Derrick Monasterio Apologizes Over Insensitive Joke on HIV/AIDS

Kapuso young hearththrob Derrick Monasterio made a public apology after he get mixed reactions from Netizens for his insensitive joke over HIV/AIDS. In his Instagram story, Derrick made a post " I have friend who's miserable because he just found out that he has AIDS. My advice: stay positive!"

Kapuso young hearththrob Derrick Monasterio made an apology after he get mixed reactions from Netizens for his insensitive joke over HIV/AIDS.  


In his Instagram story, Derrick made a post " I have friend who's miserable because he just found out that he has AIDS. My advice: stay positive!" 

Few minutes of his post, the actor received reactions to which Derrick immediately deleted the post and wrote an apology. 

For his insensitive post on HIV/AIDS issue, Derrick made a message to his bashers via Instagram story.


" Hi guys! Goodevening! I just saw that joke on twitter and i didnt think that it's gonna be an issue. But sorry of i offended some of you in a way". 

Current statistics says that there were 1,098 new HIV antibody sero-positive individuals reported in May 2017 to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP). 

This was 48% higher compared to the same period last year (741) and also the highest recorded cases ever since 1984. Eighty-seven percent of those were asymptomatic at the time of reporting.

Most (95%) were male. The median age was 28 years old (age range: 2 year - 67 years). More than half belong to the 25 - 34 year age group while 30% were youth aged 15 - 24 years.

The regions with the most number of reported cases were: National Capital Region (NCR) with 404 (37%) cases, Region 4A with 155 (14%) cases, Region 3 with 108 (10%) cases, Region 7 with 98 (9%) cases, and Region 11 with 60 (5%) cases. An additional 273 cases (25%) came from the rest of the country - source: DOH