09/07/2026
[๐๐๐๐]: ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง.
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๐ช๐ฃ๐ 23, 2026, the ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, through its ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ, joined mental health professionals from the ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ and ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ in providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) and psychosocial support services to earthquake-affected personnel of ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ง. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐.
Following the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that affected General Santos City and nearby areas, the activity provided emotional and psychological support to police personnel as both disaster responders and survivors. The activity provided a safe space for participants, including senior officers, police colonels, unit chiefs, lieutenants, police personnel, and non-uniformed staff, to receive emotional support, engage in stress debriefing, and learn healthy coping strategies for managing anxiety, stress, and other emotional reactions brought about by the recent disaster.
The activity was facilitated by the leadership team of mental health professionals from UIC and LSL Counseling and Testing Center, composed of ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ฃ๐ต๐, ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ง; ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ . ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ต๐; ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ง; ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐๐; ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ. ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐; ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฉ. ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐; and ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ต๐. Also serving as part of the response team was ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐ง๐๐๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, ๐ ๐๐, of the SAIT Guidance and Counseling Office, who assisted in providing Psychological First Aid and psychosocial support services to the participants.
This initiative reflects a shared commitment to ensuring that those who dedicate themselves to protecting and serving others are also given the care and support they need for their own mental and emotional well-being.
Thank you ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, for making this meaningful collaboration possible. Together, we continue to foster healing, resilience, and hope in our communities.
๐ธ Special thanks to ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ of the ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ, for capturing and documenting this meaningful event! ๐