Julia Barretto returns to the drama anthology show Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) with the story of a young student battling a bipolar disorder.
The trailer shows Julia’s character struggling to understand and cope with her condition. While everything seems fine, her character admitted to having sudden bursts of sadness.
The timely episode tackling mental health awareness is set to release on November 30.
Netizens who have viewed the trailer on YouTube were delighted the series chose to focus on breaking the stigma that comes with discussing mental health matters.
“There should be more people to be aware of bipolar disorder. This is no joke, these things should be discussed, so people will know how to deal with this,” a netizen said.
Another netizen left a comment: “Will be watching this, grabe yung struggle nila. I know someone who has it at hindi biro yung struggle niya and familya niya. I always loved watching shows that promote mental health awareness.”
