Over 50 promising young leaders across from this city and
the provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi are set to converge in an event dubbed as
Youth Leadership Summit (YSL).
The YSL, which is scheduled to be conducted from Saturday,
July 16, to Monday, July 18, will be held in this camp that houses the
headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom).
The three-day event will be spearheaded by Westmincom under
the stewardship of Lt. Gen. Mayoralgo Dela Cruz in partnership with the 4th
Civil Relations Group of the Civil Relations Service and other stakeholders.
Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., Westmincom spokesperson, said the YSL
aims to develop and empower the youth in order to reach their full potentials
by engaging and implementing peace and development programs geared towards
nation building.
Tan said the YSL will not only provide a venue for
convergence but will also provide capacity building through skills development.
Tan said the YSL would also develop avenues for youth
leaders purposely to help them put their aspirations and hopes into action,
with the end goal of fostering a more peaceful and productive community.
He said the YLS 2016 Western Mindanao Leg shall also serve
as a venue where deserving participants from Region 9 will be selected to join
the National Youth Congress to be held in Cebu City
He said the participants will undergo series of
lecture-workshops during the summit with invited resource persons from
non-government agencies such as Environmental Talk Sibugay, Peace Advocates
Zamboanga (PAZ), and other partner agencies like the Philippine National
Police.
He said Westmincom believes that the three-day event will
open more opportunities for youth leaders to empower them to become productive
members of the society.
“This (summit) will also help them acknowledge their
potentials when performing their duties and responsibilities as youth leaders,”
he said.
Likewise, Tan said the summit will open more opportunities
for the participants to be empowered and become productive members of the
society especially when interacting with various religious and cultural groups.
“In this way, these youth will continuously establish
fruitful and meaningful relationships as they promote peace and development to
the people in their respective hometowns,” Tan said.
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