“Almost three-quarters (or 72%) of the 14,000 Filipino employees surveyed in 2024 by MindNation reported feeling stressed at work. This is an increase from the 62% who reported workplace stress during the height of the pandemic, according to the mental health organization’s co-founder Catherine C. Triviño.
Financial challenges, job insecurity, work performance pressure, and psychological unsafety are among the Filipinos’ main stressors at work, Ms. Triviño, who is also MindNation’s chief product and data officer, said.
Employees can manage stress, she said, by figuring out what healthy boundaries they can set in the workplace. Leaders, meanwhile, can be trained in mental health first aid and de-escalation techniques to create a positive work environment.
Interview by Patricia Mirasol
Video editing by Jayson Mariñas
