ICC PEER Counselors Organization

30/10/2025

ICC PeerKada Presents:

“Bukang Liwayway: Sagisag ng muling pagbangon mula sa dilim ng isipan.”

Sa bawat bukang liwayway, may lihim na bulong ng pag-asa—
isang paalala na kahit ilang ulit kang lamunin ng kadiliman,
may liwanag pa ring marahang bumabalik.

Sapagkat ang gabi, hindi kailanman nagwawagi;
ito’y lumilipas lamang upang bigyang-daan ang umaga.

At sa pagbangon ng araw,
muling nagigising ang pusong napagod,
muling humihinga ang pag-asang matagal nang natulog.

Dahil sa bawat pagtatapos ng dilim,
naroon ang paanyaya ng liwanag—
tahimik, totoo, at kailanman hindi mawawala.

26/10/2025

Part 2 | The Mental Health Awareness Seminar 2025 ended successfully!

The Immaculadians joined our seminar as we come together to learn, reflect, and open conversations about the importance of mental well-being. This event aims to raise awareness, break the stigma surrounding mental health, and encourage everyone to seek help and support when needed. 🌱

Our speakers are shared valuable insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories to promote understanding and compassion within our campus.

Thank you so much Immaculadians for joining us in this lovely and meaningful seminar.

✍🏻, 📸, & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

25/10/2025

Part 1 | The Mental Health Awareness Seminar 2025 is currently underway at the ICC AVR

Immaculadians joins our seminar as we come together to learn, reflect, and open conversations about the importance of mental well-being. This event aims to raise awareness, break the stigma surrounding mental health, and encourage everyone to seek help and support when needed. 🌱

Our speakers are sharing valuable insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories to promote understanding and compassion within our campus.

✍🏻, 📸, & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

24/10/2025

𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Be mindful of the words you speak they have the power to lift someone up or tear them down.

You never know what silent battles people are fighting, and sometimes, a few gentle words can make a heavy day a little lighter. Choose to speak with care, with patience, and with kindness.

The way you speak might be the reason someone keeps believing in goodness. 💛

24/10/2025

🎗️ ICC PEERS Mental Health Awareness Seminar 2025

“Your Mind Matters – Help is Here.”

In a world full of noise and pressure, your mind deserves care, understanding, and support. 💚

Join us as we talk about student mental health in crises and everyday struggles — learning how to find help, break stigma, and build resilience together.

📅 October 25, 2025 (Saturday)
🕣 12:30:00 NN – 5:00 PM
📍 Immaculada Concepcion College, Finmac

Let’s come together to empower minds, inspire hope, and transform lives.
Because healing starts when we reach out — and help is here. 🌱

11/10/2025

𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐔𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 ✨💙

Our hearts are absolutely full! Seeing Immaculadians come together for Year 6 of this vital initiative as we continue celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month is truly powerful. Your presence, whether you wore blue, shared a post, or simply reflected on the importance of mental well-being, helps illuminate the conversation.

Your unwavering support not only lights up the night but also helps smash the stigma surrounding mental health. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to creating a space where everyone feels seen, safe, and supported.

We’re in this together, and together, we shine brightest. Thank you for being the light, Immaculadians!

Lagi mong kasama PEER-KADA! 💙✌🏻

✍🏻, 📸, & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

Philippine Mental Health Association, Inc.

10/10/2025

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💚✨

Today, let's take a moment to appreciate one of the simplest, yet most powerful, tools we have for supporting our well-being: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠. 🫂

A heartfelt, genuine embrace is more than just a sweet gesture... it's a burst of natural medicine. When we hug, our bodies release a flood of oxytocin, often called the "cuddle hormone." This incredible chemical has a calming effect: it lowers your heart rate, reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and boosts feelings of trust, bonding, and happiness.

In a world that often feels fast and isolating, a hug is a powerful, silent anchor that says, "I see you, you are safe, and you are loved." It's a quick, restorative way to ground yourself or someone else.

So, on this day dedicated to mental well-being, go out of your way to share that warmth. Give a loved one a hug that lasts just a little longer than usual. It’s a beautiful form of self-care and community care all wrapped up in one.

Oh Immaculadians, Sino gusto mong yakapin today? 😁🫂

✍🏻, 📸, & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

09/10/2025

𝗗𝗮𝘆 1 | 1, 2, 3.. 𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲! 📷🤩

As we continue to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us and stepped into our self-made photo booth! Your presence, your smiles, and your willingness to participate are vital parts of our collective effort 💚✨

These moments of shared laughter and connection are more than just photos; they are a visible reminder that you are not alone. They represent our community choosing to step out of the shadows and stand together. Every person in these pictures is helping to create a culture of openness and support.

This month and every month, let’s double down on our commitment to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health challenges. It's about checking in with your friends, being honest about your own struggles, and knowing where to turn for help. The journey toward better mental health is a marathon, not a sprint, and we all need people in our corner.

📸: Paul Sediño, Juvie May Espejo, & Allysa Mae Quijano
✍🏻 & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

09/10/2025

𝐃𝐚𝐲 1 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞! ✨💚

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡? 🎡

The ICC Peer Counselors were so inspired by the incredible turnout and genuine engagement from the Immaculada community last September. In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, we set out to create a space for connection, hope, and open discussion. Your participation made it a huge success.

Our booth was designed as a journey to recognize both personal strength and community support:

💌 Finding the Light: Students first picked powerful words of encouragement and affirmation to carry with them, serving as a personal reminder of hope during difficult times.

