MANILA, Philippines—It was last year when a farmer in Roxas City, Capiz province took his own life after losing his livelihood to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was not an isolated case, if data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) would be closely studied. According to the PSA, deaths because of “intentional self-harm” rose by 57.3 … Continue reading The crisis within: Suicides rise as COVID takes its toll on lives, livelihood