SK Cebu to ask schools to implement exemption of youth officials from NSTP

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation in Cebu will ask tertiary schools in the province  to implement the law that exempts youth officials from taking the National Service Training Program (NSTP). Jerico Rubio, SK…

USC IT students create mobile apps for National Youth Day pilgrims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Are you joining the National Youth Day (NYD) 2019 in Cebu this April? Graduating Information Technology students from the University of San Carlos (USC) has programmed two mobile applications to make your journey educational…

DepEd: Higher tobacco tax to make cigarettes less available to youth

Inquirer.net 02/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed support to the proposal to impose a higher tax on tobacco products, saying it would make cigarettes “less available and affordable” to the youth. “Significant increase in…

Catholic faithful urged to help out National Youth Day pilgrims

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Archdiocese of Cebu’s Commission on Youth is turning to the Catholic faithful for financial help or for any assistance they can offer for the upcoming  National Youth Day (NYD) on April 23 to 28.…

Youth urged: Emulate Jose Rizal’s principles

Inquirer.net 12/29/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang urged the Filipino youth to draw inspiration from the life of Dr. Jose Rizal and emulate the principles that made him the country’s greatest hero. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on…

Didal on being in Time Magazine’s list of most influential teens: ‘Just staying true to myself and inspiring the youth’

Brian J. Ochoa, Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Staying true to herself and inspiring the youth to achieve their goals through hard work. This is what Cebuana skateboarding champion Margielyn Didal said after being named into Time Magazine’s “25 Most Influential…

Youth groups oppose mandatory ROTC

Inquirer.net, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 11/25/2018

YOUTH groups in Cebu have opposed the proposal of President Rodrigo Duterte to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in college and make it a requirement for Grades 11 and 12 in senior high school.…

Radaza on addressing youth: Meeting halfway

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/09/2018

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said that one way of understanding the youth is to keep up with the latest trend and connect with them. Radaza admitted during the State of the Children’s Address on Friday (November…

Youth leader’s appeal: Simpler, easier to understand language

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/27/2018

PROPOSED FEDERAL SYSTEM “MAKE it simple and conversational.” This was the appeal of a youth leader in Cebu to members of the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) on making the draft of the proposed federal system. Deodatus Paulo Burgos,…

DILG tells youth voters to register before Sept. 29 deadline

Inquirer.net 09/24/2018

WITH less than a week before the voter registration ends, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging youth voters to register before the deadline. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the deadline for…

Youth urged: Say never again to martial law

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/21/2018

A youth leader is calling on the youth especially the millennials to not allow martial law to happen in the country again. This was the call of Cristina Organiza, the 6th nominee of the Akbayan partylist, to…

Akbayan Youth lay wreath at Martial Law marker to remember atrocities at that time

Gerard Vincent Francisco USJ-R Intern 09/08/2018

Members of a militant youth group, the Akbayan Youth Cebu, laid a wreath at the Martial Law marker in Plaza Independencia in Cebu City on Saturday to remember the killings and the human rights violations during the…

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