Gatchalian says responsible social media use should be taught in schools

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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to teach responsible social media use in schools to help address the growing number of young people committing suicide.

Gatchalian made the call as he stressed the need for responsible social media education to be a key component in mental health programs for schools.

Citing the expanation of Dr. Cornelio Banaag, Jr. of the Medical City, the senator said that the blue light of smartphones inhibits melatonin production and keeps a person awake at night.“Babala sa atin ng mga eksperto, ang pagbababad sa social media ang isang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit dumarami ang mga kabataang dumaranas ng anxiety at depresyon ,” Gatchalian said.

The same study also showed that almost 12 percent of the study’s participants also seriously considered committing suicide. Gatchalian said this particular venture should be leveraged to increase awareness-building and psycho-social intervention programs.

 

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Talkies na naman si CHEKWA.

Tinuturo naman po sa schools ang tamang paggamit at involvement sa social media.. mas dapat asahan ang MAGULANG at syempre ang ESTUDYANTE dapat responsable...

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