Fresh from
the successful implementation of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations
(TAYO) 11, the National Youth Commission is again set to embark on another
milestone project—the 10th Parliament of Youth Leaders, also known
as the National Youth Parliament (NYP). NYP 10 is slated to be held in Metro
Manila this May.
The parliament simulates the law-making
process. Delegates are given the opportunity to actively engage in plenary
debates and discussions aimed at coming up with policy recommendations that are
later on endorsed and lobbied to concerned government branches or agencies.
During the 9th NYP held in Naga
City, Camarines Sur in 2012, 25 resolutions were adopted and approved by the
delegates. Some of these resolutions eventually became the foundation of some
NYC advocacies like the Students’ Rights and Welfare Bill and the SK Reform
Bill.
To make the event truly worthy to be called
a milestone, NYC is bringing back the NYP to Manila. Distinguished
personalities from the public and private sectors are expected to give lectures
on issues that directly affect the youth.
“We will make sure that the 10th
NYP will be bigger and more meaningful for the delegates, the youth at-large
and our policy-makers,” said NYC Commissioner-at-Large Jose Rafael Cruz,
Chairman of the NYP National Organizing Committee.
Since its maiden implementation in 1996,
NYP has produced leaders who now occupy important positions in local and
national offices. “Aside from the policy recommendations that the parliamentarians
produce, the conference also serves as a training ground for potential
leaders,” Cruz added.
Delegates to the parliament are screened
and selected out of hundreds of applicants that come from all across the
country taking into consideration equal and geographical representation.
Application forms and guidelines may be downloaded at www.nyc.gov.ph or through NYP10’s official
Facebook page www.facebook.com/10thNYP.
Deadline of application is on March 21,
2014.
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