08/09/2026
โ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฉ. ๐ฟ๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ, ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง.โ
โ Harold Kushner
Like the semicolon, your life continues on. You are choosing to be here. Let that be your anchor. ๐
You may be carrying heartbreak, family problems, academic pressure, failure, loneliness, or even uncertainty. Maybe youโre tired of saying, โOkay ra ko oy!โ. Maybe youโre still figuring things out, healing, or simply trying to get through another day. Whatever youโre facing, you donโt have to face it alone. Itโs okay not to be okay, but itโs not okay to face it alone.
You donโt have to be strong every day. Youโre allowed to pause, feel, ask for help, and take things one step at a time. Sometimes, trying is enough.
Letโs be gentler with one another. Check on your friends, relatives or anyone who needed help. Listen without judgment. A simple โKamusta ka?โ can mean more than we realize.
You matter. Not only today, but every day. ๐ค
National Center for Mental Health (DOH) Crisis Hotline
๐ 1553 | (02) 989-8727๏ฟฝ๐ฑ 0917-899-8727 | 0908-639-2672
Hopeline PH๏ฟฝ๐ (02) 8804-4673๏ฟฝ๐ฑ 0917-558-4673 | 0918-873-4673
In Touch Community Services๏ฟฝ๐ (02) 8893-7603๏ฟฝ๐ฑ 0917-800-1123
You are not alone. ๐ซ
Caption by: Christine Odtojan
Pubmat by: Evanston Budlong