THE ORO YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Social innovation for youth empowerment

Public governance is a shared responsibility. It is not only the work of people in office but also a shared duty of all citizens the young or the young at heart. Bringing the best out of our community is everyones personal business.
The Oro Youth Council is a citizen-le an a!en a-"ase "o # co$%ose o& re%resentati'es &ro$ ( #outh sectors na$el# the in school #outh) out o& school #outh) #outh *ith s%ecial nee s) &aith "ase #outh) #outh $o'e$ents an Moro an IP #outh+ ,#outh councilors co$%ose the !o'ernin! "o # *ith . re%resentati'es %er sector *ith the e/ce%tion o& the Moro an IP #outh *hich has t*o re%resentati'es+ Each sector also has its o*n sectoral council co$%ose o& one secretar# !eneral an &our or!anizational re%resentati'es+ In su$) the lea ershi% "o # is co$%ose o& 0- in i'i uals+ The# are electe throu!h the Oro Youth Lea ers Asse$"l# co$%ose o& lea ers &ro$ i&&erent accre ite or!anizations an sectors o& the cit#+ This con'er!ence *ith the the$e1 2Na!3ahiusan! 3a!a#anon! 3a"atan-onan alan! sa $atinu -anon u! ha%sa# n!a %an!a!a$hanan4 is a %ro uct o& a co$$it$ent "orn a$on! #outh !rou%s to en!a!e !oo !o'ernance not onl# in the streets an in the co$$unities "ut also to the 'er# seat o& local %o*er itsel&+ This is in res%onse a!ainst the %er'asi'e culture o& corru%tion &ro$ "oth %u"lic an %ri'ate sector an ins%ire "# the !eneral as%iration o& concerne 5a!a#anons to %ut an en to %er'asi'e corru%tion an #ears o& $is$ana!e$ent+ 6ith the local elections loo$in!) a coalition o& concerne citizens cra&te a %eo%le7s a!en a) *hich hi!hli!hte the i$%ortance o& #outh en!a!e$ent in !o'ernance+ This *as also one o& the concerns sur&ace in the sur'e# con ucte "# the Research an 8ocial Outreach Cluster o& 9a'ier Uni'ersit# in %re%aration &or its local !o'ernance en!a!e$ent+ The coalition na$e 5a!a#anon &or :oo :o'ernance

co$$itte to or!anize a %arallel %eo%le7s ca$%ai!n to *ho e'er *oul a o%t such a!en a+ 6ith . $a#oral can i ates) it *as the Moreno tea$ *ho enthusiasticall# an &ittin!l# su"scri"e to the a!en a an the trans-%artisan %eo%les7 ca$%ai!n co$$ence + A&ter a har -&ou!ht ca$%ai!n) the election o& a ne* $a#or a&ter ,; #ears "rou!ht a sense o& ho%e an o%enness+ Procee in! &ro$ this ne* o%en s%ace &or ci'ic en!a!e$ent) a series o& &ocuse !rou% iscussions *ere then con ucte &acilitate "# the 5a!a#anon &or :oo :o'ernance Youth an the 5ristohanon! 5atilin!"an sa Pa!%a3a"ana 8ocial In'ol'e$ent O&&ice o& 9a'ier Uni'ersit# to &urther hone a !eneral #outh a!en a) *hich no* inclu e the creation o& a concrete an in e%en ent %lan to en!a!e the #outh in !o'ernance re!ar less o& %olitical color+ This *as then %resente to $a#or-elect Oscar Moreno last <une ==) =>,. in 9a'ier Uni'ersit# urin! the Youth an Internall# Dis%lace Persons ?oru$+ The $a#or co$$itte to the realization o& the i ea throu!h the $ani&esto he si!ne to!ether *ith the i&&erent #outh lea ers o& the cit#+ The 5a!a#anon &or :oo :o'ernance Youth also reiterate this %ro%osal urin! the Cit# Hall strate!ic %lannin! se$inar in Marco Hotel last Octo"er o& =>,.+ A&ter the strate!ic %lannin!) the %re%arator# co$$ittee *as then create *hich *as co$%ose o& the Co$$unit# I$%ro'e$ent Di'ision @ Oro Youth Center) The Cit# 8ocial 6el&are an De'elo%$ent O&&ice) The Hu$an Resource Mana!e$ent O&&ice) The National Youth Co$$ission an the 5a!a#anon &or :oo :o'ernance Youth to or!anize the con'er!ence+ No*) this is the initiator# con'er!ence to concretize the co$$it$ent $a e+ Its %ri$ar# %ur%ose is to articulate a cit# #outh e'elo%$ent a!en a) *hich shall ser'e as the co$$on eno$inator an rall#in! %oint o& the i&&erent #outh or!anizations+ It is then throu!h the Oro Youth Council that the $ultitu e o& #outh initiati'es scattere aroun the cit# "e strea$line an anchore in the sai e'elo%$ent a!en a+ It *oul articulate success in icators that !ui e #outh or!anizations in their e&&ort+ It also la#s out a colla"oration strate!# that "rin!s %ri'ate an %u"lic entities to *or3 to!ether in co$$on co$$unit# an %olic# a 'ocacies+ It also outlines ca%acit# "uil in! %ro!ra$s that ena"le or!anizations to e&&ecti'el# en!a!e !o'ern$ent an ca%acitate their o*n or!anization+ More i$%ortantl#) the Oro Youth Council $e$"ers also sit in the i&&erent local

co$$ittees such as the Local 8chool Aoar a$on! others *here the# can irectl# colla"orate *ith !o'ern$ent in the i$%le$entation o& the %ro!ra$s in line *ith the a!en a an stan to $onitor an account such i$%le$entation+ In the lon! ter$) the #outh council ho%es to "uil a culture o& %olitical $aturit# a$on! the #outh+ A culture that is characterize "# an e$%o*ere an %oliticall# e ucate #outh that iscusses social issues on or o&&-line an i$%le$ent creati'e solutions in their s%heres re!ularl#B a #outh that oes not "la$e nor isen!a!e "ut o*ns the %rocess o& "uil in! our nation startin! *ith our localit# an our s%heres o& in&luences+ The health an Cualit# o& our %u"lic institutions is the %ri$ar# ena"ler o& inclusi'e e'elo%$ent+ Ho*e'er) institutions eca# *hen the citizenr# is a%athetic) c#nical or isen!a!e + 8o it is the realization o& the Oro Youth Council that i$%ro'in! our %u"lic institutions reCuires the acti'e an critical %artici%ation o& the citizens an the #oun! in %articular+ It is throu!h this "o #) *hich *e ho%e to contri"ute concretel# to the cause o& !oo !o'ernance+

Chan!e starts in us as the sa#in! !oes+ Aut chan!e shoul "e translate to s#ste$s in or er to %ros%er an last+ The #outh o& Ca!a#an e Oro) realizin! its sa3e in the &uture an the ca%acit# an %o*er it hol s) co$$its to "uil in! a cit# an a s#ste$ that coul hel% ena"le a $ore %ro!ressi'e) Dust) hu$ane an eCuita"le societ# an a !o'ern$ent that is $ore trans%arent) accounta"le an %artici%ator# in all o& its a&&airs+ 6e ho%e that the

Ca!a#an e Oro o%erational $o el "eco$es an ins%iration to the *hole nation that e'en in the a"sence o& the 8an!!unian! 5a"ataan) *e can still sociall# inno'ate in or er to harness #outh ener!# to*ar s en!a!e citizenshi%+