Kalinaw News: 15IB Empowering the Youth through Youth Leadership Summit in Cauayan.

From Kalinaw News (Jul 15, 2022): 15IB Empowering the Youth through Youth Leadership Summit in Cauayan.

𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍, Negros Occidental – The 15th Infantry (Molave Warrior) Battalion in collaborations with Local Government Unit of Cauayan organized One (1) Day Youth Leadership Summit in Brgy Yao-yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on July 12, 2022 (Tuesday).

42 young people from Brgy Yao-yao took part in the Barangay Youth Leadership Summit (YLS), with the theme “A transformed and empowered youth towards an upright society”. This was conducted to encourage and empower the next generation to be active, motivated, and protected against communist terrorists’ deceptive recruitment.

The activity was supported by the LGU of Cauyan, Barangay Yao-yao and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Officials, together with Task Force Kalayaan Incorporated (TFKI), Philippine National Police and Barangay & SK Council.Tree-planting, leveling of expectations, workshops, team-building exercises, unity dances, lectures on the role of children in the family by TFKI, Bawal Bastos Law of the PNP, and PEACE Advocacy of 15IB, boodle fights, gift-giving are some of the highlights of the activity.

The initiative aims to promote inclusive youth participation in fostering a culture of peace, especially in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas that are susceptible to CTG propaganda and recruiting. As they embarked on their journeys to become community leaders for peacebuilding, the participants gained knowledge about their important role in the country’s transformation, the various youth government initiatives, the present issues and challenges they would face, and how to deal with these challenges.

The barangay captain of Yao-yao, Josue L. Sumanion, also expresses gratitude and appreciation for the efforts made by the 15IB and other collaborators to initiate the activity. He hopes for the young people in his barangay to thoroughly comprehend what they have learned and become role models for their families and the community.

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Cuarteros, 15IB Commanding Officer said that “𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐓𝐆 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.”

“𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬,” Cuarteros added.

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