LCUP Student Mental Health Council

23/04/2026

“Bigat ng presyo.”

Hindi na ito simpleng reklamo, isa na itong karanasang dinadala ng maraming Pilipino araw-araw. May tensyon sa ibang bahagi ng mundo, at kahit malayo, ramdam agad ang epekto. Pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina, sumisipa ang pamasahe, at sunod-sunod ang pagtaas ng bilihin—habang nananatiling mababa ang kita ng mga pilipino.

Papunta pa lang sa school o trabaho, marami na ang mentally drained kakaisip kung sapat pa ba ang baon. Ang jeepney driver, nagdadalawang-isip kung bibiyahe pa dahil baka diesel pa lang ay lugi na. Ang estudyante at manggagawa, nag-aalala kung may masasakyan pa kinabukasan. Hindi lang ito economic issue, isa rin itong mental health concern.

Kapag araw-araw mong pinipilit pagkasyahin ang limitadong budget, tuloy-tuloy ang stress. May anxiety sa susunod na bayarin, may pressure sa gastos, at may pangamba kung ano pa ang tataas bukas. Ipinapakita rin nito kung gaanong hindi handa ang bansa, dependent sa imported fuel, kulang sa safety nets, at kadalasang naghahabol sa krisis.

Ang “bigat ng presyo” ay hindi lang nasa resibo. Nasa pagod ng commuters, nasa pangamba ng jeepney drivers, at nasa tahimik na pagtitipid ng bawat pamilya.

Malayo man ang sigalot, malapit ang epekto—nasa bulsa natin, nasa biyahe natin, at higit sa lahat, nasa mental health ng bawat Pilipino.

Bigat ng presyo. Bigat ng isip. Bigat ng buhay.

22/04/2026

🌏 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🌱

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
Hindi lang ito araw para mag-post ng green aesthetics. Ito ay paalala na ang bawat maliit na kilos—pagbabawas ng plastik, pagtitipid ng kuryente, pag-aalaga ng kalikasan—may malaking impact sa kinabukasan.
Sa panahon ng krisis at pagbabago, mahalagang tandaan: kapag inalagaan natin ang mundo, inaalagaan din natin ang sarili nating well-being. 🌿

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬.
𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.

15/04/2026

For a Mentally Healthy Community, MindEd Series Episode 6 is here! 💚🫡

Not everything is visible… but it doesn’t mean it’s not real.

Trigger Warning‼️: This episode talks about self-harm—what people go through, and how we can help.

If things feel heavy lately, pause for a moment.
You don’t have to carry it alone.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.

🎬: Kurt Sumera Cruz
✍️: Victoria Raven Pangilinan
📽️: Kurt Sumera Cruz
📼: Victoria Raven Pangilinan

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01/04/2026

MindEd Series Episode 5 is here!🎥💚

Happy April Fools! 🤪
But it’s not just a prank… MindEd Series Ep. 5 is out now. 🥳

Discover how the placebo effect can make something “fake” feel real. 🧠

🎬: Nicole Anne Adriano
✍️: Sofia Lorraine Gamboa
📽️: John Andree Garcia
📼: Jamellah Alis, Diana Celedonio, Liezel Bautista

29/03/2026

𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒖𝒓 2𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝑨, 𝑺𝑴𝑯𝑪 𝒇𝒂𝒎. ✨💙

Maraming salamat sa pag-attend, sa good vibes, at sa pakiki-join sa bawat ganap. From meaningful sharing hanggang sa tawanan — plus yung 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 🤭 na nagdala ng extra saya — truly a moment to remember. 🫶

Special shoutout din sa ating 𝑺𝑴𝑯𝑪 𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏𝒊 for dropping by and making the gathering even more meaningful. Ang saya makita how different batches come together with the same heart for advocacy. 🌷

Hindi lang siya gathering — it’s a soft reminder of the 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 we’re building together. 𝑷𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏, 𝑺𝑴𝑯𝑪! 🌿✨

📸: Hannah Alexa, Maryann Bonto, and Chloe Alcoriza
✂️: Emma Gwynette Magbanua
✍️: Sofia Lorraine Gamboa

20/03/2026

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬!!! .
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹.

Joy isn’t something we feel 24/7 — and that’s completely okay.

May days na light lang ang pakiramdam, may days na heavy. That doesn’t make you weak. It makes you real. Sometimes, happiness means choosing yourself.
Setting limits. Walking away. Saying “pass muna.” Protecting your energy is protecting your peace.

