Army’s 8th IB conducts youth leadership summit for ‘Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan’

From the Philippine Information Agency (Dec 19): Army’s 8th IB conducts youth leadership summit for ‘Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan’

Some 60 youth leaders from the different barangays of Impasugong town participated in the three-day Youth Leadership Summit (YLS).

Lt. Col. Romualdo Raymund B. Landingin, commanding officer of the army’s 8th Infantry Battalion (8th IB) said the first youth summit aims to develop youths’ leadership potential and become channels for peace-building.

“We acknowledge that there remain complex issues on peace and security that need to be addressed. However, a purely military solution is not enough to fully solve them. Efforts to achieve genuine peace must therefore be supported by all,” he said.

Anchored on the theme “Empowering the youth, Building the nation,” the summit is an essential part of the army’s “Internal Peace and Security Plan Bayanihan (working together for peace).”

Lt. Norman Tagros, spokesman of the army’s 8th IB, meanwhile, said the summit focused on three aspects namely ‘The Awakening Module,’ which seeks to achieve an understanding of oneself and others; ‘Nurturing Module,’ which centered on educating the youth on their role in the family; and ‘Empowering Module’ that enhances the leadership potentials of participants by introducing the principles and models of leadership, interpersonal communication skills, and anger and conflict management.

The speakers also shared the different government programs so that youth participants will be inspired on how they can become active partners in peace and progress, Tagros said.

“After the summit, participants are believed to be actively participating in ‘Bayanihan’ activities such as community activities involvement, environmental protection, and anti-illegal drugs advocacy, among others,” he said.

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