Army holds youth leadership summit to Jones Rural School students

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 18): Army holds youth leadership summit to Jones Rural School students

The 86th Infantry Battalion based in this town, together with other government agencies, kicked off Friday a three-day youth leadership summit for the high school students of Jones Rural School.

Lt. Col. Jose Vladimir Cagara, commander of the 86th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army (PA), said the summit is a civil military operation activity aims to enhance the leadership skills of students while they are still young.

Cagara said the activity will also a venue where students will be properly inform on the do’s and don’ts and identify what is right and wrong as they are being considered the hope of the nation.

The army official said the summit is a program of the military that involves the civilian in peace and development efforts.

At least 103 high school students from Grades 7 to 11 are participating the ongoing activity.

Cagara said that aside form the students, they are also conducting youth leadership summit to the out-of-school youth to give them the necessary knowledge and skills in leading their fellow youth and become good leaders in the community.

Cagara saluted the parents of the students who give them the permission to attend the summit as he assured that the soldiers will give them the necessary leadership skills to become productive in their community.

The youth leadership summit will end on November 20.

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