Waking up every morning, giving yourself a thrust to survive another tiring and demotivating day—thinking why you need to hustle when you can just lie down on bed, binge-watch your favorite Netflix show, or sleep all day, right?   Our minds sometimes become an abyss—as we delve into it while things slowly become unpredictable and we are losing control of them—stressful workload, toxic family, responsibilities, which push us sometimes to just give up.   It is completely understandable if oftentimes you feel uninspired, hopeless, dull, or lost in the middle of the pandemic. The world is currently in a great...

According to Dr. Roland Cortez, chief of the National Center for Mental Health in the Philippines, every day, ever since the ECQ took effect in Luzon in March, they are receiving about 200 calls in their hospital to address people’s mental health issues. “Mood disorder, as prime characteristic of depression, is on the rise. Many people feel sad and slowly lose interest in life because of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) caused by COVID-19 pandemic,” Dr. Cortez said. It’s really hard to escape and get over with the heavy feeling that triggers us to overthink about a lot of things,...

“Bayanihan” is a term used to refer a spirit of communal unity and cooperation. It has been a part of Pinoy identity. By offering our hands and offering everything we can to our countrymen. The spirit of Bayanihan has been shown and practiced especially during this trying time. From typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other unfortunate natural calamities that occurred in our country which resulted to filipinos’ loss of homes and loved ones—Bayanihan is truly evident and alive amongst us. And now, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Philippines has once again tested. But, Filipinos are proving that this pandemic is just...

By: AJ Virtuz Can you still recall the time when you were waking up each morning, feeling empty, feeling unmotivated, and feeling uninspired? Those were the times when you just had your break up. The time when the wound was still fresh. You can’t see it, but you can definitely feel it. You can feel that heavy burden on your chest, that deep sadness, and it stops you from functioning properly – even from eating. Maybe, the feeling when you unexpectedly hit the table with the finger in your toe is the best way of describing the pain when a...

As someone who had a really hard time coming out, there’s a lot of reason why you should not out or force someone to come out of the “closet”. It is never okay to divulge someone else’s privacy without their expressed permission. Outing someone without permission is no less reprehensible as disclosing how much money someone makes, their health problems, the password of their Facebook account, or telling someone he’s/she’s fat or thin. Here are some of the reasons why it’s never okay to out someone: Some people are experiencing “gender identity crisis”. These precious people are still in the...