✍🏻 Sharing from the Heart: Next, you courageously wrote heartfelt, anonymous messages... sharing words of empathy on our Letters from the Hearth Wall. This act of sharing is vital to fostering a supportive environment.

💙 A Symbol of Solidarity: You then showed your support by proudly wearing a blue ribbon or finding other ways to express solidarity with the mental health movement.

🌊 Sea of Surrender: The students wrote their rants and worries in the small sheet of paperand throw it in our small sea box. Making their worries fade away along with the waves.

🧶: Kaya mo Yarn!: It is a yarn full pf encouragement and words for us to cheer you up, the students choose of what words they want to hear and we gave those words to student who choose their colors.

📸 Celebrating Together: Finally, you stopped by our photo frame corner to capture the moment.

🎡 The wheel of hope: And finally, The Immaculadians who participated in our little event, received a small token of our appreciation for your time and honesty.

Your willingness to participate is a powerful step toward breaking the stigma that often surrounds mental health. It reminds us all that we are not alone in our struggles and that seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness.

Let's carry this spirit of openness and mutual support forward! Stay connected for our DAY 2! See you in our Day 2 Immaculadians!

✍🏻, 📷, & 🖼️: Paul Sediño

08/10/2025

HERALD NEWS | ICC PEER COUNSELORS ORGANIZATION CREATES MINDFULNESS BOOTH FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

The ICC Peer Counselors Organization launched a Mindfulness Activity Booth on October 7, 2025, at the ICC Waiting Shed and Ramp Gate to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month. Aligned with the theme "Access to Services—Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies," this initiative, led by the student mental health advocacy group known as "Peerkadas," aimed to promote mental well-being and provide accessible resources to the ICC community during the month of October 2025.

The Mindfulness Activity Booth featured five stations promoting student well-being. Participants completing all stations received the opportunity to spin the "Wellness Wheel of Prizes" for stickers, keychains, bookmarks, or a group hug.

The first station, named Message of Hope, offered students uplifting words to encourage them throughout the day. At the second station, entitled Letters from the Heart, participants wrote encouraging messages for others and posted them on a designated safe wall. Upon completing these two activities, participants received a blue ribbon to wear as a symbol of their participation in Mental Health Awareness Month.

The third activity, Sea of Surrender, invited students to anonymously write down their worries and struggles and deposit them in a confidential stress box for disposal. The fourth station, namely Kaya Mo Yarn! , provided boxes of colored yarn with different affirmations, which participants wrapped around their wrists as a reminder of self-worth and support.

At the final station, The Healing Lines, students used colored chalk to create drawings on a black illustration board, expressing their emotions and promoting healing. Finally, after receiving a token of appreciation for their participation, a Polaroid photobooth was available, enabling students to capture and share their experiences from the event.

Ms. Allysa Maisa, president of the ICC Peer Counselors, emphasized that these activities embody the organization's core mission to promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and offer hope to fellow students.

The ICC Peer Counselors Organization expressed their appreciation to the ICC Guidance Service Center, Ms. Connie Manalo of the ICC Peer Counselors Organization Adviser, Mr. Lyndon Dela Cruz, Head of the Student Welfare Unit, Mr. Ferdinand A. De Leon, the school executive vice president, and Mr. Marcelino Vincente Agana, the school president, for their invaluable support in making the Mental Health Awareness Month celebration a success.

Written by Aim Diaz
Photos by ICC Peer Counselors Paul Sediño and Juvie May Espejo
Photos enhanced by Gerard Villalon

02/10/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐬𝐞𝐭, 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄! ✨🖌️

In celebration of Mental Health Week 2025, we invite you to join our Poster Making Contest this October 8! Let’s showcase creativity and raise awareness about the importance of mental health. 🌱💭

Theme: “𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 – 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔”

👩‍🎓 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: Open to all Grade 4–6, Junior High School, and Senior High School students
📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: October 8, 2025
🕘 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞:
Grades 4–6 & JHS → 9:00–11:00 AM
Senior High School → 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Testing Room

🏆 Announcement of Winners: Thursday, October 9, 2025

📝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://forms.gle/a8P7DvyX8oHLZCTc6

This is your chance to show your artistic side while raising awareness on such an important cause. 🌿💡
Bring out your colors, ideas, and imagination – let your poster speak louder than words! 🖼️🔥

Who knows? Your work might inspire others and take home the prize! 🏆

02/10/2025

It's time to 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 and prioritize your well-being! 🗓️

Join our 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with a full schedule of activities designed to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote self-care.

We've got something for everyone:

𝐎𝐜𝐭 6-7: 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 (Connect & Share) 👥

𝐎𝐜𝐭 8: 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (Show your creativity!) 🎨

𝐎𝐜𝐭 10: 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐔𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 (Show your support 💙)

𝐎𝐜𝐭 25: 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 (Get informed!) 📄

Let's support each other and make mental wellness a priority. See you there!

It's time to 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 and prioritize your well-being! 🗓️

Join our 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with a full schedule of activities designed to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote self-care.

We've got something for everyone:

𝐎𝐜𝐭 6-7: 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 (Connect & Share) 👥

𝐎𝐜𝐭 8: 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (Show your creativity!) 🎨

𝐎𝐜𝐭 10: 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐭 (Giving of self-care items) 🪁

𝐎𝐜𝐭 10: 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐔𝐩 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 (Show your support) 👗🎽👔

𝐎𝐜𝐭 25: 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 (Get informed!) 📄

Let's support each other and make mental wellness a priority. See you there!