NYC to oversee SKs under SK Reform Act
By Franklin P. Gumapon
PAGADIAN CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) – Under the Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Reform Law, the National Youth Commission (NYC) will now be the
frontline agency to oversee the SKs in the country.
This was disclosed by Assistant Secretary Earl P. Saavedra,
NYC commissioner for Mindanao, in a meeting held here Thursday with the members
of the Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC)-9.
Saavedra also told the RYAC members that the NYC’s two major
thrusts now are the SK Reform Law and the Philippine Development Plan for
2017-2022.
The NYC also seeks to reach out to out-of-school youth
(OSY), not only by bringing them back to school but by giving them livelihood
training to capacitate them.
In a related development, the new SK law has included an
anti-dynasty provision which bars relatives of local elected and appointed
officials up to second level consanguinity and relatives of national and
appointed officials from sitting as youth council officials.
The measure also requires the SK officials to undergo
leadership training programs, and the creation of the Local Youth Development
Council (LYDC) to be composed of representatives from the different youth
organizations in the community, student councils, church and youth faith
groups, youth-serving organizations, and community-based youth groups.
