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โ€œ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ โ€” Ronald ReaganIn response to the reported fire occurrence in Pu...
27/05/2026

โ€œ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ โ€” Ronald Reagan

In response to the reported fire occurrence in Pulong Kendi, Barangay Sta. Ana, Taguig City, and other UMAK students have been affected by this terrible incident. The University Student Council - Office of the Vice President (OVP) will launch "๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป" to support pupils affected by the fire catastrophe.

In these difficult times, we encourage everyone to provide a helping hand by providing in-kind donations and monetary contributions of any amount. Every act of compassion counts, and no donation is too small to assist our fellow Herons recover and rebuild.

The OVP will also provide regular updates regarding the progress of the donation drive, collected donations, and distribution efforts to ensure transparency and keep the community informed throughout this initiative.

You may drop off your donations at the ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—–) ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, from May 28 to June 1, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Let us unite together to support our fellow Herons during these times. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน


"๐‘ต๐’ ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“." โ€” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’†๐’” ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”In light of the recent fire inci...
27/05/2026

"๐‘ต๐’ ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“." โ€” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’†๐’” ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”

In light of the recent fire incident in Pulong Kaendi, Brgy. Sta. Ana, Taguig City, we encourage all of affected Psychmates residing in Brgy. Sta. Ana to take a few moments to answer the wellness check form we created. Your well-being matters, especially during difficult and unsettling times such as the recent accident. This initiative aims to ensure that everyone is safe, supported, and given the care and attention they may need physically, emotionally and mentally.

Through this wellness check, we hope to create a space where concerns can be acknowledged and assistance can be extended when necessary. Let us continue to look after one another with compassion, empathy, and solidarity as a community.

๐Ÿ”—https://forms.gle/u6ntenoZVhdPYtHX8
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๐Ÿ”—https://forms.gle/u6ntenoZVhdPYtHX8

CAPTION | Augee Danofrata
PUBMAT | Hazel Ann Perez

"๐“ฆ๐“ฎ'๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ ๐“ญ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฏ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“น๐“ฎ๐“ธ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ฎ'๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ." โ€” ๐“ก๐“ธ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ธ ๐“ก. ๐“ข๐“ฒ๐“ด๐“ช๐“ฝ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐๐'๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ช...
27/05/2026

"๐“ฆ๐“ฎ'๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ ๐“ญ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฏ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“น๐“ฎ๐“ธ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ฎ'๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ." โ€” ๐“ก๐“ธ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ธ ๐“ก. ๐“ข๐“ฒ๐“ด๐“ช๐“ฝ

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐๐'๐ฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜–๐˜—๐˜š๐˜ -๐˜š๐˜Š ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ.

๐Ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐๐! ๐Ÿ€

CAPTION | Jessie Joveres
PUBMAT | Hazel Ann Perez

๐‘ฌ๐’Š๐’… ๐’–๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‰๐’‚ ๐‘ด๐’–๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’ŒToday ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, the Muslim Community celebrates ๐—˜๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ฎ, or the ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. As our Mu...
27/05/2026

๐‘ฌ๐’Š๐’… ๐’–๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‰๐’‚ ๐‘ด๐’–๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ

Today ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, the Muslim Community celebrates ๐—˜๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ฎ, or the ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. As our Muslim friends and family celebrate this blessed occasion of Eid ul-Adha, may we be reminded of the true meaning of sacrifice that comes with faith, compassion, and devotion. ๐ŸŒ™โœจ

This sacred celebration encourages us not just to strengthen our hearts with gratitude and extend our kindness to others, but also to cherish the blessings we often take for granted.

๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜Œ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ!

CAPTION | Augee Danofrata
PUBMAT | Akisha Basilio

โ€œ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ .โ€ โ€” ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐กAs we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, let us ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ...
25/05/2026

โ€œ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ .โ€ โ€” ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก

As we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, let us ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ (๐๐๐ƒ) ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. A condition often misunderstood, characterized by intense emotions, unstable relationships, and a strong need for understanding, support, and compassion.

๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ! Be one in reducing stigma, educating the public, and creating safe spaces. Let us continue to ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ with those who are experiencing it.

๐”๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ.

