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The Philippines is in the grip of one of the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemics.
In 2012 there were only about nine new cases recorded daily in the Philippines , that number rose to 46 in 2023 .
Young people are driving the surge, with people under 35 accounting for more than 75 per cent of cases.
A lack of testing and late presentation is further fuelling infections.
Stigma towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) is widespread in the country.
Dr Pagtakhan's advocacy organisation LoveYourself has launched a smartphone app that directs users to locations with condom dispensers.
The organisation is part of a broader public health movement, spearheaded by advocates, activists and NGOs, that is trying to turn the tide of the Philippines ' HIV epidemic.
The rise in cases is also due to more people getting themselves tested, he said.
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