SK OFFICIALS CHALLENGED: BE TRUE REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUTH
KABATAAN Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel on Wednesday challenged newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan officials to be true representatives of the youth.
KABATAAN Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel on Wednesday challenged newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan officials to be true representatives of the youth.
“Hamon sa lahat ng mga lider-kabataan, sa loob man o labas ng SK, na tumindig bilang tunay na kinatawan ng kabataan. Magkaisa tayo sa pagtahak ng landas tungo sa isang mas makatarungan at mas inklusibong lipunan,” Manuel said.
He urged the youth officials to be active in their communities and to fight attempts to silence them or get them involved in “dirty politics.”
“Ang malinis na partisipasyon at pagtugon sa tawag ng panahon ay nagpapakita ng kahanga-hangang pagmamahal ng kabataan sa bayan,” the lawmaker said.
Manuel admitted that SK participation will remain limited as long as there is patronage politics in all levels of the government.
“Bunga ito ng sistema kung saan namamayani ang interes ng mga nasa poder at pinagsisilbi ang mga posisyon sa gobyerno bilang instrumento para kumita at isulong ang pansariling interes,” he said.