{"id":61961,"date":"2024-03-08T12:40:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T04:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=61961"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T04:40:47","slug":"pldt-smart-reinforce-mental-health-well-being-of-passerelles-numeriques-phs-scholars-and-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/03\/08\/pldt-smart-reinforce-mental-health-well-being-of-passerelles-numeriques-phs-scholars-and-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT, Smart reinforce mental health well-being of Passerelles Num\u00e9riques PH\u2019s scholars and faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) organized a psychological first aid (PFA) training for over 50 scholars and faculty of Passerelles Num\u00e9riques Philippines (PNPh). The training session was facilitated by millennial psychologist Riyan Portuguez in-person at Smart\u2019s Regional Office in Cebu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt PLDT and Smart, we are committed to using our resources and reach to drive meaningful change. By equipping the youth and educators with crucial PFA skills, we hope to de-stigmatize conversations around mental health while building more empathetic and resilient digital communities in the Philippines,\u201d said Marylou Gocotano, PLDT and Smart Stakeholder Management Visayas Relations Head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PNPh is a Cebu-based non-profit organization that provides scholarships in IT-related fields to select youth who come from underprivileged backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn behalf of PNPh and our country representative, Luchi Flores, we thank PLDT and Smart for this meaningful partnership that focuses on promoting mental health awareness among our scholars. Through this Psychological First Aid training, our scholars gained a deeper understanding of how they can extend help to their friends, family members, or fellow scholars who are dealing with mental health-related concerns, making our community a safe space for all,\u201d said Alreen Omang, PNPh Partnerships and External Relations Officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fundamental part of the PLDT Group\u2019s advocacy to promote and encourage digital wellness, the PFA training equipped the student-scholars and faculty members with skills to provide initial support to peers experiencing emotional distress. It upskilled participants with practical stress management, referral techniques, and various techniques to provide initial psychological support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Kevin Chavez, a first-year college scholar taking up Associate in Computer Technology in Software Development at the University of San Jose Recoletos said he is grateful for the chance to participate in the PFA training. \u201cThis motivated me to continue taking care of myself and my mental well-being, as well as provide proper support to others with mental health needs, so that we can all be better every day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This mental health training for PNPH scholars and faculty is part of PLDT and Smart\u2019s sustained digital wellness campaign, focused on responsible online behavior and emotional resilience. These initiatives help underscore PLDT and Smart\u2019s contribution to the Philippines\u2019 attainment of UN Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;By equipping the youth and educators with crucial PFA skills, we hope to de-stigmatize conversations around mental health while building more empathetic and resilient digital communities in the Philippines,\u201d said Marylou Gocotano, PLDT and Smart Stakeholder Management Visayas Relations Head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":45489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,343,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-61961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}