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rise in the Philippines. Bed nig ht club, Hornet a 600,000 person social network, and Love Yourself Porject non-p rofit team up to change HIV tactics. Manila, Philippines, March 25, 2013 -- Cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HI V) infections continue to drop around the world, but the Philippines is among ni ne countries where HIV cases are on the rise <www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/2831 90/news/nation/phl-among-9-countries-with-increasing-hiv-cases-mdash-un-study>. HIV at the Workplace: Protecting Yourself, based on International Labor Organiza tion's Recommendation Concerning HIV and AIDS, is a UN effort to encourage emplo yers to educate their employees and provide on sight resources and testing. Insp ired by this idea to reach people where they are, Bed Manila, a gay bar & club h as teamed up with Hornet Gay Social Network, www.gethornet.com and non-profit Love Yourself Project www.loveyourself.ph/ which provides HIV testing, awareness, an d advocates for equality regardless of HIV status. Jay Santos, an international DJ & gay celebrity, living in Manila, says If people a re ignoring HIV education we need to change the tactics; change the message and make education accessible which means finding smart partners. Hornet is the world s fastest growing Gay Social Network. Hornet sees Bed as an idea l partner for anyone trying to target gay audiences in Manila. Bed Manila, a 3 s torey, 600 sq meter, modernized danced club at the epicenter of gay life in Phil ippines and brings in large audiences. The club crowd is often seen as trend set ters and the club is full of amenities, a sky deck, dance floor, and lounges. UN FPA/UNAIDS considers outreach through clubs an HIV Prevent Best Practice. Hornet is the first to introduce the "Know your Status" KYS campaign to mobile s ocial networks for gay people. Men with Hornet installed on their phone, get a s pecial annotation for their profile, signifying they care about this issue, incl ude their HIV status and test date. Once a test comes up for renewal, Hornet rem inds that community to get tested again every six months. In separate reports, Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag, indicated that o f the estimated population living with HIV over half do not know their status. March 23,2013 Saturday 10pm at Bed a large party is the launch of a joint campai gn using mobile smart phones to reach audiences. Hornet uses sophisticated geo-s pecific targeting with powerful precision. Within seconds, Hornet can send call to actions to mobilize community members for HIV education and to tell them wher e their closest test center is located. Christof Wittig, co-founder, says Hornet, is proving that the LGBT social network a nd dating space is broad, and that building an application focused on health and security is how you win record user support, which is why we hit 600,000 users yesterday. With geo-specific technology Hornet can send a message in seconds to all gay members of the community. Sean Howell, Chair of the Hornet Foundation, sees partners LoveYourself as ideal because they focus on HIV prevention that doesn t increase stigma. Stigma is one of the largest roadblocks to winning the fight on HIV. Heterosexual allies are als o important in building equality and winning the fight on HIV. Bed Bar and Club www.bed.com.ph Maria Orosa St. corner Julio Nakpil St., Malate, Metro Manila

About Hornet Networks: Hornet Networks is gay owned, developer and distributor of the Hornet smartphone Application a location-based mobile dating and social network that that lets you me et new friends based on criteria you set including geography, share photos quick ly by sharing preloaded galleries, and keep notes about people you chat with. Fo unders and backers include the ranks of LGBT at Microsoft, Linkedin, and Silicon Valley venture technologists. http://www.gethornet.com. Hornet App is available on your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and Android in free versions. To get it from the Apple App Store, go here www.bit.ly/askhrnt and in Google Play v isit www.bit.ly/hornetandroid Contact: Sean Howell Hornet Networks Ltd 883, Indiana St San Francisco, CA 94107 +1 4153596469 Press@gethornet.com http://www.gethornet.com