MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded nearly 1,000 calls to its mental health hotline during the holiday season, with a surge on December 30, mainly due to relationship issues and mental health concerns. “A total of 961 callers reached out to the DOH Mental Health Hotline at the National Center for Mental Health from December 21, 2025, to January 2, 2026,” it said in Filipino in a Facebook post on Saturday. READ: Meditate for a stress-free 2026, DOH recommends “The number of callers rose on December 30, 2025, mainly due to relationship or love-life problems, anxiety, and depressive […]... Keep on reading: DOH logs nearly 1,000 holiday calls over mental health issues