05/06/2026
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ || โ๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ!โ โ ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด, ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ผ, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐.
๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ โ On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the West Visayas State University (WVSU) College of Nursing turned maternal well-being into a community conversation when it hosted the fourth activity of ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ (๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐) at the new ECCD building in Barangay Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City.
Titled โ๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ! ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐,โ the day-long event brought together postpartum mothers, barangay officials, health workers, and university faculty for a program that blended practical skills, emotional support, and community dialogue.
The program opened with registration and vital signs screening at 8:00 a.m., followed by the singing of the Pambansang Awit and an opening prayer presented through multimedia. Activity coordinator Ana Mae A. Secherita delivered opening remarks, and Barangay Council Lordene D. Lim offered a welcome message that set the tone for a day dedicated to maternal care. Community song leaders Reido H. Lego and Winnie T. Cabelara led participants in a brief musical reflection, creating an atmosphere of warmth and solidarity.
Central to the activity was a practical session called โ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐: โ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐,'" which introduced simple, accessible techniques mothers can use to manage tension and protect their mental health. Faculty resource speakers Prof. Virginia F. Federiso and Prof. Besie A. Duran combined evidence-based guidance with culturally relevant examples, while an open forum gave mothers space to ask questions, share lived experiences, and receive tailored responses grounded in both professional expertise and community realities.
The interactive formatโlecture, demonstration, and conversational exchangeโturned the seminar into shared experiential learning rather than a one-way presentation. An evaluation team administered pre- and post-tests to measure knowledge gains and the immediate effect of the session on participantsโ understanding of stress management and psychological self-care.
The program aligns with three United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsโSDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities). In partnership with the WVSU Guidance Office and the WVSU Medical Center Psychiatric Department, BLOSSOM is a collaborative initiative tackling the often unseen mental-health needs of Filipino mothers, promoting quality education and fostering societal change one mother and one family at a time.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ is structured around four complementary components led by WVSU nursing faculty. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ, ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฅ. ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ focuses on postpartum strength and herbal health; ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ, emphasizes family-centered infant care and nutrition; ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐, ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผstrengthens access to government health and social services; and ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ, ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ, centers on mental health education, coping strategies, and information, education, and communication (IEC) materials. Together, the projects form an eleven-activity continuum intended to accompany Barangay Calumpang mothers through a full year of learning, healing, and empowerment.
The May 26 activity was staffed by an interdisciplinary team of faculty extensionists whose presence underscored the Collegeโs mission to bring nursing education into the community. Among those who participated were ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ . ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ท๐ถ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐ข๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ก. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ป. Their combined expertise in community health, psychosocial care, and nursing education helped ensure the seminar addressed both clinical and everyday concerns of postpartum mothers.
As the program closed, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ delivered remarks that tied the dayโs lessons back to the larger goal: normalizing conversations about maternal mental health and reminding mothers that their well-being matters to families and communities. Certificates were awarded, evaluations completed, and participants left with IEC materials and practical tools to apply at home.
Beyond the facts and figures, the most significant outcome of BLOSSOM Project 4 Activity 2 was its human impact. For many attendees, the day offered a rare opportunity to pause, speak openly about stress and anxiety, and hear that their struggles are recognized and supported. In doing so, WVSU College of Nursing demonstrated how academic extension work can move beyond classroom boundariesโbringing learning, compassion, and tangible support directly to the places where mothers live.
Words by Mr. Jevan Ven N. Roquios and Prof. Ma. Teresa A. Cercado
Photos by Mr. Jevan Ven N. Roquios and Prof. Donabelle R. Sioson
