Lanao youth leaders join Malaysia educational tour

From the Philippine News Agency (May 7): Lanao youth leaders join Malaysia educational tour

A four-day educational tour involving 30 Muslim youth participants from the two Lanao provinces kicked off Sunday with a send-off ceremony at the Laguindingan Airport, attended by local government and military officials.

On its third year now, the educational tour in Subang, Malaysia is a project of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in cooperation with the Malaysian Embassy.

In her message to the Lanao participants, Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra encouraged them to learn from "culture and experiences of both countries."

“Education is one of the greatest consideration and priority of Marawi City. The youth has our full support because we want them to achieve excellence that is coupled with the virtues, discipline and gratitude,” Gadamra said.

For his part, Maj. General Roseller Murillo, commander of the Army's 1st Infantry Division, emphasized the important role of the youth "as partners in nation-building."

“Malaysia is a modern community--they all unite against terrorism. Whatever good practices you may learn in your tour, you apply it here when you comeback," Gen. Murillo told the participants during the send-off ceremony.

Dubbed the "Youth Leaders’ Educational Tour", the yearly tour for Muslim youth leaders aims to expose the participants to a predominantly Muslim country and learn from their best practices.

It can be recalled that the first batch of the educational tour was held from November 23-26, 2016 while the second batch was on November 20-23, 2017. Both events were hosted by the Malaysian government.

This year's tour gathered a total of 50 participants from all over Mindanao.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1034486