Newly-Elected Cebuano Youth Leaders Undergo Training

Newly-elected Cebuano Sangguniang Kabataang officials, who are required by a reform to undergo training, participated in the SK Mandatory Training as mandated by law at Cebu Institute of Technology – University on May 17 to 25, 2018.

The youth leaders also got their first taste of Tommy Osmeña as he gave a talk on how to be a good leader.

Osmeña, who was present in the first day of training, told the youth leaders to “Listen first before you talk,” as he shared his experiences in serving as the mayor of Cebu City, as stated in an update posted by Cebu City PIO on their Facebook Page.

RA 10742

The SK Mandatory Training, as mandated by RA 10742 of the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act, requires elected SK officials to undergo a training and orientation before the youth leaders can assume office. As per RA 10742, The Mandatory Training will cover different modules with different topics such as the history of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK),  local governance, resolution making, decentralization, meetings, budgeting, and project planning.

The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, or RA 6713, will also be covered in the training so that the elected officials may be guided accordingly on proper decorum and ethics once they assume office.

The Mandatory Training is to be executed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Youth Commission (NYC).

Non-Attendance

In a joint press conference of DILG with the NYC and Commission on Elections (Comelec) on April 11, 2018, DILG Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya said that “Non-attendance to the training without any valid reason shall be considered as an instance of deliberate failure to attend shall constitute sufficient ground to disqualify SK officials or subject them to disciplinary actions as per Section 27 of the SK Reform Act.”