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CAPSU BURIAS TACKLES MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGH A PROGRAM

by Charlene J. Dela Cruz

On Apr. 19, CAPSU Burias conducts Mental Health Awareness Program with Prof. Jumar Q. Apoyo, Guidance Counselor of CAPSU Sigma, serving as the resource speaker.

On April 27, Colegio dela Purisima Conception (CPC) College of Law, in collaboration with the Guidance and Counselling Office, Students Affairs and Services, Gender and Development, Medical, Dental and Disability Services, Human Resource Management, and NSTP/DRRM of CAPSU Burias, delivered Legal Advocacy Seminar and Legal Aid Activity at the Campus Gymnasium, which was attended by 1,008 people.

Atty. Mark D. Borres, Faculty In-Charge for the Legal Aid Program, introduced the supervising lawyers who elaborated the different topics included during the talk show type of discussion and along with them were the CPC law students.

Atty. Kristine Mae Del Rosario tackled the Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 and according to her, "Types of violence, include physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and verbal violence. Anyone who experiences situation involving violence may file a Protection Order issued for the purpose of preventing further acts of violence against a woman or her child."

Moreover, Atty. Winona Vee L. Ocaso talked about the Republic Act No. 11313, also known as Safe Spaces Law (Bawal Bastos Law).

"Sexual harassment can happen in public places, online, and even in the workplace. Three out of five women have experienced at least one form of sexual harassment in their lifetime and this could be in the form of catcalling, wolf-whistling, or uninvited comments on a person's appearance. RA 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act also protects victims under this crime," Atty. Ocaso emphasized.

Atty. Mark Anthony Ledesma, on the other hand, spoke about RA 9995 or the Anti-Photo or Video Voyeurism Act of 2009, where he mentioned that it is an act of defining and penalizing the crime of photo and video voyeurism, prescribing penalties therefore and for other purposes; and that this law makes it a crime to take photos of a naked person without his/her consent.

"This act aims to protect children enrolled in kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools and learning centers from being bullied and this requires schools to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in their respective institutions," Atty. Lendy C. Mariano stated referring to her discussion concerning the Republic Act No. 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.

To wrap up the discussion, Atty. Borres pinned that we have a gift called life in which comes with freedom that we should enjoy, but with limitations.

Afterwards, free notarization and legal counseling commenced, and also, documents that require notarization as well as questions regarding problems with birth certificates, land titles, or any legal matters or related problems that need advice from lawyers were entertained and addressed.