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That was the reason offered by Tau Gamma Phi Adamson University chapter leader, Tung Cheng Teng Jr., when asked at a Senate hearing, investigating the death of student John Matthew Salilig, as to why they continue engaging…
An estimated 40,000 traditional jeepneys and UV express vehicles in Metro Manila will join a weeklong strike next week, as a response to the mandates being enforced by the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. The Land…
Yesterday’s front page included a report on teen births increasingly involving older men, with 59 percent of registered adolescent births fathered by a man older than 20 years old, according to Dr. Leila Joudane, United Nations Population…
I was alerted early in the morning by a concerned former teacher and long-time correspondent, Professor Mamaril, about this newspaper’s front page headlining the student mental health crisis, as reported by the Department of Education (DepEd) at…
A school is a child’s second home. And to borrow lines from Abbott Elementary, “sometimes it’s even the first.” This is why teachers and administrators shouldn’t just focus on delivering academic content; they should also ensure that…
When does an economic issue turn into a mental health issue? The world of mental health is quite expansive. It interacts with practically every facet of our lives. The moment something affects the way we think and…
Oh, what a start to 2023. Day 1 started with a Naia shutdown that stranded tens of thousands of passengers, not to mention risked the safety of planes within our airspace. And just yesterday, BPI’s system caused…
People sometimes ask me whether their grief is normal. Most worry that they’ve been grieving too long; others get concerned that they might not be feeling as strongly as they should. I assure them that there is…
One of the challenges of my column is to look for current news related to mental health. Sometimes, a national topic demonstrates psychological issues quite nicely, but most of the time, mental health doesn’t really make it…
Warning: This article does not contain good vibes only. I’ve encountered the phrase in a variety of spaces: in social media, in dating profiles, and in therapy conversations. At least in therapy, rarely do clients talk about…
It seems that the Department of Education (DepEd) has learned all the wrong things in the pandemic. DepEd has prohibited extracurricular activities for the school year, as it aims for students to spend more time on academics…
What’s in a name? Every so often, a new term is coined to describe a modern phenomenon. A lot of the time, this term catches on as more and more people resonate with the experience until it…
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