Walang nauuna o nahuhuli when it comes to happiness. Iba-iba tayo ng pace, at valid ‘yan. But a life that feels aligned — yung alam mong tama para sa’yo — that’s the kind of happiness that stays.

At the end of the day, happiness isn’t one-size-fits-all.
It can be loud or quiet, simple or big. Ang importante, it feels genuine to you. ✨
Today, honor the version of happiness that fits your life. 💛

Caption: Sofia Lorraine Gamboa
Pubmat: Mae Racquel Grace Ramos

20/03/2026

Happiest Birthday, Sister Nicet! 🎉🎂

Your dedication and service to La Consolacion University continue to inspire many students and members of the community. Thank you for your unwavering commitment, guidance, and leadership that help shape a supportive and uplifting environment for everyone.

May God continue to bless you with wisdom, strength, and good health as you keep guiding and serving the La Consolacion University community. Wishing you a joyful birthday filled with love, gratitude, and many blessings.

Once again, happiest birthday, Sister Nicet! 💙

18/03/2026

Episode 4 is here! 🤩

Today's let's advance the celebration for the coming March 20 and let’s celebrate 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 💚
Together, let’s promote a culture of caring and sharing—because we believe that 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬.

📝: Chelsey Mabalay & Janella Ishi Pagarigan
🎭🎬: Rolf Damien Tresmanio, Zurielle Caliwliw, Ekechi Aurelio, & Mc Jim Kyle Macaraeg
🎥: Chloe Alcoriza

16/03/2026

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗼? 🎉

Inaanyayahan namin kayo sa ating 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 — and trust us, hindi ito yung usual na assembly lang! 👀✨

Get ready for 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 na siguradong mae-enjoy niyo! 🏆🎲 Perfect din itong pagkakataon para mag-bond, makilala ang fellow members, at gumawa ng fun memories together.

📍 Location: 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Kaya dalhin na ang inyong energy, good vibes, at competitive spirit dahil marami kaming surprises and games na naghihintay sa inyo! 🔥

See you there, Advocates ! 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝟐𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚! 💚

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Caption: Sofia Lorraine Gamboa
Pubmat: Maria Sabrina Manzano

13/03/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 — but we also honor softness. 💜

Women are often called 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨.
Pero minsan, nakakapagod din maging “𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨” all the time.
Behind every achiever, leader, ate, mama, at kaibigan —
may babaeng napapagod, nag-ooverthink, at may silent battles na hindi nakikita ng iba.

And that is valid.

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Dahil hindi sukatan ng pagiging matatag ang pagtitiis sa lahat.

𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝘼𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥. 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚.

To every woman breaking cycles, chasing dreams, healing quietly, and still showing up — we see you. We honor you. We celebrate you. 💜

Caption: Sofia Lorraine Gamboa
Edited and Durected by: Mae Racquel Grace Ramos

11/03/2026

✨𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊! ✨

Ready ka na rin bang bumalik… sa’kin? 🤭🫵🏻 Kimi lang, bawal ‘yon! 🤨

So ito na nga…𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧? 🫣🤩

Because we’re not done yet. Yes, you heard it right, Consolanians! Hindi pa tapos—at hinding-hindi dito matatapos ang ating adventure this academic year. 𝗦𝘆𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀! 🧠🗣️🧚🏻‍🌿

Kaya don’t miss this! Mag-ready ka na, because 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝! 👀💚





✍🏻: Janella Ishi Pagarigan
🎨: Maria Sabrina Manzano

06/03/2026

🎬 MindED Series Episode 3 is here!!!

“𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻, 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗺𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗽 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗯𝗮.”

Social anxiety is more than just pagiging mahiyain. For many people, simple interactions can feel overwhelming because of the fear of being judged, watched, or misunderstood.

That is why a little kindness can go a long way. Before we judge, laugh, or make assumptions, let us remember that we might be unknowingly adding to someone else’s anxiety.

Let us choose to create safer and kinder spaces for everyone. Makiisa tayo sa pagpapalaganap ng pag-unawa, respeto, at kabaitan, because sometimes the quietest people are fighting the loudest battles in their minds. 💙

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬:

𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: Sabrina Manzano

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐞:
Patricia Ellisse Uttao

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬:
Pearl Jasmine Tambis
John Micheal Llanillo
Norene Jane Fajardo
Janella Ishi Pagarigan
Rolf Damien Tresmanio

𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
La Consolacion University Philippines, Main Campus