Mental health issues in the country are skyrocketing because daily living has become harder, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III believes. | DFernandezINQ
Pimentel then said that there should be a call for students to enroll in courses relating to psychology, if needed, and incentives should be provided.
“Yung competence ng mga taong ina-appoint to perform a role, baka kulang. Therefore, kung ganyan, we should encourage now. Meron dapat tayong panawagan na kung pwede mag-enroll sa ganyang kurso ang ating mga estudyante,” he said. “Pagtapos manawagan, dapat may incentives din — some scholarships, some stipends,” the senator added.
Aside from students, there were also reports of onion farmers taking their lives due to enormous debts.Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
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