WASHINGTON, United States -- US lawmakers Thursday demanded pledges from Facebook to address escalating worries over its platforms' impact on teens' mental health, but a top executive instead offered assurances the sites are already safe. Facebook Global Head of Safety Director, Antigone Davis,...
The executive department has failed to set aside specific funds for mental health interventions in schools under the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget. Students share a tablet to attend their online class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Manny Llanes/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill establishing the first mental health clinic in the country . Mental Health image With 196 affirmative and zero negative and abstention, House Bill 9980 will now be transmitted to the Senate for its actin. To be put up in...
Aside from saving lives, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Sept. 20, underscored the importance of donating blood not only to the recipient but also for the donor. (Photo from Pixabay) Citing the World Health Organization (WHO), the PRC said that donating blood has “unexpected benefits”...
After detoxifying through an out-of-town vacation, Miss Universe Philippines finalist Maureen Wroblewitz opened up on a realization. According to her, she needed a break for her mental health. "You only see what I post on social media but what I don’t show are the challenges I go through...
Amid the continuing global health crisis, Australia is launching two business partnerships in the Philippines to provide women with skills and opportunities, as well as psychological services to Filipinos with mental illness. The Australian Embassy in Manila said the two new business partnerships...
The crushed dolomite dumped on the shores of the Manila Bay is apparently not only good for the mental health but also for the waters of the famed tourist attraction. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy Cimatu made the assessment Thursday night, Aug. 26, as he presented...
Recovery after getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a major feat. (Photo from Unsplash) However, there are expected after-effects following one’s recovery from the disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patients recovering from both mild and severe forms of COVID-19...
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 candidate Rousanne Marie "Ayn" Bernos is trying to ignite commotion revealing how someone told her she must have a "mental health problem" for even thinking she stand a chance against "taller, smarter, and more beautiful women." She clarified via Instagram that she...
An advocacy group has condemned the killing of a curfew violator, allegedly with mental illness, in Tondo. (Photo courtesy of MPD police station 7 / MANILA BULLETIN) On Aug. 7, Eduardo Geñoga, 59, was shot dead by Cesar Panlaqui, 55, a village guard (barangay tanod) along Tayuman Street during...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has funded a project seeking to look at the socio-cultural determinants of the four leading mental health illnesses such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, among...
(PIXABAY) The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) has been receiving more calls from adolescents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. The number of calls at the NCMH hotlines has been increasing since last yearacross all age...
