Republic of the Philippines

Province of South Cotabato

Municipality of Tantangan
Municipal Health Office

ACTIVITY DESIGN

ACTIVITY DESIGN ON THE CONDUCT OF INFORMATION & EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

AMONG IN-SCHOOL & OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS (10 – 19 YEARS
OLD), YOUNG ADULTS & PARENTS, WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE (WRA) IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF TANTANGAN

I. RATIONALE:

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11166

An Act Strengthening the Philippine Comprehensive Policy on Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support, and, Reconstituting the Philippine
National Aids Council (PNAC), Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8504,
Otherwise Known as the "Philippine Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998", and
Appropriating Funds Therefor

This Act shall be known as the "Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act".
ARTICLE II
INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION

Section 11. Prevention Program. - There shall be an HIV and AIDS prevention
program that will educate the public on HIV and AIDS and other STIs with the goal of
reducing risky behavior, lowering vulnerabilities, and promoting the human rights of
PLHIV.
The PNAC shall promote and adopt a range of measures and interventions,
in partnership with CSOs that aim to prevent, halt, or control the spread of HIV in
the general population, especially among the key populations and vulnerable
communities. These measures shall likewise promote the rights, welfare, and
participation of PLHIV and the affected children, young people, families, and
partners of PLHIV.

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 The HIV and AIDS education and prevention programs shall be age-
appropriate and based on up0to-date evidence and scientific strategies, and shall
actively promote:
a) Safer sex practices among the general population, including sexual
abstinence, sexual fidelity, and consistent and correct condom use
especially among key populations;
b) Other practices that reduce risk of HIV infection;
c) Universal awareness of and access to evidence-based and relevant
information and education, and medically safe, legally affordable,
effective, and quality treatment; and
d) Knowledge of the health, civil, political, economic, and social rights of
PLHIV and their families.
Section 12. Education in Learning Institutions. - Using standardized
information and data from the PNAC, the DepEd, CHED, and the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), shall integrate basic and age-appropriate
instruction on the causes, modes of transmission, and ways of preventing the spread
of HIV and AIDS and other STIs in their respective curricula taught in public and
private learning institutions, including alternative and indigenous learning systems.
The learning modules shall include human rights-based principles and information
on treatment, care, and support to promote stigma reduction.
The learning modules that shall be developed to implement this provision
shall be done in coordination with the PNAC and stake holders in the education
sector. Referral mechanisms, including but not limited to, the DSWD Referral
System, shall be included in the modules for key populations and vulnerable
communities.
The DepEd, CHED, and TESDA shall ensure the development and provision of
psychosocial support and counseling in learning institutions, for the development of
positive health, and promotion of values and behavior pertaining to reproductive
health, in coordination with the DOH. For this purpose, funds shall be allocated for
the training and certification of teachers and school counselors.
Section 13. Education for Parents and Guardians. - The DepEd in
coordination with parent-teacher organizations in schools and communities shall
conduct awareness-building seminars in order to provide parents and guardians with
a gender-responsive and age-sensitive HIV and AIDS education.

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 Section 14. Education as Right to Health and Information. - HIV and AIDS
education and information dissemination shall form part of the constitutional right
to health.
Section 15. HIV and AIDS Information as a Health Service. - HIV and AIDS
education and information dissemination shall form part of the delivery of health
services by health practitioners, workers, and personnel. The knowledge and
capabilities of all public health workers shall be enhanced to include skills for proper
information dissemination and education on HIV and AIDS. It shall likewise be
considered a civic duty of health care providers in the private sector to make
available to the public such information necessary to prevent and control the spread
of HIV and AIDS, and to correct common misconceptions about this disease. The
training of health workers shall include discussions on HIV-related ethical issues such
as confidentiality, informed consent, and the duty to provide treatment.
Section 19. Education in Communities. - The DILG, the Union of Local
Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the League of Provinces, the League of Cities,
and the League of Municipalities, through the local HIV and AIDS Councils (LAC) or
the local health boards and, in coordination with the PNAC, shall implement a
locally-based, multi-sectoral community response to HIV and AIDS through various
channels on evidence-based, gender-responsive, age-appropriate, and human rights-
oriented prevention tools to stop the spread of HIV. Gender and Development (GAD)
funds and other sources may be utilized for these purposes. Indigenous people’s
communities and geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) shall also
be given due focus in the implementation of this section.
The DILG, in coordination with the DSWD and the NYC, shall also conduct
age-appropriate HIV and AIDS education for out-of-school youth.
Section 20. Education for Key Populations and Vulnerable Communities. - To
ensure that HIV services reach key populations at higher risk, the PNAC, in
collaboration with the LGUs and CSOs engaged in HIV and AIDS education programs,
such as peed education, support groups, outreach activities, and community-based
research that target these populations and other vulnerable communities. The DOH
shall, in coordination with appropriate agencies and the PNAC craft the guidelines,
and standardized information messages for peer education, support group, and
outreach activities.

