27/09/2026
𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐒 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝐆𝐒𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐎 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫
On 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, in collaboration with the 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗔𝗦) and the 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗦𝗶𝗸𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, conducted the 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧 “𝙒𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨: 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚” at the 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮. 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 from 1:00 to 4:30 PM. 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮-𝗮𝗹𝗮 served as the Master of Ceremonies.
The afternoon began with an opening prayer and the singing of the Pambansang Awit, followed by the welcome remarks of 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗦. 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗔𝗦), who welcomed the participants and set the tone for the activity.
The first session,“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲,” was facilitated by 𝗠𝗿. 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗣. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘀, 𝗥𝗣𝘀𝘆. It opened with an interactive activity called “Body Map,” where participants reflected on different aspects of themselves by identifying three words that described them, three roles they held, their most memorable experiences, and other personal reflections. The activity highlighted the experiences, responsibilities, emotions, and roles that individuals carry within themselves.
The discussion then explored how individuals process past experiences and recognize whether they have truly moved forward from them. This led into an overview of stress, its meaning, and its three common types: acute stress, episodic acute stress, and chronic stress. The session also briefly discussed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which may develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, such as a hold-up or other threatening situation. Participants learned that distressing reactions may continue even after the traumatic event has ended.
An open forum followed, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts. An intermission number was then presented by the 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢, who performed a dance to“𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗼𝗸” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻. The performance provided a lively and entertaining break before the next activity.
Afterward, Mr. Jan Iver Dema-ala facilitated an icebreaker that brought energy and laughter to the crowd. Participants were divided into four groups and asked to come up with an animal to represent their group. The activity quickly filled the venue with laughter as the groups enthusiastically shouted “𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘯,” “𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘨 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯,” “𝘗𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳,” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 “𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.”
A certificate was then awarded to Mr. Lene P. Posadas, RPsy, in recognition of his contribution as the first resource speaker.
The second session, “𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐮𝐭,”was facilitated by𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀-𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇, 𝗥𝗚𝗖. She discussed resilience as the ability to bounce back after difficult experiences and explored the different forms of bullying.
Participants were reminded that bullying is not limited to physical acts such as hitting, but may also involve hurtful words, intimidating looks, exclusion, and other forms of social or emotional harm.
The session also highlighted spaces where bullying may occur, including games and social media, and emphasized the importance of not ignoring bullying, as doing so may allow the behavior to continue. Participants were encouraged to seek support by talking to a trusted friend, approaching the Guidance Services Office, or reaching out to another trusted person.
A certificate was likewise awarded to Mrs. Crislyn Reyes-Vasquez, RGC, in recognition of her contribution as the second resource speaker.
The activity concluded with the singing of the CSAV School Hymn and participants signing the attendance sheet.
As part of the celebration of 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, the seminar served as a reminder of the importance of understanding oneself, recognizing personal needs, and acknowledging the experiences one carries. It emphasized that 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩.
Ultimately, “𝙒𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨” became a reminder that healing and resilience can happen through connection. The seminar encouraged participants to understand themselves better, acknowledge their needs, give themselves permission to struggle, and most importantly, to reach out when they need help. It also emphasized the responsibility to extend the same understanding and compassion to others. As the activity came to a close, its message remained simple yet meaningful: 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝.
Word by: Andrea Constantino
Photos by: Mary Lourdes Dormitorio & Joseph Caballeda
