ZAMBOANGA CITY –-
In its bid to strengthen the localization of youth policies and programs, the
National Youth Commission (NYC) will hold the 1st National Congress
of Regional Advisory Councils (RAC) on December 3-6, 2012 in Iloilo City.
Leon G. Flores III, NYC Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer said the National Congress aims to combine all the
regional action plans under the framework of the Philippine Youth Development
Plan (PYDP); identify and integrate the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health (ASRH) Communication Plan in the PYDP Strategic Plan for 2013; determine and generate the duty bearer’s
commitments to the PYDP Strategic Plan for 2013.
With the creation of the NYC by virtue
of Republic Act 8044 otherwise known as the “Youth in Nation Building Act”, it
is mandated to be the sole policy- making and coordinating agency of the
government for youth development.
The said law created the National
Advisory Council (NAC) chaired by the Secretary of Education and composed of various national government
agency representatives.