Statements and media releases and statements from the Center for Women’s Resources
According to the most recent data of Department of Health (DOH), there are about 19 million Filipinos who suffer from schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and are considered bipolar; however, access to affordable mental health services remains limited for many Filipinos especially to marginalized sectors.
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Tears still flow when survivors recall what happened to them ten years ago, when typhoon Ondoy devastated the Philippines in September 2009, affecting 4.9 million Filipinos. The disaster-affected communities in Marikina show worrying signs in the re-telling of their experiences, indicating the need for post-disaster counselling.
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They are so preposterous that they become tragically and illogically comedic: persecuting human rights activists yet, letting plunderers, rapists, and murderers remain scot-free.
Read moreThe Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) joins the peasant sector and other people’s organizations in holding the National Day of Mourning today to protest the unabated killings of farmers and civilians in Negros and other parts of the country.
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President Rodrigo Duterte confidently stated in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), “Our goal for the next three years is clear: a comfortable life for everybody, all Filipinos. We have made significant strides and accomplished signal milestones as a nation in the past three years.”
Such impressive rhetorics, but may we ask, Mr. President, are we in the same page?
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