29/04/2024
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๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ โ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐โ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐
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๐๐ถ ๐ช๐๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ Iligan City Mayor Frederick W. Siao addressed the Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) Saturday, at Malasag Eco-Tourism Village, Cagayan de Oro City, expressing his commitment to support the council's plans for youth development.
"I pledge my commitment to support your vision and mission, your dreams for the benefit of the youth,โ he said in his privilege speech during the second day of LYDC's workshop on the formulation of the Local Youth Development Plan (LYDP) for years 2024-2027.
The mayor further emphasized that his support will not just be transitory words, but one that will last until the fulfillment of these goals for the welfare of Iligan Cityโs youth.
"As the mayor of Iligan, commitment nako nga ako โning suportaan. Let's push this agenda-- dili lang sa isturya, dili lang hangtod karon, kondili hangtod nga maporma โning tanan para sa inyoha.โ
Siao also gave props to the members of the local youth development council for their significant role and "sacrifices" in crafting the future of the Iliganon youth.
โKamo jud [ang] mo-chart sa direction nga gusto ninyo nga paingnan. Kamo jud ang mo-insist na mao gyud ni inyong gusto. 'This is what we want to do. This is what we want to happen diri sa siyudad sa Iligan,โ he said.
"Thank you, evโeryone sa inyong kinasing-kasing na pag-sakripisyo. Para man gihapon sa inyong tanan."
The LDYC is a multi-sectoral council of youth and youth-serving organizations registered in a local government unit (LGU) and along with the SK Federation, forms the highest youth policy-recommending body of the city.
The SK Federation and LYDC, with the technical assistance of the Local Youth Development Office (LYDO), are charged with the formulation of the three-year LYDP, as indicated by the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10742 or the โSangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015โ.
The LYDP outlines the programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) that address youth development concerns relevant in the community, and aligns with the Philippineโ โYouth Development Plan (PYDP) โdesigned to promote the general welfare, development and empowerment of the youth, in preparation for their vital role in nation-building,โ the said IRR states.
๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ค๐งโ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐
Members of the LYDC place weight and high hopes on the city mayorโs statement of support, not only for the adoption of the LYDP, but more so for its actualization.
"Grabe ka-important ang support sa local chief executive sa atoang city kay siya jud ang naay gahum para makatabang sa atong mga kabatan-onan. The youth are very idealistic. The youth are able to see these issues, pero without the support of the mayor, these ideas cannot be turned into reality,โ said Karl Anthony Ong, a representative of IMGLAD organization, in an interview after the mayorโs speech.
"That's why, I think, the support of our mayor is very important jud in order for youth development to actually [be] actualized in our city."โ
Another youth, Prince Philip Labide of MSU-IIT Sociology Society, expressed appreciation for the mayorโs pledge and hopes that the support would be consistent regardless of administrations.
โNa-appreciate namo ang pledge kay nagtuo ta nga naa gyuy ma-offer na tabang ang youth when it comes to the welfare of the community. Ang maingon lang nako kay mayor ug sa mosunod pa na mga administration, na dapat consistent ni, dapat ang inani na pledge [of support] sa youth sector kay magpadayon.โ
๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐
The approved PPAs are then consolidated into the proposed LYDP which will then be submitted to the office of city mayor, also known as the local chief executive (LCE), for inclusion in the local or City Development Plan (CDP).
According to the Philippine Local Government Code of 1991, the LCE is mandated to โenforce lawsโ and โimplement servicesโ for the development of all sectors of the LGU, including the youth./LAGANTAW.