By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill providing basic mental health services in the grassroots level. It was Senator Risa Hontiveros, an opposition senator, who pushed for the passage of Republic Act 11036, or the Philippine Mental Health Law, that will essentially integrate mental healthcare in the country’s public healthcare system. “The Mental Health Law cements the government’s commitment to a more holistic approach to healthcare: without sound […]