#ULOG 002: SK CHAIRMEN ORIENTATION AND ELECTION 2018: SELECTING A GOOD AND WISE YOUTH LEADER

Today , 28th of May 2018, I attended the orientation for the safe election of Sangguniang Kabataan Federation at Primea Hotel, Borongan City. So far, the Philippines is the only country in the world which has given its youth the opportunity to take a participative role in government through Sangguniang Kabataan. The Sangguniang Kabataan was created to serve as the country’s future leaders. The youth has been given a voice in the government and teaching them about politics at a young age thereby, helping them understand how the government works.

The registration started at around 8:00 AM and it was participated by 61 SK Chairperson of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

This activity was spearheaded by the Department of Interior and Local Government Office. Elected SK chairmen are required to undergo a one-day orientation before the day of election of SK Federation which was scheduled tomorrow, May 29, 2018. They will receive a certification of completion after they completed the orientation and this certification is a mandatory requirement to vote on the SK Federation Election, otherwise, they’re not allowed to vote if they failed to comply the said requirement.

The participants are not allowed to go out from the premises until the day of election to prevent them to engage in corrupt and anomalous activities offered to them by the politicians. Only the duly authorized person is allowed to enter the venue until the day of the election.

After the lunch break, the activity opened with an open forum on duties, responsibilities, and functions of elected officers of SK Federation.

Let’s take a glimpse of the venue