Philippine Politics and Governance Programs That Address Issues Related To Political Engagement and Youth Empowerment Aileen N. Labao

SUBJECTPHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE QUARTER 2
TOPIC PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES

RELATED TO POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT WEEK
8
AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
TEACHER AILEEN N. LABAO SEMESTER 1ST
“The youth is the hope of our Fatherland”. It is one of the most famous line uttered by Dr. Jose P.
Rizal, our National Hero pertaining to his belief about the youth and its importance to the country.
Section 13, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides the constitutional basis for youth empowerment. This
provision acknowledges the crucial part of the youth in nation building.
As the Philippine government upholds its constitutional mandate, several laws and programs are
implemented to ensure youth empowerment. These includes the following:
1. NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION (NYC)

NYC was established by virtue of Republic Act No. 8044, otherwise known as the “Youth in
Nation Building Act of 1995”. Section 6 of the Act provides that the NYC shall be the policy–making
coordinating body of all youth-related institutions, programs, projects and activities of the government.
OBJECTIVE of NYC
a. to provide the leadership in the formulation of policies and in the setting of priorities and direction of all
youth promotion and development programs and activities
b. to encourage wide and active participation of the youth in all government and non-government
programs, projects and activities affecting them
c. to harness and develop the full potential of the youth as partners in nation-building
d. to supplement government appropriations for youth promotion and development with funds from other
sources as stipulated in Section 8
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDER THE NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

1. National Youth Parliament (NYP) – Under Section 13 of Republic Act No. 8044, convening of youth
parliament should be made upon the call of the NYC thus the conduct of the National Youth
Parliament. The NYP is a 3-day convention of youth leaders every two years wherein policy
recommendations are formulated to address youth issues. These recommendations may also serve as
the government’s guide in policy formulation and program development.
2. The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) – It is a program based on
the respective joint statement issued in January 1974 between the ASEAN Member countries
(Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Kingdom of Thailand and Japan. It aims
to promote friendship and mutual understanding among the youth of Japan and the 10 Southeast
Asian countries. It is also seeking to broaden the perspective on the world and to strengthen their spirit
of international cooperation and practical skills for international collaboration.
3. Youth Organizations Registration Program (YORP) – The NYC as part of its mandate shall register,
help and facilitate the establishment of Youth Organization and Youth Serving Organization in order to
foster cooperation among organizations in order to established up relationship with the youth and
facilitate a more active participation in its programs.
4. Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO) – is an annual search conducted to identify and
recognize outstanding organizations and its exemplary programs for the contributions made for the
progress of our society.
5. Local Youth Development Program – is responsible for the formulation of policies and
implementation of youth development programs at the city/ municipal level in coordination with various
government and non-government organizations.
6. Mindanao 2020 – is the new banner Peace and Development Advocacy Program of the National
Youth Commission. It is a comprehensive advocacy-training program on the culture of peace, human
rights and the indigenous people. It aims to advocate the promotion of peace, racial and cultural
tolerance, respect for environment, rights of children, youth, women and the indigenous peoples.
7. Abot-Alam National Program for Out-of-School Youth – is a program which seeks to help
community-based youth particularly out-of-school youth (OSY) through opportunities for education,
possible career and employment.
8. STRAW Desk (Students’ Rights and Welfare Desk) – program aims to aid in the policy formulation
and development of the Students’ Rights and Welfare, promote and advocate STRAW among
stakeholders, primarily the students, school administrators and teachers, and relevant government
agencies, and pilot a mechanism for the processing of complaints pertaining to STRAW concerns and
violations.
2. SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK)

