VOTER’S EDUCATION AND STAKEHOLDER’S CONSULTATION SCHEDULED FOR THE VISAYAS

The National Youth Commission (NYC), the Voice and Advocate of the Youth, through the Office of the Commissioner representing Visayas, will hold series of Voter’s Education Fora in Visayas.  With the leadership of Commissioner Erwin Andaya, Commissioner representing Visayas, the NYC conducted its 1^st Voters’ Education Forum last February 23, 2013 in Cebu City (Region VII) and April 19 in cooperation with the Commission on Elections.

“We want to encourage young voters to be change makers”, says Commissioner Erwin C. Andaya.

Responding to the request from youth organizations to conduct Voters’ Education Forum and Stakeholder’s Consultation Fora in the Islands of the Visayas, the NYC will hold its 2^nd leg of the same forum at the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) – Tacloban City, Leyte (Region VIII) on April 26, 2013 and its 3^rd leg at the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University – Molo, Ilo-ilo City (Region VI) on April 30, 2013.  The activity will be attended by youth organizations, youth-serving organizations, youth volunteers, youth leaders and government agency representatives.

Included in the said forum is the Stakeholders Consultation of the 2014 Budget that seeks to gain feedback and recommendations from the stakeholders on what programs and projects the NYC should prioritize for the Filipino youth, empowering them to participate in the affairs of the government. 

 “This is one of our ways to hear on what the youth of the Visayas really needs and to present the recommended policies and coordinated programs of NYC”, says Commissioner Andaya.

The activity also features a presentation of the NYC’s budget details vis-a-vis the agency’s targets and accomplishments for the last three years aside from directly consulting the youth stakeholders’ on what priority projects and activities the Commission should set.

The National Youth Commission is the lead government agency created under Republic Act 8044 or the Youth in Nation-building Act to formulate policies and coordinate programs for youth development and youth participation.