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There are no travel restrictions assigned to anyone with HIV or other STIs. As stated in the Republic Act, ""Nobody will be quarantined, isolated, denied entry to the Philippines or deported from the country due to a confirmed or suspected HIV infection." Furthermore, it is legal to import antiretrovirals for personal use (for up to 6 months), though you should carry a prescription from a doctor. However, if you are seeking legal residency in the Philippines, you may be rejected if you are HIV+.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=144 PHILIPPINES - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | There are no travel restrictions assigned to anyone with HIV or other STIs. As stated in the Republic Act, ""Nobody will be quarantined, isolated, denied entry to the Philippines or deported from the country due to a confirmed or suspected HIV infection." Furthermore, it is legal to import antiretrovirals for personal use (for up to 6 months), though you should carry a prescription from a doctor. However, if you are seeking legal residency in the Philippines, you may be rejected if you are HIV+.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=144 PHILIPPINES - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
===Testing Facilities=== | |||
* If you go to a public facility and test positive for HIV, it's very likely that the facility will ask about your sexual history, put your information on government record and potentially try to monitor your sexual practices. For these reasons, you may want to consider a private facility. Please visit our city pages, like the [[Manila]] page, for local recommendations. | * If you go to a public facility and test positive for HIV, it's very likely that the facility will ask about your sexual history, put your information on government record and potentially try to monitor your sexual practices. For these reasons, you may want to consider a private facility. Please visit our city pages, like the [[Manila]] page, for local recommendations. | ||
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** Here's [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/hometests.html more information on home test kits]. And here's the [http://www.oraquick.com/ Oraquick] website, which is one of the largest companies known to give kits for at-home HIV tests. | ** Here's [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/hometests.html more information on home test kits]. And here's the [http://www.oraquick.com/ Oraquick] website, which is one of the largest companies known to give kits for at-home HIV tests. | ||
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According to HIV Travel: "Treatment is very expensive. Foreigners won't get any public financial support. Public hospitals cannot be recommended. The treatment is cheaper in public hospitals, but foreigners still have to pay for themselves."<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=144 PHILIPPINES - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | According to HIV Travel: "Treatment is very expensive. Foreigners won't get any public financial support. Public hospitals cannot be recommended. The treatment is cheaper in public hospitals, but foreigners still have to pay for themselves."<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=144 PHILIPPINES - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||