MANILA - Voting 272-0 with no abstentions, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a proposed measure seeking to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education through the hiring and deployment of mental health professionals. House Bill 6574, or the proposed Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, is a consolidation of House Bills 929, 3691, 4162 and 4194 authored by Reps. Roman Romulo (Pasig City), Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela City 1st District), Harris Christopher Ongchuan (Northern Samar 2nd District), and Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City 2nd Distruct), respectively. The authors urged for the passage of the measure to ease the severe shortage of mental health professionals in the basic education system, and properly addressing the emotional, psychological and mental health well-being of both learners and teachers, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic. The measure also seeks to enhance
(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed on second reading a proposed measure seeking to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education through the hiring and deployment of mental health professionals. House Bill No. 6574, or the proposed Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, is a consolidation of House Bills 929, 3691, 4162 and 4194 authored by Representatives Roman Romulo (Pasig City), Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela City 1st District), Harris Christopher Ongchuan (Northern Samar 2nd Dist.) and Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City 2nd Dist.), respectively. The authors urged for the passage of the measure to ease the severe shortage of mental health professionals in the basic education system, and properly address the emotional, psychological and mental health well-being of both learners and teachers, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic. Under HB 6574, a Mental Health and Well-being Office, under
(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed on second reading a proposed measure seeking to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education through the hiring and deployment of mental health professionals. House Bill No. 6574, or the proposed Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, is a consolidation of House Bills 929, 3691, 4162 and 4194 authored by Representatives Roman Romulo (Pasig City), Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela City 1st District), Harris Christopher Ongchuan (Northern Samar 2nd Dist.) and Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City 2nd Dist.), respectively. The authors urged for the passage of the measure to ease the severe shortage of mental health professionals in the basic education system, and properly address the emotional, psychological and mental health well-being of both learners and teachers, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic. Under HB 6574, a Mental Health and Well-being Office, under
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