October 12, 2021
Three-term Senator Loren Legarda has expressed her support for the Philippines’ bid to be the Guest of Honor (GOH) country of the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) in 2025.
Having visited the Philippine pavilion at the FBF 2018 and at the FBF 2019, Legarda said that the National Book Development Board (NBDB), with the support of its mother agency, the Department of Education (DepEd), should ensure the continuous participation of the Philippines in the FBF and work towards being a GOH country.
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October 12, 2021
AS suicide cases rise by 57 percent in the Philippines, a House deputy speaker on Monday called for aggressive government measures to address mental health issues confronting some Filipinos amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alarmed by an unprecedented rise in the country’s suicide rate, House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda sought stronger implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11036 or the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA).
Legarda, one of the authors of RA 11036, cited the need to strengthen MHCA, which seeks to provide affordable and […]
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October 12, 2021
ALARMED by the unprecedented increase in the country’s suicide rate, House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Monday, October 11, called for stronger government measures to address mental health issues of Filipinos during this pandemic.
The three-time senator specifically sought a more aggressive implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 11036 or the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) that she co-authored during her previous term in the Senate in 2018.
Legarda cited the need to strengthen MHCA, which seeks to provide affordable and accessible […]
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October 12, 2021
MANILA, Philippines — Naalarma si House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda sa pagtaas ng suicide rate sa bansa, kaya naman nanawagan ito para sa mas malakas na pagtugon ng gobyerno sa problema hinggil sa mental health ng mga Pilipino ngayong pandemya.
Gusto ng three-time senator ang mas agresibong implementasyon ng RA 11036 o Mental Health Care Act (MHCA), na kanyang co-authored sa nakaraan niyang termino sa Senado noong 2018.
Ayon kay Legarda, kailangang palakasin ang MHCA, na naglalayong magbigay ng mura at abot-kamay […]
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October 11, 2021
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MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has sought a more robust implementation of the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) after official numbers showed suicide incidents increasing by more than half in 2020.
In a statement on Monday, Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda said that the government must work to address the mental health issues of […]
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