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 Section 22. Misinformation on HIV and AIDS. - Misinformation on HIV and
AIDS, which includes false and misleading advertising and claims in any form of
media. Including traditional media, internet and social platform, and mobile
applications, of the promotional marketing of drugs, devices, agents or procedures
without prior approval from the DOH through the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), and without the requisite medical and scientific basis, including markings and
indications in drugs and devices or agents, claiming to be a cure or a fail-safe
prophylactic for HIV infection shall be prohibited.

According to DOH HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines, a total of

12,859 HIV cases and 878 deaths were reported from January to October 2022.
Since 1984, the country has logged a total of 107,177 cases per day.
For the month of October 2022, around 1,383 confirmed HIV-positive
individuals were reported. Three hundred fifty-three or 26 percent of them had an
advanced HIV infection at the time of diagnosis.
Of the reported cases, about 1,321 or 96 percent were males while 62 or 4
percent were females.
Around 700 or 51 percent of the cases were 25 to 34 years old at the time of
the diagnosis; 395 or 29 percent are 15 to 24 years old; 242 or 18 percent are 35 to
49 years old; 40 or 3 percent are 50 years old and older; and six or less than one
percent are under 15 years old.
A total of 66,041 people living with HIV are on anti-retroviral therapy as of
October 2022. Of the tally, 63,662 or 96 percent were on the first line of regimen;
1,960 or 3 percent were on the second line; and 419 or 1 percent were on the third
line.
Creating awareness and increasing the level of education is one of the most
effective way in which we can save the future of our youth by keeping them away
from this infection, as well as become a big help in breaking the chain of infection of
this harmful virus in our community as a whole.

In line with this, and as part of our campaign in actively promoting

awareness and educating the youth regarding the causes, modes of transmission,
and ways of prevention of sexually transmitted infections specifically Human
Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, we respectfully present this activity design.

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II. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

Increase the level of awareness and education among students, including out-of-
school adolescents 10-19 years old & women of reproductive age including their
partners (Married & non-married couples) regarding Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) in the Municipality of Tantangan

III. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

This activity specifically aims to:

- educate students, out-of-school adolescents, & women of reproductive age

including their partners (Married & non-married couples) regarding the causes,
modes of transmission, and ways of preventing HIV/AIDS,
- provide additional information regarding other sexually transmitted infections
o Syphilis
o Gonorrhea
o etc.
IV. METHODOLOGY:
This training will use:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Open forum
3. Pre-test counseling
4. Voluntary testing

Participants:

1. Adolescent aged 10 – 19 years old

2. Pregnant women
3. Women of reproductive age
4. Out-of-school youth
5. Couples getting married
6. Parents & guardians
V. SOURCE OF FUND:
- LGU GAD Fund

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 VI. BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS:
One (1) Meal & One (1) Snack

Meals : 800 x 150 = 120,000

Snacks : 800 x 50 = 40,000
IEC Materials : 1,500 x 60 = 90,000
Total : = 250,000

VII. OPERATING DETAILS:

Date: March – September, 2024
Venue:
1. Classrooms
2. Barangay gymnasiums
3. Function halls
4. Gathering places
5. Purok reading centers
VIII. Expected Output:
The participants will be able to:
1. Identify & enumerate the modes of transmission of HIV
2. Identify & enumerate the different body fluids that can harbor the virus
3. Identify & enumerate the different signs & symptoms of HIV infection
4. Explain how sexually transmitted infections increase the risk of transmission
of HIV
5. Identify at least two (2) opportunistic infections connected to HIV infection

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

DARWIN B. DAR, RN RENATO V. URETA, MD

Nurse II /TB-HIV Nurse Coordinator Municipal Health Officer

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 OK AS TO APPROPRIATION:

DELIA B. GACAYAN
Municipal Budget Officer

FUNDS AVAILABLE:

ROMIE GLENN B. PACLIBAR, CPA BENJIE V. HOKSUAN, MPA

Municipal Accountant Municipal Treasurer

APPROVED BY:

TIMEE JOY T. GONZALES, MSPM, EDL

Municipal Mayor