Bisdak Pride Theatre Collective

11/10/2026

🍚 RICE, NO VIAND.

“Lunch time nu’n, wala silang ulam kaya humihingi sila ng toyo sa amin.” — Teacher Kate

A simple request for soy sauce during lunch led a volunteer teacher in Kulaman, Sultan Kudarat, to discover how some of her pupils were carrying their meals to school: cooked rice inside old, rusted milk cans.

At Megpanga Sulads Mission School, Shyrdene Kate Mantalaba Santander, known as Teacher Kate, became concerned when the children took out their makeshift food containers. The cans had visible rust inside, but the pupils reportedly did not realize the possible health risks.

According to Teacher Kate’s account shared in the KMJS story, the children are cousins who grew up with their grandmother and without their mothers by their side. On the day she saw their lunch, they had rice but no viand and approached her for soy sauce.

The teacher advised them to stop using the rusted cans and suggested wrapping the rice in banana leaves temporarily instead. Regional coverage also says she arranged precautionary medical attention for the children.

Behind the photographs is a concern that goes beyond the absence of lunchboxes. These pupils were attending school while lacking access to safe food containers and sufficient meals, basic needs that can affect a child’s health, well-being, and ability to learn.

Their circumstances should not be treated as a test of resilience that children are simply expected to endure. Every learner deserves a chance to study with dignity, eat safely, and receive the care and support they need.

11/10/2026

People with lived experience can help transform mental health care at every stage: from designing services to delivering and improving them.

By collaborating and working together, experts with lived experience, and people working in mental health systems, policy, and research can design care that is person-centred, rights-based and rooted in dignity.

Make community-based services stronger, support continuity of care and make every conversation count.

11/10/2026

The Philippines is the epicenter of the industry for child s*xual abuse material (CSAM) – one of the fastest growing crimes online. From 2015 to 2023, the US was the number one buyer of CSAM from the Philippines, according to the Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

From 2020 to 2022, Americans spent more than $7 million on illegal child abuse content from the Philippines, according to the AMLC report. That number does little to illustrate the scale of the problem. CSAM is often sold for just a few dollars an image, or for access to a livestream, so the figure represents hundreds of thousands of images – and children. https://cnn.it/4rZ1n3G

11/10/2026

11oct3026|1pm

TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN ❤️

Visited 9-year-old Michael Lopez, who is currently undergoing treatment for a severe skin bacterial infection at CCMC, together with his mother and staff from DSWS.

A big thank you to the concerned citizen who reached out and alerted CCMC about Michael's situation. Thanks to your vigilance and the prompt medical care provided by our hospital staff, it is heartening to see that he is now recovering well.

Let us continue watching out for one another and keeping our children safe and healthy! 🙏✨

11/10/2026

10/10/2026

Magtanim ng Binhi ng Ginhawa 🌱🌱🌱

Ang mental health ng mundo ay mental health mo.

Ngayong World Mental Health Day (October 10), gusto naming bigyang diin ang "World", ang ating mundo, ang ating kalibutan.

Ang mundo na ating ginagalawan, na ating kinakarga araw-araw ay ang pinakanakakaapekto ng ating kaginhawaan, ng ating kalusugang pangkaisipan o mental health.

Kaya't mahalagang maitanong: sinu-sino ang nasa loob ng mundo ko? Sinu-sino ang nakukulangan ako o di ko pa napapangalagaan?

Kasama sa ating mundo ang sangkatauhan, ang lupa't mga ekosistema. Mula pulso ng mga nagkikilos-protesta sa daan, tibok ng puso ng magsasakang nawalan ng taniman, mga plantation o waste worker na naiinitan, hanggang kapit ng ugat ng mga punuan na lumalaban sa lupa na pinalambot ng minahan. Iisang mundo ang nagsisipag-ugnayan.

Kaya't ang aming anyaya ay ngayong araw, manindigan at sadyaing magtanim ng binhi ng ginhawa para sa ating kapwa.

Palawakin, palalimin ang ating kakayahang pangalagaan ang bawat isa -- tungo sa mundong magaang huminga sa lahat ng humihinga.

*Paano sila nagtatanim ng ginhawa? Comment po ang kanilang kwentong 🌱🌱🌱

10/10/2026

You never own the road.

09/10/2026

In need of mental health services for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? You can now find the available service providers near you, all in one page!

👉 www.acri.ph/content/therapy-services-directory

The Ateneo Center for Research Innovation (ACRI), with funding from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), developed a comprehensive directory of service providers for children with autism and their families across key cities nationwide. The ACRI continues to update the directory to further expand access to specialized care for ASD. If you are a professional or allied health provider working in autism care, we invite you to join the directory by filling out the form below: https://forms.gle/FrS4sf8dgAru2hJ69.

This initiative is part of the project "The Reliability and Validity of the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) in School Age Filipino Children," aiming to standardize a local ASD screening tool—a critical step toward conducting the country’s first nationwide autism prevalence study.

Until inclusive, quality mental health care is within reach for every Filipino. The DOST-PCHRD, through its Brain and Mental Health R&D Program, will continue championing evidence-based solutions creating better systems and services for all. 🩵

09/10/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 | 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Hi bes,

Musta? Naks! Last year lang, nadaanan mo yung post ko sa World Mental Health Day. Akalain mong nandito na naman tayo ulit?

Ngayong taon, ang tema naman ay patungkol sa pakikinig ng mga totoong karanasan ng mga taong may pinagdadaanan. In short, kwento natin. Haha. Akalain mong may tema na tungkol sa atin? Main character 'yan? At least, kahit man lang sa isang araw ay may nakalaan pala sa ating mga may struggle.

Anyway, sa sobrang busy at nagmamahalan na bilihin, sana nagkakaroon ka pa rin ng pagkakataon na maramdaman ang sarili mong tao ka. Lagi ka na lang umiintindi ng iba. Sarili mo naman kaya? Bilang kaibigan mo, nag-aalala lang ako sa'yo ha. Hinahanap mo lagi na magkaroon ng tahanan sa iba. Naghahanap ka pa sa malayo, nandito lang kaming mga kaibigan mo. Saka sana mahanap mo rin ang tahanan na gusto mo sa'yong sarili.

Sana sa kabila ng pagod at ingay ng mundo, nakakahanap ka ng panahong mapakinggan ang sarili. Sana manatili kang mabuti at mapagpasensiya sa tulad ng isang kaibigang laging nandiyan para sa'yo. Parang ako? Hehe.

Hinihiling ko na sana makita mo ang sarili na proud sa lahat ng mga maliliit at malalaking bagay na nakamit mo kasi ako...proud ako sa'yo. Nakakaproud ka. Every year, may growth ka. Sana nakikita mo rin. Sana na-appreciate mo rin.

Sana ha? Sana lahat ng sanang ito gagawin mong totoo, kahit paunti-unti, kahit may iniindang sakit. Kasi para saan pa ang bukas kung hindi kita ulit makakausap tulad nito? Di ba? Oh siya. Hanggang sa susunod ulit na October 10, ha? Magpapahinga lang tayo pero patuloy na uusad. Tandaan mo, hindi mo kailangang bitbitin lagi 'yan ng mag-isa.

Nandito ako.

Ang iyong millennial psychologist.
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P.S. Totoo nga, proud ako sa'yo. Lagi't-lagi kang mahalaga. 🤍