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Treatment and Consent of Service Users Under the Mental Health Act | 30 January 2024
Informed consent refers to consent voluntarily given by a service user to a plan for treatment, after a full disclosure communicated in plain language by attending mental health service provider, of the nature, consequences, benefits, and risks of the proposed treatment, as well as available alternatives.
125th Founding Anniversary of the Department of Transportation and Communication (Executive Order No. 125, series of 1987) | 28 January 2024
Executive Order No. 125, series of 1987 reorganized and renamed the then-existing Ministry of Transportation and Communication into Department of Transportation and Communication
Philippine Council for Mental Health Strategic Framework 2024-2028 | 25 January 2024
This aims to cut down on premature deaths, improve approaches to preventing and treating substance abuse, and reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to mental health, neurological, and substance use issues
Precautionary Principle under A.M. No. 09-06-08-SC (Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases) | 19 January 2024
Precautionary principle states that when human activities may lead to threats of serious and irreversible damage to the environment that is scientifically plausible but uncertain, actions shall be taken to avoid or diminish that threat. (Section 4[f], Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases)