Forty-two youth leaders from various provinces in Southern Tagalog completed the two-day Seventh Regional Youth Leadership Summit (RYLS) spearheaded by the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division (ID) in Tanay, Rizal.
The summit sought to transform the youth into “peace builders” and “catalysts for development,” while enhancing their awareness in order to insulate them from the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) other lawless elements’ deceptions and recruitment.
Maricar Palacol, the Provincial Peace and Order Officer of Laguna, graced the summit and thanked the 2nd ID for “continuously supporting the young generation by instilling the spirit of patriotism, nationalism and social responsibility.”
Palacol pledged Laguna’s commitment to untiringly support youth programs that will contribute toward peace and development in the province, as well as the entire country.
“The youth plays an integral part in the society. They need to be armored with enthusiasm and courage to become great leaders of our country,” she said.
During the summit, the participants were mentored by resource speakers from different agencies of the government as well as from private sector in line with the objectives of RYLS.
Aside from educating the youth on NPA deceptions, the activity became a venue for the participants to link with the provincial government and get a better grasp understanding on how they can participate in local governance.
Brig. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., commander of the 2nd ID, welcomed the participants and emphasized the importance of “this noble undertaking because what we are about to do is to insulate our future leaders from the NPA terrorists, as well as other lawless elements and empower them to become the best leaders.”
“We will continue to pursue our genuine desire to empower these young people to be active in every way they can so that they may contribute positively toward attaining our common aspirations of winning the peace which is now within our reach,” Burgos said.
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