English: Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Gatchalian sounded the alarm on the 74% increase in suicide incidents from 2019 to 2020, which then made it the 28th leading cause of death in the country. In 2019, suicides ranked as the 39th leading cause of death in the country. There were 4,892 recorded cases of death due to intentional self-harm in 2020, surpassing the 2,808 deaths recorded in 2019.
Filipino: Naalarma si Gatchalian sa datos na inilabas ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), kung saan umakyat ng 74% ang mga insidente ng suicide mula 2019 hanggang 2020, kung kailan naitalang pang-28 na pinakamataas na sanhi ng kamatayan ang suicide. Noong 2019, ang mga pagkamatay na dulot ng suicide ang pang-39 na sanhi ng pagkamatay sa bansa. May 4,892 na mga naitalang kaso ng pagkamatay dahil sa pananakit sa sarili, mas mataas sa 2,808 na naitala noong 2019.