Saturday, December 21, 2019

YLS in conflict-affected barangay of Can-avid, deterrent to CTG recruitment

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 21, 2019): YLS in conflict-affected barangay of Can-avid, deterrent to CTG recruitment (By PIA-8)

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Youth leaders in Brgy. Pandol and its nearby barangays in Can-avid, Eastern Samar are in attendance during the three-day Youth Leadership Summit conducted recently by the MTF-ELCAC of Can-avid and the 14 IB.

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec 20 (PIA) -- The Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) of Can-avid, Eastern Samar under its chairperson, Mayor Gil Norman P. Germino, together with the 14th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, recently conducted a three-day Youth Leadership Summit at Barangay Pandol.

Said activity is part of the Retooled Community Service Program in Brgy. Pandol where immersion started on November 12, 2019.

The summit was participated in by 75 youth leaders, composed of 16 Sangguniang Kabataan members, 47 students and 12 Out-of-School Youth (OSY) from Barangay Pandol, and the nearby barangays Boco, Balagon and Salvacion, all of Can-avid.

Discussed during the three-day activity were the following topics: Struggles of the Youth/Challenges/Trials, Making the right decisions, Father’s Love (Spiritual and Moral), Reflection and Sharing/Letter Writing, VAWC, Bullying, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Teenage Pregnancy, Leadership, Human Rights/IHL, Insurgency Awareness, Reflection (Meet with the Parents).

The lecturers were from the LGU, LGAs and the PNP who were invited to educate the youth on their role in nation building and as catalysts for peace and development.

The facilitators also conducted team building activities to develop unity and camaraderie among the youth.

Moreover, the participants were given the chance to showcase their talents during the YLS Got Talent 2019.


A tree planting activity was conducted to encourage the youth to further commit themselves on environmental protection.

The recently- concluded YLS will hopefully make a positive impact to the youth in the conflict-affected areas and prevent them from being recruited by the CPP-NPA-NDF.

It also aimed to enable them to explore their potentials, showcase their talents, and realize their role as youth in the nation and their duty to God, country and people.

Likewise, it is a tool for ensuring that the youth become citizens who promote peace and development and catalysts of change and future leaders in their own community.

Lastly, the activity hopes to broaden the view and perspective of the participants on the current situation of their community and on how they will be able to affect change and influence other youth to manage the different issues and challenges in their lives. (PIA-8)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1031857

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