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In August 2012, there were 272 new HIV Ab

sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS
Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported
to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was 39%
higher compared to the same period last year (n=196
in 2011) [Figure 1].
Most of the cases (95%) were males. The median age
was 28 years (age range: 18-60 years). The 20-29
year (59%) age-group had the most number of cases.
Fifty-one percent (138) of the reported cases were
from the National Capital Region (NCR).
Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact
(253) and needle sharing among injecting drug users
(19). [Table 2, page 3]. Males having sex with other
males (86%) were the predominant type of sexual
transmission [Figure 2]. Most (93%) of the cases were
still asymptomatic at the time of reporting [Figure 3].
AIDS Cases
Of the 272 HIV positive cases, twenty were reported as
AIDS cases, all were males. The median age is 30
years (age range: 21-46 years). All acquired the
infection through sexual contact (11 homosexual, 4
heterosexual and 5 bisexual). Of the AIDS cases, there
was one reported death for this month; a 41 year old
male.
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)
Twenty-five of the 272 (9%) reported cases were
OFWs [Figure 11, page 4]. There were 18 males and
7 females. The median age was 32 years
(age range: 22-58 years). All acquired the infection
through sexual contact (10 heterosexual ,
10 homosexual and 5 bisexual).
Figure 3. Number of HIV/AIDS Cases Reported in the Philippines by Year, Jan 1984 to August 2012 (N=10,514)
*Note: No data available on sex for (11) cases.

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Table 1. Quick Facts
Demographic Data August 2012
Cumulative
19842012
Jan-Aug
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Total Reported Cases 272 10,514 2,150
Asymptomatic Cases 252 9,416 2,034
AIDS Cases 20 1,098 116
Males 258 8,941* 2,051
Females 14 1,562* 99
Youth 15-24yo 69 2,514 597
Children <15yo 0 62 4
Reported Deaths due to AIDS 1 353 11
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Asympt omat i c 0 6 18 25 21 29 48 68 51 64 61 65 104 94 144 80 83 117 140 139 160 171 273 311 505 804 1562 2, 239 2, 034
AI DS 2 4 11 13 11 10 18 17 21 38 57 51 50 23 45 78 40 57 44 54 39 39 36 31 23 31 29 110 116
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'84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12

