Inc.

LEZGOOO

𝐒𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 🏃‍♂️

✨ 𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒
📍February 4, 5 & 6, 2026 at Faforma Boutique, 2nd Floor Marymart Mall from 1:00PM–5:30PM.

✨ 𝐒𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 (𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥, 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐏𝐆’𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬)
📍February 4–5, 2026 at the SPHI Mere Adrienne Conference Hall from 9:00AM–5:00PM.

Important Reminders:
✔️ Bring your registration or confirmation email (printed or screenshot) plus a valid ID.
✔️ Claiming for a friend? Bring their confirmation email, valid ID, and an authorization letter.

See you at the claim site!