01/04/2026
๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ | ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
The student leaders and peer facilitators of ๐ฆ๐ฒรฑ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฐ. - ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐) recently participated in the ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, held on ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฒ at the ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ - ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป. Hosted by the ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ข), the workshop focused on the theme: โ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ.โ
Among the attendees representing STC were PFC Adviser & Guidance Advocate Ms. Christine C. Sandoval, RPm, PFC President Nariquil Ann D. Liquiran, PFC Secretary Charina H. Reyes, along with two (2) Media Com, one (1) Programming Activities and three (3) PFC Supporting Members. Together, they joined student leaders and peer facilitators from different colleges in Pangasinan.
The event featured an engaging and interactive discussion led by guest speaker, ๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ผ. She reminded us of the importance of these events, saying, โ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ She also emphasized that regardless of our background, โ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ
Through these sessions, our peer facilitators who also serve as student leaders gained a clearer understanding of their roles. As the speaker noted, the core of peer counseling is: โ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ We arenโt there to give unsolicited advice; we are there to truly hear them. We learned that while peer support provides student-to-student emotional support, it is not therapy and can never replace professional counselors.
The workshop concluded with interactive sessions where the team practiced acting as counselors, counselees, and observers. This hands-on experience gave an opportunity to assess and improve the skills of our peer facilitators in active listening, crisis management, and empathetic communication.
โ๏ธ Words by: Nariquil Ann Liquiran, President
๐จ Layout by: Marian Irish Lorenzo, Graphic Designer 1
๐ธ Photos by: STC-PFC & UPHSP-YPO