Through the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act 7160), young people are provided with
the opportunity to directly participate in local governance particularly barangay affairs with the
creation of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK) in each barangay
composed of the youth aged 15 to 21-year-olds residing for not less than six months and is duly
registered in the official list of sangguniang kabataan. In 1995, with the passage of R.A. 8044, that
created the National Youth Commission, the secretarial functions of SK were transferred to the
NYC which in effect replaced Presidential council for Youth Affairs (PCYA). In 2002, the age
bracket for KK membership was changed, through R.A. 9164 from 15 to 21 years old to 15 to 17
years old. Due to many challenges and call for abortion, SK Reform Act of 2015 (RA 10742) was
passed into law. It aims to reinforce the role of youth participation in nation-building making them
into better citizens with internalized values of patriotism, nationalism and honor as a Filipino.
ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as cited by R. Chaskin (2018):
When young men and women understand their rights, they can become empowered to engage in civil
society, public service and political processes at all levels. They need to know the channels through which they
may exercise their civil and political rights and contribute to decision-making processes that impact their lives.
Channels for engagement include formal political processes such as youth advisory boards at the local level,
youth parliaments or shadow councils at the national level and engagement with United Nations processes at the
global level.
OBSTACLES TO PARTICIPATION FACED BY YOUNG PEOPLE
According to R. Chaskin (2018). Coexisting alongside the notion of the young person as an asset and
contributor is the perspective that young people are often blocked from realizing their potential in this regard.
Chaskin mentioned that those underpriviledged and deprived backgrounds, in particular are an untapped resource
and often left out of decision-making processes.
Apathetic in today’s situations in our society is another issue that hinders the youth political engagement.
There is a strong emphasis placed in the English policies, such as Positive for Youth, on how negative
stereotyping of young people by media and advertising for example, is a challenge that needs to be addressed
through working in partnership with young people and their families.
Young people’s non-participation is seen as particularly likely, and particularly problematic, with regard to
youth who are disadvantaged. This lack of participation is seen to fundamentally limit young people’s potential.
For example, the European Union’s strategy Investing and Empowering notes the limit imposed on young people
due to educational and employment barriers.
SUBJECT PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND QUARTER 2

GOVERNANCE
Name ACTIVITYSHEETS
WEEK 8
Year& Section
TEACHER AILEEN N. LABAO SEMESTER 1ST
ACTIVITY 1
“What’s the issue?”
Direction: In your own idea, what are the other issues that hinder the youth from involvement in the society or
political engagement in your community or in our country in general? Write your answer below and explain.
ISSUE/S REASON/S
ACTIVITY 2
“TRUE or FALSE”
Direction: Read each statement below carefully. Place T on the line if you think a statement is TRUE.
Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE.
___________1. Youth’s participation in the society is not important in advancing human rights
___________2. Politics is the practice of influencing other people
___________3. Youth empowerment is a process where young people are encouraged to take charge of their
llives.
___________4. The Youth is the future of the nation
___________5. The word “politics” at its roots it means “relatinf to citizens”
___________6. Poor monitoring of youth is not a problem to a nation
___________7. Youth empowerment is the same with youth development
___________8. Civic engagement describes how an active citizen participates in the life of a community in order
to improve consitions for others or to help shape the community’s future
___________9. Participation in different activities of the community is a waste of time since we need to attend the
needs of our family
___________10. Educating the youth in the political engagement is important in order to achieve good leaders in
the future.
ACTIVITY 3
“ESSAY”
Direction: Make a one-page essay regarding the purpose and effect of existing programs that address issues
related to political engagement and youth empowerment.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________________
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RUBRIC FOR ESSAY
Excellence Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
(31-40) (21-30) (11-20) (1-10)
Quality of Writing  The essay was  The essay was  The essay had little  The essay had no
written in an written in an style or voice style or voice
extraordinary style interesting style  Gives some new  Gives no new
and voice and voice information but information and
 Very informative  Fairly informative poorly organized very poorly
and well organized and organized organized
Grammar Usage and  Almost no spelling,  Few spelling and  A number of  So many spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or punctuations spelling, punctuation and
grammatical errors errors, minor punctuation or grammatical errors
grammatical errors grammatical errors that it interferes
with the meaning

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SUBJECTPHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE QUARTER 2

TOPIC PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES

1. NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION (NYC)

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDER THE NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

2. SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK)

ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

OBSTACLES TO PARTICIPATION FACED BY YOUNG PEOPLE

SUBJECT PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND QUARTER 2

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