QC pride council told to require HIV testing

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista has directed the City Pride Council (CPC) to include mandatory HIV-AIDS testing for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) community members in their future programs.

“HIV testing should be mandatory in our projects. There is a strong rise of HIV in the Philippines particularly in Manila and more specifically in Quezon City. And HIV or AIDS happens because of MSM or males having sex with males,” Bautista said during the pride council held this week.