Kalinaw News: 450 San Isidro youths complete 3-day Youth Leadership Summit

Posted to the Kalinaw News Facebook Page (May 2, 2023): 450 San Isidro youths complete 3-day Youth Leadership Summit

ASUNCION, DDN – The Local Government Unit of San Isidro, Davao del Norte with its Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) Municipal Federation in partnership with the Youth for Peace Movement- Tanang Lihok Batan-on ug Sundalo (YFPM-TALBOS) and the 60th Infantry (MEDIATOR) Battalion, 10th Infantry (AGILA) Division, Philippine Army successfully facilitated the 3-day Municipal-wide 4th Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) with 450 participants from the thirteen (13) barangays of said municipality on April 29 to May 1 at Sawata Ernandcor Central Elementary School, Brgy. Sawata, San Isidro, Davao del Norte.

The 4th YLS in San Isidro with the theme: “PeaceFULL: Holistic Youth in Insurgency-free Communities”, highlights the different roles of the youth in the sustainment of peace in their community and in nation-building. On their first day, the participants underwent lectures on the Overview of the Youth for Peace Movement, Suicide Awareness and Prevention and Responsible Social Media Engagement. The second day involves a lecture and workshop on Project Pitching and lectures on NPA Infiltration and Recruitment in the Youth Sector and Fire Prevention from the 60IB and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) respectively. During the duration of the 3-day summit, the youth participants also participated in various team-building activities and interactive challenges, that developed their leadership, camaraderie, teamwork and self-reliance. These include Guidon Making Competition, Spiritual enhancement dubbed as “Peace Bonfire”, Cheers and Yells Competition, Academic Competitions, Search for Binibining YLS, Hunt for Breakfast and Shower for Peace.

In his message, Lt. Col. Merrill C Sumalinog, Commanding Officer of 60IB expressed his grateful appreciation for the unwavering support of the Local Government Unit of San Isidro spearheaded by Hon. Silvano B. Gaje, Municipal Mayor, the different partner line government agencies and the Youth Sector to the Philippine Army which made the activity possible. He also thanked the facilitators coming from the YFPM- San Isidro Chapter, YFPM-Tagum City Chapter, YFPM- New Corella Chapter, YFPM-Carmen Chapter and YFPM-Laak Chapter for their enthusiasm and incomparable sense of volunteerism. He further urged the new breed of young volunteers to go home and continue serving their respective communities by advocating peace and encouraging their fellow youth to take part in the government’s advocacy of creating peaceful and conflict-resilient communities.

On the other hand, the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte led by Hon. Edwin I. Jubahib represented by Ms. Carmelita Apas, Liaison Officer of San Isidro, pledged to continue supporting this kind of activity that empowers the youth as advocators of peace and help them to develop their leadership potential.

The closing ceremony was highlighted by the Youth’s taking of their Oath of Allegiance to the Philippine Government in support to the government’s advocacy of maintaining the peaceful and insurgency-free status of their municipality and the whole of Davao del Norte as well and the Induction of the YFPM-San Isidro Chapter’s new set of officers.

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