Cita Astals, a known comedian, expressed years ago her journey to healing and rehabilitation due to a mental illness. She said that she should have kept mum about her illness because of the stigma. To this day, she still experiences harassment brought by the fact of her mental issues. In Baguio City alone, trigger warning, …
“Sorry, traffic.” “On the way.”“Five minutes.” If you’ve lived in the Philippines long enough, you’ve heard these lines. Chances are, you’ve said them too. Guilty. Writer included. We laugh about it. We shrug. We call it Filipino Time. Cultural. Normal. Harmless. But is it? To understand the issue, we must first recognize that time is …
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In years of living in Baguio City, one lesson is learned with brutal efficiency: water is never a guarantee. It is a ghost in the pipes—arriving on schedule until it doesn’t, flowing until it slows to a rhythmic trickle. In this city, daily uncertainty is our baseline. But as we wait for the next ration, …
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I recall a colleague expressing her appreciation for the thought-provoking films produced by our students, as she noted, bring to light realities too often overlooked by society. Stories that unsettle, that linger, that demand to be seen. Her words brought me to think of Nay Rosa. A janitorial staff member assigned to the morning shift. …
It is common knowledge around groups that people with mental struggles are known to not have supportive families or maybe parents who don’t believe in the importance of mental health. Parents are often triggers to children. Why? It is because good parenting wasn’t taught in schools and other avenues. Parenting styles are realized through experience …
Coming from a purely patriarchal society, women are so boxed into stereotypes. You have to be femininely pretty, sexy, soft spoken, quiet many times and patient martyr housewives. Such is the misogynistic view that the generation before us has embedded in us. Even sexism and being fantasy objects like in liquor calendars and advertisements are …
It takes less than 2 minutes for popcorn to be ready using a microwave. But what do we lose when we forget to make it on a stove? Think about the last time you prepared something from scratch? Did it feel different from pressing a button? If I could share one idea with the pioneers …
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Taralets Bagets! Bagets is a Filipino slang term for teenagers or young people, often implying they are energetic, trendy, or slightly inexperienced. It is a colloquial, shortened term derived from “bagito” (new/young) with a plural “s” used to describe the youth generation. It is also often used in workplaces to refer to younger, tech-savvy employees, …
Did you know that autism spectrum disorder and mental health conditions are closely associated? Accordingly, some neurodivergency like ASD, ADHD and behavioral disorders have comorbidity with depression, anxiety, etc. Some children with autism spectrum disorder, also grow up with psychosocial disabilities because of certain failed social interactions and capabilities. Both neurodivergency and mental health are …
For almost a decade, I have served in our adopted communities as the Community Extension Program Coordinator of the College of Arts and Sciences. Even during the pandemic—when movement was restricted and uncertainty loomed—we found ways to continue engaging. And among all the subjects I have handled through the years, none comes closer to my …
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