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'Will ROTC and spot inspections address anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and psychological trauma – the five most prevalent issues among today’s youth?' ThoughtLeaders
It is not just one elephant in the room. Apparently, there is a whole herd. And they’re not just hiding behind the translucent glass and crystal cabinet. These colossal creatures are stampeding, albeit seemingly undetected, perhaps overlooked and ignored.
According to the World Health Organization, the Philippines is the third most afflicted with mental health issues in the Western Pacific Region. From that universe, note a significant subset. As much as 12% to 15% represent youth who have sought help in coping with suicidal thoughts. Judging by the expertise of one Cabinet official offering up his version of a solution, then this one problem might well have been solved. As a justification for the iron-fisted insistence that military training be re-imposed, a former general then heading the Department of the Interior and Local Governments claimed that ROTC could “cure” mental health issues. Such incredible solutions beg defining what constitutes a mental health issue among the young from the perspective of our officials.
The World Bank reports that 90.9% of Filipino children by the age of 10 are unable to read, write, or understand simple text. This “learning poverty” is worsened by as much as 5% of primary school children who remain un-enrolled. Meanwhile, as these slowly gestate, for the next five years of middle school, 91% of students, not being able to read, write, or understand basic text, will carry a learning disability and eventually be unemployable.
Anent to the anti-education putdown, discern its permutations. These include a cultural disposition that values “ma-diskarte” over intellect, and the “hustle” versus rationalization, where “diskarte” is a laudatory trait guised as resourcefulness or “abilidad.”
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