The Mind Lab - Maco

For Maco, By the Youth. 💙🌱

Our mission at The Mind Lab has always been about nurturing development and building awareness. On April 6, 2026, that mission took us to the SB Session Hall.

Participating in the Committee Hearing for the Linggo ng Kabataan Ordinance is a testament to what we can achieve when we work hand-in-hand with our local government. This ordinance is a promise—a promise that the youth of Maco will always have the support, the space, and the resources they need to thrive.

Progress is a collaborative effort, and we are just getting started. 🤝✨

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧!

Huge congrats to our Documentation Officer, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐏. 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐀, for a stellar finish at St. Mary's College of Tagum Inc.!

Not only did he earn his 𝐀𝐁 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞,
but he did it as 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻
and 𝙈𝘼𝙂𝙉𝘼 𝘾𝙐𝙈 𝙇𝘼𝙐𝘿𝙀.

We see your hard work every day at The Mind Lab-Maco, so seeing you take the top spot is no surprise to us. We're incredibly proud to have you on the team!

Cheers to your big win, Labs Harvey!

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯 - 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗼 extends their warmest greetings to Labs 𝗖𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗼, our municipal-based External Vice President who is currently celebrating his Birthday!

May you bring more smiles unto this world and continually strive for goodness. To more birthdays and blessings! 𝘚𝘦𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘥!

🖖💚

Ever said, “𝐍𝐚𝐚 𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐢”, but didn’t know what to do next?

There are moments when we genuinely want to help and reassure someone by offering our support, yet we may still feel unsure how to respond—or whether what we’re doing is truly helpful.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐨, in collaboration with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚, invites you to join our 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬:

“𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑬𝒀𝑶𝑵𝑫 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑫𝑺, 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑵𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑬𝑺𝑷𝑰𝑻𝑬 𝑫𝑰𝑭𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑺: 𝑨 𝑷𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓”

A meaningful session designed to equip you with essential skills in guiding others and offering genuine support.

🗓 Date: April 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
💻 Platform: Google Meet

🎉 FREE and EXCLUSIVE for TML Members!
💸 Non-members may join for only ₱50 as a registration fee.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?
👉 Register now: https://forms.gle/5vJHooF6f47hBDocA

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝐔𝐏. 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐎𝐔𝐓. 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒.

#𝙏𝙈𝙇
#𝙋𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
#𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜
#𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮
#𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣

🖋️ Ladyvie Cortez
🖼️ Alexis Gwen

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛, 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐨? 👀🧠

Get ready, Labs! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛 – 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐨 is going 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐨 𝐓𝐕.

Tune in as we bring insights, learning, and exciting conversations straight to your screens.

Set your alarms, tell your friends, and be there when we go LIVE.

See you, Labs! 🎥✨

𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦, 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦: 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗦, 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬

On 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 21, 2026, the 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝 & 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 was successfully conducted via 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵, facilitated by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐨 together with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢.. This program gathered passionate individuals determined to learn how to provide immediate support to someone in crisis, promote mental health wellness in their communities, and strengthen their counseling skills.

Through the guidance and invaluable knowledge shared by 𝐌𝐚’𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐲, 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐀, 𝐑𝐏𝐦, whose dedication inspired participants to embrace their role as mental health advocates. Through her expertise, participants discovered that true healing begins with compassion, and that every person has the capacity to be the hope for others

The training provided participants with practical strategies to respond effectively in moments of crisis, teaching them how to offer psychological first aid, foster a safe space for those experiencing distress, and establish trust with care.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞

✍️: Kate Saniatan

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✨ 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦 ✨

Get ready to be inspired and guided by our amazing hosts for the 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈! 💙

🎤 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝗘. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒂𝒃 – 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒐

🎤 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮
𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒂𝒃 – 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒐

With their dedication and passion for service, they are set to lead a meaningful and empowering session focused on mental health awareness and support. 🌱

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!💫

🧠 ᕼEᗩᒪIᑎG ᗰIᑎᗪᔕ, ᑕᗩᖇIᑎG ᕼEᗩᖇTᔕ 💚

Join us for the 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱 & 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 on 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁!

💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:

● 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔
● 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔
● 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚

✨ Mind Lab members: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
✨ Non-members: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗽 𝟱𝟬 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆

📲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://forms.gle/ZndPUBUfNNVChmAf8

𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙗 – 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙤 & 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙗 – 𝙈𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙞

Be part of this empowering journey to care, support, and heal minds!

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐨

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗼, proudly introduced its existence in the 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗼, sharing its 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 . This highlights the beginning of a stronger presence dedicated to 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

Last 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, at 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 held at the 𝐒𝐁 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, the 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐊𝐌𝐅 took place, where we successfully built partnerships with the 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 (SK), presenting our services and opening doors for collaboration. These connections are the foundation of shared initiatives that will uplift you people and strengthen local engagement.

Together, we stand united, driven by purpose and committed to action.

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𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀

We extend our deepest gratitude to our amazing partners and sponsors who made the Mind Lab Event and the Kabataang Family Planning of the Philippines – Peer Educator Training possible!

A special thank you to:

𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 – 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗦. 𝗥𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 – 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗼

𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 Young Key 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

𝗠𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

Your unwavering support, collaboration, and dedication empowered our youth, strengthened our community, and helped us inspire young leaders to grow, learn, and lead. 🌱✨

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat!

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 🤝

Our heartfelt thank you to the amazing Technical Working Group, the hardworking officers, and the members and volunteers whose collective efforts made the Mind Lab - Maco. Event a meaningful and successful gathering. Your dedication, time, and passion truly brought this initiative to life.

Special appreciation as well for the collaboration with the Kabataang Family Planning of the Philippines – Peer Educator Training, whose partnership strengthened our shared mission of empowering the youth through knowledge, awareness, and leadership.

Together, we proved that when passionate people unite for one purpose, we can create impact, inspire minds, and build a stronger youth community. 🌱✨

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat!

𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐, 𝙋𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙎!

A huge thank you to our amazing 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, dedicated 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, and supportive 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 for making this peer education training a success!

We're grateful for your time and enthusiasm. Until next time!

Photos by: Andrei Villarosa
Pubmat by: William Cedrick Lenizo
Caption by: Charesa Mae Concepcion