Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize suicide intervention throughout the whole country by formulating life-planning education for Filipino youths. Villar filed Senate Bill No. 1669, or the Act to Provide Early Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Expansion which...
As the Covid-19 pandemic may have worsened the mental health concerns of Filipino youth, BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co on Monday, Feb. 20, raised concern on the “burgeoning number” of suicide attempts among Filipino teens and the challenges the government faces in implementing the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. ordered on Tuesday, Jan. 24, an official of the department's Pangasinan office to take a leave following the alleged harassment by policemen on some onion farmers in the province. This, after DILG...
"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...
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...
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,...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday admitted that the increasing number of minors committing suicide prompted the city government to identify certain areas in the city where youngsters can go to after months of being cooped up in their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing a report from...
