Across the Asia-Pacifica area, the number of H.I.V infections has decreased. But in the Philippines numbers are no longer dropping. Within the gay and bisexual community, there has been increased with men under the ages of 25. From 2011 and 2015 H.I.V rates has increased by 230 percent. Rates has increased because the Philippines are not doing enough to bring awareness to the disease and there is no preventions program. According to a study by the Health Department, only 17 percent of Filipinos between 15 and 24 understand what H.I.V is and how it spreads. The Department of Education just introduced a program in January to teach juniors and seniors about condoms. "The plan would have trained teachers to counsel students on how to prevent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections and to offer voluntary H.I.V. testing" (1). The program will also help train parents to talk to their children about sex. Even though the health department is trying to make the gap smaller, it is hard for the government to give out contraceptives. Condoms are available for free at health clinics but for those are not close to one there's basically no hope for them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/world/asia/as-hiv-soars-in-philippines-conservatives-kill-school-condom-plan.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fasia&action=click&contentCollection=asia®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=9&pgtype=sectionfront
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