MANILA, Philippines – Seven in 10 Filipinos approve of the Department of Health’s promotion of condom use to prevent the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
The survey, conducted from April 16 to 19, showed that 72 percent of Filipinos favor the promotion of correct and consistent use of condoms to prevent the spread of the virus.
Approval is highest in the National Capital Region (80 percent) and balance Luzon (75 percent). It is likewise high in the Visayas (64 percent) and Mindanao (70 percent).
Support is higher in urban areas (75 percent) than in rural areas (67 percent).
The survey, commissioned by The Forum for Family Planning and Development, Inc., has a random sampling population of 2,400 adults and an error margin of plus or minus two percentage points.
“This survey only shows that Filipinos still trust the Department of Health in matters related to public health,” The Forum president Ben de Leon said. –-Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) with Mayen Jaymalin
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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