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Number of Male Cases
2012 3 51 529 691 389 177 105 67 39
2011 1 76 589 739 378 193 117 51 49
2010 1 50 405 455 256 128 81 42 48
2009 1 22 179 227 124 90 41 18 29
2008 2 11 92 140 90 59 36 23 20
1984-2007 27 15 157 374 414 364 279 185 176
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Homosexual Cont act 246 16 19 45 63
Het er osexual Cont act 442 6 3 23 20
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AIDS Cases (1984-2012)
*Note: 28 did not report mode of transmission
Demographic Characteristics (1984-2012)
August 2012 Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry
Of the 2,150 HIV positive cases in 2012, one hundred sixteen
were reported as AIDS cases. Of these, 110 were males and
6 were females. Ages ranged from 7-81 years (median 32
years). Ninety-eight percent (114) acquired the infection
through sexual contact (63 homosexual, 31 bisexual and
20 heterosexual), and 2% (2) mother-to-child transmission.
From 1984 to 2012, there were 1,098 AIDS cases reported.
Seventy-six percent (832) were males. Median age is 35
years (age range: 1-81 years). Of the reported AIDS cases,
352 (32%) had already died at the time of reporting. Sexual
contact was the most common mode of HIV transmission,
accounting for 94% (1,032) of all reported AIDS cases.
Almost half (494) of sexual transmission was through
heterosexual contact, followed by homosexual contact (389)
then bisexual contact (149).
Other modes of transmission include: mother-to-child
transmission (20), blood transfusion (10), injecting drug use
(6), and needle prick injuries (2) [Figure 4]. Three percent
(28) of the AIDS cases did not report mode of HIV
transmission.
Figure 4. Proportion of Modes of Transmission of AIDS Cases by Year,
Jan 1984August 2012
Ninety-five percent of the 2,150 cases were males (2,051).
Ages ranged from 2 to 81 years old (median 28 years). The
20-29 year old age group had the most (59%) number of
cases for 2012. For the male age group, the most number of
cases were found among the 20-24 years old (26%), 25-29
years old (34%), and 30-34 years old (19%) [Figure 6].
From 1984 to 2012, there were 10,514 HIV Ab sero-positive
cases reported (Table 1), of which 9,416 (90%) were
asymptomatic and 1,098 (10%) were AIDS cases. As shown in
Figure 6, there is a significant difference in the number of
male and female cases reported. Eighty-five percent (8,941)
were males. Ages ranged from 1-81 years (median 29 years).
The age groups with the most number of cases were: 20-24
years (21%), 25-29 (28%), and 30-34 years (19%) [Figure 6].
Figure 6. Comparison of the Distribution of Male and Female HIV Cases by Age-Group and Certain Highlighted Years
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Number of Female Cases
1984-2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2012 1 4 13 26 17 14 8 8 8
2011 2 3 36 44 23 21 10 8 9
2010 2 5 28 21 34 15 9 7 4
2009 1 4 13 19 21 20 14 7 5
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1984-2007 21 33 191 225 202 154 90 35 44
<15yo 15-19yo 20-24yo 25-29yo 30-34yo 35-39yo 40-44yo 45-49yo 50 &ol der
*Note: 74 did not report age, 11 did not report sex, 10 did not report age and sex
Figure 5. Proportion of Sex & Age-Groups in August 2012 & Jan-Aug 2012
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Het er osexual Cont act - Femal e - - - 15 37 29 8
Het er osexual Cont act - Mal e - - - 19 96 55 12
Bi sexual Cont act - - 1 172 367 105 7
Homosexual Cont act - - 3 332 570 146 17
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Homosexual 0 1 4 3 4 6 8 15 5 16 20 21 30 25 36 30 17 32 46 40 27 47 81 107 215 336 680 10361, 06
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Figure 9. Proportion of Types of Sexual Transmission, Jan 1984August 2012 Figure 10. HIV Transmission by Age-Group, 2012 (n=2,150)
In 2012, 93% (1,991) were infected through sexual contact,
7% (155) through needle sharing among injecting drug users,
and <1% (4) through mother-to-child transmission (Table 2).
There were 1,902 males and 89 females infected through
sexual transmission. The age range of those infected through
sexual transmission was 15-81 years old (median 28 years).
Of the 10,514 HIV positive cases reported from 1984 to 2012,
92% (9,637) were infected through sexual contact, 4% (420)
through needle sharing among injecting drug users, 1% (59)
through mother-to-child transmission, <1% (20) through blood
transfusion and needle prick injury <1% (3) [Table 2]. No data
is available for 4% (375) of the cases.
Table 2. Reported Mode of HIV Transmission
Mode of Transmission
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Sexual Contact 253 9,637 1,991
Heterosexual contact 36(14%) 3,147(33%) 271(14%)
Homosexual contact 148(58%) 3,956(41%) 1,068(54%)
Bisexual contact 69(27%) 2,534(26%) 652(33%)
Blood/Blood Products 0 20 0
Injecting Drug Use 19 420 155
Needle Prick Injury 0 3 0
Mother-to-Child 0 59 4
No Data Available 0 375 0
Figure 7. New HIV Cases by Region, August 2012
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Reg11 6% 7% 6%
NCR 51% 54% 51%
ROT C* 7% 7% 8%
2012 2007-2011 1984-2012
In August 2012, bulk of the new HIV cases
came from NCR, Region 4A, Region 7, Region
3, and Region 11 [Fig 7]. The three highest
reporting regions were NCR, Region 4A, and
Region 7.
Cumulative data shows 33% (3,147) were infected through heterosexual contact, 41% (3,956) through homosexual
contact, and 26% (2,534) through bisexual contact. From 2007 there has been a shift in the predominant trend of
sexual transmission from heterosexual contact (20%) to males having sex with other males (80%) [Figure 9].
Region % of Cases
I 3%
II <1%
III 8%
IVA 12%
IVB 1%
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XII 1%
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CARAGA 1%
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NCR 51%
Fig 8. Comparison of Proportion of HIV Cases by Region & Year
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As of June 2012, there are 2,761* People Living with
HIV presently on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). Data
for July and August is not yet available.
Treatment Hubs in the Philippines

1. Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
2. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
3. Cagayan Valley Medical Center
4. Jose B. Lingad Medical Center
5. San Lazaro Hospital
6. Philippine General Hospital
7. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
8. Makati Medical Center
9. The Medical City
10. Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital
11. Western Visayas Medical Center
12. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
13. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
14. Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
15. Zamboanga City Medical Center
16. Southern Philippines Medical Center
Blood Units Confirmed for HIV
Table 4. Number of Confirmed HIV
Positive Blood Units
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)
August 2012 Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry
In 2012, there were 222 HIV positive OFWs, comprising 10% of cases reported for the year [Figure 11]. Of these, 191
(86%) were males and 31 (14%) were females. All were infected through sexual contact.
There were 2,010 HIV positive OFWs since 1984, comprising 19% of all reported cases [Figure 11]. Seventy-eight
percent (1,561) were males. Ages ranged from 18 to 69 years (median 35 years). Sexual contact (97%) was the
predominant mode of transmission (Table 3). Eighty-five percent (1,712) were asymptomatic while 15% (298) were
AIDS cases.
Mode of Transmission
August
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Sexual Transmission 25 1,948 222
Heterosexual contact 10(40%) 1,164(60%) 66(30%)
Homosexual contact 10(40%) 444(23%) 89(40%)
Bisexual contact 5(20%) 340(17%) 67(30%)
Blood/Blood Products 0 10 0
Injecting Drug Use 0 1 0
Needle Prick Injury 0 3 0
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Non - OFW 1 8 2 9 3 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 8 7 3 8 7 9 2 119 9 0 13 8 9 1 6 3 9 5 8 8 10 0 113 118 17 9 2 3 6 4 0 6 6 7 1 14 17 2 0 7 8 19 2 8
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Figure 11. Number of OFWs Compared to Non-OFWs by Year (1984-2012)
Month 2012 2011
January 17 11
February 18 15
March 34 14
April 21 20
May 21 10
June 9 32
July 22 22
August 25 18
September 18
October 22
November 17
December 18
Total 167 217
As of August 2012, 167 blood
units were confirmed positive
for HIV by RITM. There is no
available data yet on the total
number of blood units donated.
These are confirmed positive
blood units, not blood donors.
One donor can donate more
than one blood unit. HIV
positive blood donors may not
be in the HIV & AIDS Registry
unl ess t hey under went
vol untary counsel i ng and
testing as individuals.



PLHIV on Anti-Retroviral Therapy
Month 2012
January 2,087
February 2,169
March 2,278
April 2,498
May 2,633
June 2,761
July
Data not yet
available
August
Data not yet
available
September
October
November
December
Table 5. Number of PLHIV on ART
Table 3. Mode of HIV Transmission Among OFWs
* This is not a cumulative number. It does not
include those who already have died, left the
country, or decided to stop taking ART.
Philippine HIV & AIDS Registry
Report Editorial Team:


Patricia Isabel T. Gayya, RN, MSPH
HIV Surveillance Assistant, HIV Unit


Krizelle Anne G. Ronquillo, RSW
Asst. HIV Surveillance Officer, HIV Unit


Noel S. Palaypayon, RN, MGM-ESP
HIV Surveillance Officer, HIV Unit


Genesis May J. Samonte, MD, PHSAE
Epidemiologist, HIV Unit


Agnes B. Segarra, MD, PHSAE
Chief, SRAE, NEC


Enrique A. Tayag, MD, PHSAE,FPSMID,CESO III
Director IV, NEC
Philippine HIV & AIDS Registry
National HIV/AIDS & STI
Strategic Information
and Surveillance Unit

The Philippine HIV & AIDS Registry is the official record of the total number of laboratory-confirmed HIV positive
individuals, AIDS cases and deaths, and HIV positive blood units in the Philippines. All individuals in the registry
are confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) at San Lazaro Hospital. While all blood
units are confirmed by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Both are National Reference Labora-
tories (NRL) of the Department of Health (DOH).
Mandatory HIV testing is unlawful in the Philippines (RA 8504). The process of reporting to the Registry is as
follows: All blood samples from accredited HIV testing facilities that are screened HIV reactive are sent to
SACCL (individuals) or RITM (blood units) for confirmation. Confirmed HIV positive individuals and blood units are
reported to the DOH-National Epidemiology Center (NEC), and are recorded in the Registry.
The Registry is a passive surveillance system. Except for HIV confirmation by the NRL, all other data submitted to
the Registry are secondary and cannot be verified. An example would be an individuals reported place of
residence. The Registry is unable to determine if this reported address is where the person got infected, or where
the person lived after being infected, or where the person is presently living, or whether the address is valid. This
limitation has major implications to data interpretation. Thus, readers are cautioned to carefully weigh the data
and consider other sources of information prior to arriving at conclusions.
National Epidemiology Center,
Department of Health, Bldg. 19,
San Lazaro Compound,
Sta. Cruz, Manila 1003 Philippines

Tel: +632 651-7800 local 2926, 2952
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