PHILIPPINE STATEMENT ON HIV/AIDS Second Secretary Marie Yvette Banzon delivers the Philippine statement during the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly to review Global Progress on HIV/AIDS at the United Nations. In her statement, Ms. Abalos highlighted that even though the HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country remains below 0.1% of the population, the situation may be "hidden and growing" which compels the Government to be proactively engaged, particularly through intensified prevention efforts. UN PHOTO