Mental health rings as an important point of concern for Alden Richards as he relates a personal experience about this sensitive topic.
 
The Pambansang Bae revealed via Twitter how his mom had to deal with a mental illness, in hopes of spreading awareness about the reality of mental health. 
 
“My mom suffered from bipolar depression all her life when she had us. I know every single detail of it, and how hard she suffered from it,” Alden said. 

My mom suffered from bipolar depression all her life when she had us. I know every single detail of it and how hard she suffered from it.

— Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02) October 6, 2017

Here in the Philippines, the second week of October is also considered as the National Mental Health Week.