Suicide in the philippines

[honart]

'One Pinoy commits suicide every day'


MANILA, Philippines - At least one Filipino commits suicide every day due to depression, according to a study by the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF), a non-profit, non-government organization that promotes an enhanced and better understanding of depression through purposive advocacy.

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman, however, said her department has not conducted any study on the incidence of suicide in the Philippines.

“(The Department of Social Welfare and Development) DSWD has no study on that (suicide). What I mentioned was data from NGF, quoting a study that says one Filipino commits suicide every day,” Soliman said in a text message to The STAR.

As part of the celebration of Suicide Prevention Month, the NGF, in partnership with the Quezon City government, Department of Health, DSWD, University of the Philippines, Miriam College and Ateneo de Manila University, held an activity dubbed, “Walk and Light for Hope 2011,” at the UP Diliman campus yesterday.

The NGF also conducted a series of lectures on bullying and wellness at the UP’s Palma Hall.

According to the World Health Organization, the Philippines has a relatively low suicide rate.

Based on a study conducted by WHO in 1993, an average of 2.5 males and 1.7 females among 100,000 Filipinos commit suicide.

[uls]

wala yan

sobra baba suicide rate dito sa Pinas

[CVT]

"Suicide is Painless" by Johnny Mandel - M*A*S*H Lyrics

M*A*S*H Lyrics
[ from Television/TV Theme Lyrics - 50's, 60's, 70's Soundtrack ]

Through early morning fog I see
visions of the things to be
the pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see...

[chorus]:

That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make
all our little joys relate
without that ever-present hate
but now I know that it's too late, and...

[Chorus]

The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
so this is all I have to say.

[Chorus]

The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
and to another give my seat
for that's the only painless feat.

[Chorus]

MASH
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...

[Chorus]

A brave man once requested me
to answer questions that are key
'is it to be or not to be'
and I replied 'oh why ask me?'

'Cause suicide is painless
it brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
...and you can do the same thing if you choose

Suicide Is Painless - YouTube

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[niky]

wala yan

sobra baba suicide rate dito sa Pinas

Of course, when they finally raise our educational level to Japanese or Korean quality (extra years, extra work, etcetera), that suicide rate is bound to go up to Japanese/Korean levels of suicide.

[uls]

maybe it's the judeo-christian background

pinoys see suicide as sin. and pinoys are prayerful

kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay pinoys see hope

[yebo]

basta ba hindi sila nandadamay e. ang mahirap yung pag nag-suicide e sumisigaw muna ng "allahu akbar!"

[Monseratto]

Maybe religion per se, not just Judeo-Christian religion. Muslim Pakistan has also a low suicide rate...

Pakistan has the lowest estimated prevalence of less than 3
per 100,000, followed by Thailand at 7.3 per 100,000. Australia, Malaysia, New
Zealand and Singapore have low to medium rates of between 9.9 and 13.1 per
100,000. Higher rates of above 15 per 100,000 are seen in China, Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR), and India and still higher rates of above 20
per 100,000 are seen in China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka.

[fourtheboys96]

maybe it's the judeo-christian background

pinoys see suicide as sin. and pinoys are prayerful

kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay pinoys see hope

one of my Filipino friends here in Japan also have that observation.

The Japanese, she says, doesn't have religion hence it is easy for them to end their life. No heaven or hell.
(Note: japan has lots of temples, shinto shrines but they don't really practice it. They pray mostly to their ancestors).

[honart]

Yup! ang pinoy kahit sobrang hirap na hndi sumusuko kaya kahit mamulubi or mamalimos ay hindi sila nwawalan ng pag-asa, they still make ways for their living. it was the other way around, mas marami pang nakakapatay dito pag naddepress or nappressure. dahil s mga problema.

[uls]

one of my Filipino friends here in Japan also have that observation.

The Japanese, she says, doesn't have religion hence it is easy for them to end their life. No heaven or hell.
(Note: japan has lots of temples, shinto shrines but they don't really practice it. They pray mostly to their ancestors).

other Asians take life too seriously

pinoys don't

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and also pinoys are family-oriented

we're always surrounded by family and friends

meron support system