"You are killing us!" Romel Calingasan, a municipal agriculturist in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, made the emotional accusation at officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for allowing the importation of onions while the harvest season for onions is underway. Onions are left to rot on the...
TOKYO, Japan -- Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper. "Dear you, who might want to end it all," reads the toilet paper being used in an unusual new initiative to reach out...
Maricar Reyes has opened up on the video scandal that rocked her showbiz career early on. Talking to Toni Gonzaga about it recently, Maricar admitted she actually thought of ending her life after it was made public. She wrote the same in her recently published book: "I thought about suicide, I...
DOH An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said about 17 percent of Filipinos aged 15 to 24 years old have thought of suicide. This was bared by DOH Undersecretary Beverly Ho during the National Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Taguig City. “This is the latest survey that came...
A 47-year-old man who was beset by family problems climbed a billboard in a “suicide attempt” in Muntinlupa on July 21, according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM). The unidentified man scaled the billboard at Sitio Lambunao, Block 23, Barangay...
GENERAL SANTOS -- The family of a Filipino domestic helper who reportedly committed suicide in Dubai has cried foul over victim’s death. Relatives of Shona Bacalso Capacio, 45, doubted the report of Dubai police that the victim committed suicide by jumping off a residential building of her...
ROME, Italy -- A tetraplegic Italian committed medically assisted suicide Thursday, campaigners said, after winning approval from an ethics committee in the first case of its kind in Italy. Federico Carboni, 44, from Senigallia in the Marche region, "died this morning at 11:05 am... after...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Healthcare wants more community-based mental health services in the country. Photo CBCP-ECHC FB This amid the rising number of suicide-related incidents. Camillian Fr. Dan Cancino, executive secretary of ECHC, pressed for...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber killed three children and three soldiers in an attack on a military vehicle in Pakistan's restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. The mountainous frontier separating Pakistan and Afghanistan has long been a hive of...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray was among those devastated by the recent passing of Cheslie Kryst. Taking to social media, she wrote: “I can’t believe the news. Rest in peace angel. The world will miss your light." Catriona then shared: “If you or someone you know is considering suicide,...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has batted for stronger government measures to address the mental health issues of Filipinos during the pandemic even as suicide rate in the country has been brought to an unprecedented increase. Sen. Loren Legarda Legarda, a three-time senator,...
The controversial death of Filipino artist Breana “Bree” Jonson has gained the attention of President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and the late Bree Jonson (Photos from Malacañang/ Instagram) This was confirmed Monday, Sept. 27 by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a virtual...
