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BAGUIO CITY – The city government is concerned over the significant increase in suicide cases in the first semester of this year due to the serious negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the mental health of the people here. City Social Welfare and Development Officer (CSWDO) Betty Fangas
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Recognizing how the challenges brought by the health crisis in the country take a toll on education workers, the DepEd has partnered with Globe through guided workshops which aim to equip teachers with skills and steps towards better mental health, emotional encouragement and overall well-being.
To look out for the well-being of teachers, DepEd and Globe will launch TAYO Naman! (Tulong, Alaga, Yakap at Oras para sa mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Edukasyon), a 14-part webinar series to be held every Friday beginning May 21 until Aug. 20.
TAYO Naman! is an an online Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) program for all education advocates, including teachers, non-teaching personnel, and parents.
SunStar Editorial: Giving voice to people living with HIV
FIGHT FEAR. Empowering people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) to connect with families and communities is one step closer to taking down the discrimination and biases that prevent vulnerable populations from seeking testing and treatment to stay healthy and prevent spreading the virus to partners.(SunStar file)
+ February 28, 2021 A JOURNALIST trained to write about other people has a lifetime of professional reticence keeping him or her from tackling a personal essay, specially one that demands searing self-examination and segues into unanticipated, uncomfortable truths.
A pioneering digital journalist in Cebu and former Manila online bureau chief at SunStar Philippines, Gem A. Cabreros ended 11 years of silence when he posted on his personal blog and reposted on Facebook the essay, “I’m HIV-Positive and This is My Story”.