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  Palanca Award-winning and best-selling author Segundo Matias Jr. has released his newest work, Stigma: Batang Poz 2 , the highly anticipated sequel to his groundbreaking 2018 novel, Mga Batang Poz . His latest release deepens the conversation about HIV awareness and the stigma still faced by young Filipinos living with the virus. In Stigma: Batang Poz 2 , fifteen-year-old Melody joins a group chat called “ Pete’s Corner ,” a digital refuge for young people like her, teenagers living with HIV. As her pregnancy becomes more visible, she must face the weight of stigma while finding strength in the stories of other poz youth, including the familiar characters from the first book. The follow-up explores survival, solidarity, connection, and the search for hope in the midst of the HIV-AIDS crisis in the Philippines. Matias adds, “Melody, the new character, is especially important to me. If her story reaches video, there is so much within her journey that viewers can learn from. Throug...

Acclaimed and best-selling author Segundo Matias, Jr. has recently launched his new book under Lampara Publishing House. Dubbed Mga Batang Poz, Matias' latest foray into pop culture lit is an emotionally gripping account of four teenagers afflicted with HIV-AIDS.

The National Union of Career Executive Service Officers, Inc. (NUCESO) boosts the Government’s on-going campaign to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS among high risk groups as it announced a Fun Run cum Zumba event on October 8 at the CCP grounds. Aptly themed “Saya sa Sayaw, Sigla sa Takbo, Ang Laban sa HIV/AIDS, ay Laban ng NUCESO”, the fund-raising event aims to gather more than a thousand participants who unselfishly support the elimination of discrimination against Persons living with HIV/AIDS.