Mental health group: Socmed ban on minors a ‘nonsolution’

Inquirer.net - Oct 10, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Mental Health Association Inc. (PMHA) on Friday said a blanket social media ban for minors is not a solution to preventing violent cases such as school shootings and keeping young people safe. The mental health advocacy group instead called on online platforms to implement stronger safeguards against harmful content, as

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The hidden heartbreak of losing a pet in Singapore and Malaysia

Growing up in a Malay family in Singapore, Hafeez Hassan feared dogs. He never expected to mourn one like a sibling. “Maybe that is what I have been grieving all along … The experience of loving something that I was taught I was not supposed to love,” he said. Even as an adult, walking his former partner’s husky Pieces in public made Hafeez anxious that a relative might see him, or that he might be judged for being close to an animal whose saliva and waste are regarded as ritually impure by many...