Advancing Youth Governance in the Philippines: A Narrative of the Sangguniang Kabataan and its Road to Reform

Iii, Leon Flores; Mendoza, Ronald U; Yap, Jurel; Valencia, John Sid Omega

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3779023

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“…Youth in the barangays hesitate to be appointed as SK Treasurer because of limited benefits and no compensation despite the work description as provided by RA 10742 and COA. Thus, this supports the findings of Flores et. al (2021) on the difficulty to find people that are devoted, skilled, and willing to take the role without financial compensation.…”

Section: Lack Of Governing Guidelines For the Sk Financial Disbursementsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…SK's prevalent types of projects, programs, and activities (PPAs) are focused on sports activities due to the outstanding number of participants participating in sports and wellness programs, unlike other areas of development as identified in the Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP). This validates the findings of Flores III, et al (2021) that SK tends to neglect sectors such as economic empowerment, education, and health (mainly anti-drug abuse campaigns). There is a low outcome of youth participants when it comes to activities that are not sports-related.…”

Section: Difficulties In Gathering the Youths In Youth Activitiessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…They shared the same experience of being accused of implementing sports activities only. The parents of their youth constituents tagged SKs as a useless mechanism and incapacitated in implementing PPAs (Flores III et. al, 2021).…”

Section: Difficulties In Gathering the Youths In Youth Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the Philippines, the 1987 Constitution recognized the youth as having a critical role in nation-building, therefore, establishing the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) through the Republic Act (RA) 7160 or the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991. SK is the Philippine version of the village youth council (Flores et al, 2021). They serve as youth leaders (De Jesus, 2022) and help in decision-making relative to youth affairs in the LGU, and became a training ground for future leaders in the community .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Lived Experiences of Filipino Young Leaders on Participation in Community Development in a Municipality in Northern Negros Occidental

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2023

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Youth are perceived as active citizens (Martinez et al., 2017). They are well aware of their local environment, idealistic, and always ready to provide logical solutions and innovations (Śmiechowski, 2019). Young people are dynamic and adaptable and are usually the source of innovation and creativity (Ekka et al., 2022). According to Karagianni and Montgomery (2018), it is the time for the youth as an individual to develop their leadership. The same author also claims that this can help reinforce self-esteem and be a catalyst for flourishing adulthood. Despite the promising results and the importance of youth participation in community development, youth have no authentic participation (Stocklin, 2017). SKs faced criticism and became an avenue for corruption, inefficiency (Bautista, 2021), and allegations of malpractices, misconduct, vote-buying, and patronage politics (Flores, et.al, 2021). Adversely, congress believes that an inclusive and empowered youth government should be given a chance to renew the perception of the community to the SK by giving them more accountability and opportunity in participatory governance (Flores et.al, 2021) and community development. There were studies on youth and SK in community development such as youth engagement in agricultural development (Manalo et al., 2019), youth involvement in community extension programs (Rubio et al., 2016), and youth inclusion in peace processes (Cabanes Ragandang and Podder, 2022). However, there were limited studies that explored the Lived Experiences of Filipino Young Leaders on Participation in Community Development in A Municipality in Northern Negros Occidental. This is the research gap that this study aims to fill. The purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore the lived experiences of young leaders on participation in community development in a municipality in northern Negros Occidental. At this stage in the research, the participation in the community development of the young leaders in the municipality will be generally defined as the participation in community development and activities implemented by the young leaders in a municipality in northern Negros Occidental. The SK Officials encountered challenges and struggled in implementing PPAs that involve gathering the youth in the community. It was influenced by low esteem and confidence, far-flung sitios, criticism, change in perspective, the restrictions brought Covid-19 Pandemic. It is notable that in all the areas of youth participation, the sports program is the most participated program. Youth and community development is not limited to sports, it is only a small part of programs that should be initiated by young leaders to drastically improve the development of the community. The delayed release of guidelines and orientation of the COA affected the financial independence and transactions of the SK. Today, the SKs are now expediting the implementation of their PPAs because of the recent guidance of the COA. SK should foresee the conduct of programs for the youth with parental obligations and ensure the continuous development of the youth. SK should also incorporate and implement their PPAs with sports to ensure the participation of the youth. These experiences can create an opportunity to SK to further improve their delivery of basic services and implement PPAs that will ensure the participation and development of the youth in the community.

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Section: Lack Of Governing Guidelines For the Sk Financial Disbursementsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Difficulties In Gathering the Youths In Youth Activitiessupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Difficulties In Gathering the Youths In Youth Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…The nationwide implementation of mandatory training for Sangguniang Kabataan members looks unsatisfactory, with the same issue also occurring with the implementation of LYDCs. These problems among others prevent the Sangguniang Kabataan from creating meaningful programs to benefit the youth and intensify the tokenistic characteristics of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Flores et al, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Youth Governance in the Selected Barangays of Baguio City

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Dumpayan,

Perez

et al. 2023

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The youth are expected to participate in nation-building and youth development programs not just in sports but also in various sectors of society enumerated in the United Nations Agenda 2030 and the Philippine Youth Development Plan. The Philippines have the Sangguniang Kabataan as a venue for the youth to participate in governance and is guided by the Sangguniang Kabataan reform act of 2015. The research focused on studying the youth governance of selected barangays of Baguio City. The study utilized a descriptive qualitative approach, using key participant interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis in data gathering and using thematic analysis. Results show that the Sangguniang Kabataan conducts youth profiling to identify the needs of the youth. Starting from there, they create projects and programs, many under active citizenship. The Sangguniang Kabataan employ different strategies in formulating and implementing projects and programs, such as organizational partnerships, employing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and having adaptability, resourcefulness, and commitment to serving and empowering the youth. Despite having great strategies, there is still a problem in gaining youth participation due to more availability of other Sangguniang Kabataan leaders, inactive youth participation, challenge on budget, and lack of facilities and training. Several programs were designed by the researchers to address the challenges that transpired during the study, and these were: semestral general assembly, capacity building for Sangguniang Kabataan leaders and Katipunan ng Kabataan members, and the creation of a youth center.

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2022

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems

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Advancing Youth Governance in the Philippines: A Narrative of the Sangguniang Kabataan and its Road to Reform

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Lived Experiences of Filipino Young Leaders on Participation in Community Development in a Municipality in Northern Negros Occidental

Lived Experiences of Filipino Young Leaders on Participation in Community Development in a Municipality in Northern Negros Occidental

Youth Governance in the Selected Barangays of Baguio City

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