04/06/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ | Earlier today, as Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Sanitation, I presided over a productive hearing where we officially approved SPPO No. 2126-0021-"๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐.", a comprehensive ordinance strengthening our local policies and programs for STIs, HIV, and AIDS control and prevention.
To align with R.A. 11166, our discussions focused on crucial amendments including renaming the "Red Ribbon Council" to the โLocal AIDS Councilโ, adopting the 95-95-95 HIV targets, standardized workflow for Pink Card issuance, the establishment of clear guidelines and responsibilities for implementing personnel, securing sustainable funding through the Special Health Fund, and strengthening strict data confidentiality. By passing this measure at the committee level with a strong emphasis on non-discrimination and culturally sensitive education, we are one major step closer to ensuring an inclusive, sustainable, and stigma-free public health system.