Reference:
Change Mental Health. (2026, April 27). Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month. Change Mental Health - a Future Where No One Needs to Face Mental Illness Alone. https://changemh.org/awareness-days/bpd-awareness-month/

CAPTION | Maria Cristina Castaรฑo
PUBMAT | Jan Mariz Daliwan

๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’. ๐Ÿค๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† is ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต. This month, we aim to raise aware...
25/05/2026

๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’. ๐Ÿค

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† is ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต. This month, we aim to raise awareness, break the stigma, and encourage open conversations about mental health. Struggling does not make anyone weak. It makes them human; and seeking help is not something to be ashamed of. It is something to be respected.

Your mental health may have felt overwhelming at times, but it does not define your entire story. And even on days when it feels heavy, your presence here still matters more than you think. There are quiet victories youโ€™ve achieved that deserve to be recognized.

Mental health challenges are not always visible. Many people carry silent battles behind smiles, achievements, and everyday routines. Because of this, let us choose kindness and empathy in how we treat othersโ€”and even ourselves. Checking in on people can make a difference. A simple message, a small gesture, or a moment of listening can remind someone that they are not alone.

If you are struggling, please know that support is available. You deserve to be heard, understood, and helped.

Speak out.
Reach out.
Talk if you need help.

๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ. ๐Ÿ’

CAPTION | Gwyneth Bustos
PUBMAT | Jan Mariz Daliwan

๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ older, wiser, and even more inspiringโ€”today we celebrate Angel! ๐ŸŽ‚โœจYour kindness, dedication, and positive e...
19/05/2026

๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ older, wiser, and even more inspiringโ€”today we celebrate Angel! ๐ŸŽ‚โœจ

Your kindness, dedication, and positive energy continue to make a difference to everyone around you. Whether through your hard work, or cheerful spirit you truly leave a mark wherever you go. โญ

May this special day bring you countless reasons to smile, unforgettable memories, and blessings that overflow throughout the year ahead. You deserve all the love and happiness today and always! ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŽ

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ก! Wishing you a celebration as amazing and beautiful as you are. ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿค

CAPTION | Harriet Salazar
PUBMAT | Carl Angel Fonte

๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’š๐’‚ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’Š ๐Ÿ’ซAs we reach the end of this semester, we are reminded of how far we've become, and how far we can still...
18/05/2026

๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’š๐’‚ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’Š ๐Ÿ’ซ

As we reach the end of this semester, we are reminded of how far we've become, and how far we can still go. Psychmates, as many of us prepare for this semester's final departmental examinations, and while others get ready to march towards new beginnings, may we take pride in the hard work and perseverance that brought us here today.

Despite the academic year ending, we are almost halfway through the year, so let us be reminded that whether our aspirations are short-term or long-term, we should always have the courage and determination to keep moving forward despite uncertainties. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ดโ€”๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด.

CAPTION & PUBMAT | Augee Danofrata

๐‘จ๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’†" - ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’Œ๐’๐’Š๐’ This week, from ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, we are observing ...
11/05/2026

๐‘จ๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’†" - ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’Œ๐’๐’Š๐’

This week, from ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, we are observing the ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, where we are reminded that caring for one another and helping in prevention of substance abuse and promote mental health wellness can make a meaningful difference. How can we contribute? Involving communities in raising awareness of substance misuse and mental health issues, implementing prevention strategies, and showcase the effectiveness of evidence-based prevention programs. Fostering partnerships and collaborations with federal agencies and national organizations dedicated to improving public health. Promoting and disseminating quality substance use prevention and mental health promotion resources and publications.

We must take note that prevention starts with empathyโ€”through listening, understanding, and creating safe spaces where everyone feels supported and valued. Small acts of kindness and awareness can help people build stronger, and healthier communities. As we continue to raise awareness for each persons' mental health, well-being, alongside substance use prevention, may this week encourage us to choose compassion over judgment and support in ways we can.

๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ.

CAPTION | Augee Danofrata and Raphael Luis Alcazar
PUBMAT | Hazel Ann Perez

"๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“. ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’…๐’Š๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’–๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’†, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’†๐’• ๐’Š๐’• ๐’”๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’๐’†; ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†...
11/05/2026

"๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“. ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’…๐’Š๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’–๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’†, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’†๐’• ๐’Š๐’• ๐’”๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’๐’†; ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“." - ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ถ๐’๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ญ๐’– ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’‚

It's the start of the week, the day where you can start afresh. The day to test the waters once again, so that our goals are set clear, our minds remain grounded, and our hearts stay patient through every challenge that may come.

As we start our week, may we be reminded that growth does not always happen in noise and pressure, it can also co-exist between moments of calm, reflection, and quiet perseverance.

CAPTION | Augee Danofrata
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