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Philippine Politics
and Governance
Quarter 2 – Module 6
Issues and Programs Related to
Political Participation
and Youth Empowerment
 Philippine Politics and Governance – Grade 12
Self-learning Module
Quarter 2 – Module 6: Issues and Programs Related to Political Participation and
Youth Empowerment
First Edition, 2020

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 Grade Levels: Grade 12
Specialized Subject: Philippine Politics and Governance
Semester: First/Second Semester

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

Explain issues and programs related to political engagement

and youth empowerment.
ISSUES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO POLITICAL
ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

The role of the youth in the nation-building cannot be denied. The

youth sector is a potent force to effect meaningful changes towards social,
political and economic development, provided they are properly guided. The
state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building.
The youth can be a creative force and a dynamic source of
innovation. They have contributed, catalyzed and participated in political,
 social, and economic changes all over the world. The youth have also
engaged in peace building, especially in countries characterized by conflict.
This module will help you understand role of the youth in addressing
the issues related to political engagement and youth empowerment.

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. identify different issues related to political engagement and

youth empowerment ; and
2. a naly z e programs that address issues related to politica l
engagement and youth empowerment .

Let’s try your expertise and knowledge on youth empowerment before we

proceed to the lesson.

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise. Write your answers on the blanks before the numbers.
_______1. Politics in its practical sense is a power game.
_______2. The youth shall be encouraged to participate actively in every political
exercise.
_______3. The youth’s participation in governance is independent from different
political, socio-economic and cultural contexts.
_______4. Young men and women tend to be marginalized in their communities
given the limited opportunities and exposure provided for them to participate
meaningfully in the decision-making process.
_______5. The youth are adequately represented in formal political institutions
and processes, including political parties.
_______6. The study of politics is geared towards the establishment of a just and
humane society.
_______7. In terms of economic policy, our youth must rely on the elderly.
_______8. The evolution of Philippine politics is the story of the Filipino struggle
for independence and self-governance from foreign domination.
_______9. The election of the incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte in May 9,
2016 elections appears to be an assertion of the youth to install whom they
believe could lead the country.
_______10. Constituted of all governmental organizations, the civil society serves
as the means for social movement in a given society.
Make the Longest Words
Direction: Write the longest possible word that relates to youth empower which
begins with each letter of term YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. Write your answers on
the blanks provided below.

Y: _________________________________
O: _________________________________
U: _________________________________
T: _________________________________
H: _________________________________
E: _________________________________
M: _________________________________
P: _________________________________
O: _________________________________
W: _________________________________
E: _________________________________
R: _________________________________
M: _________________________________
E: _________________________________
N: _________________________________
T: _________________________________

PicTell
Direction: Take a look at the illustrations below and answer the related guide
questions which follow. Use a separate sheet of paper for this activity.
Guide Questions:
1. Which of the following illustrations are issues about political engagement?
Justify your answer.
2. What do you think is the role of the youth in addressing these issues?
3. What solutions to can you suggest to address the issues on political
engagement and youth empowerment?
4. How do can we apply political ideologies in youth empowerment?

Picture Analysis
Direction: Look at the image below. Analyze the situation shown by the
picture and answer the following guide questions on a separate paper.
SOURCE: http://arkibongbayan.org/2010/2010-04May01-USA%20rali/usamayday.htm

Guide Questions:
1. What kind of rights do the youth exercise?
2. What rights were granted by the Philippine Constitution to the youth?
3. As a young Filipino, what three important programs do you want to push
for the improvement of youth empowerment?
4. How can these programs resolve the issues related
to political engagement?
5. Why is youth involvement considered an important element in nation
building?

Political Engagement and the Filipino Youth

Politics is the art of power play. It follows certain rules of engagement

which players are bound to observe in consonance with the standards set forth
for the purpose, with the end in view of establishing a just and humane society
which can only be possible with graft and corruption-free government.
The youth shall be encouraged to participate actively in every political
exercise in school as training ground to be responsible, and to engage in the
local and national political affairs of the country.
Learning different political ideologies and understanding them shall
empower the youth with proper knowledge and this shall enable them to
appreciate and choose the kind of political ideology which the Filipino people
must adopt in their quest for a better government with a philosophical foundation.
Moreover, the kind of government and also the economic system adopted
in a given society largely depends on the political ideology to be adopted in that
society. Hence, it is a must that the Filipinos, especially the youth sector, shall be
acquainted with the said political ideology.
The Youth
One may ask: “Who are the youth?” According to the United Nations
Educational Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2016), youth is a
period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s
independence and awareness of our interdependence as member of the larger
community.”
The UNESCO adds that a youth is a person who is between the age
where he or she may leave compulsory education, and the age where he or she
finds his or her employment.
The following are some of the various roles of the youth:

A. Youth are a potential force to effect meaningful changes towards social,

political and economic development.

B. The physical, moral, spiritual and intellectual well-being of the youth must be
promoted and protected.

C. Patriotism and nationalism shall be inculcated upon as values of the youth.

D. The rights to take part in the government of his country, directly or through
freely chosen as mention in Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

E. Full and effective participation of the youth in the life of society and in decision-
making as stated in the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year
2000 and beyond as adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1996.

F. The UN A/RES/58/133 Resolution (2003) stressed the importance of full and

effective participation of youth organization at the local, national, regional and
international level in promoting and implementing the World Programme of
action.

Youth: Some Major Issues and Cases

The UN, through United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), list
fundamental issue relevant to governance and youth participation. These are:

• Exclusion of young men and women from policy development given their
disillusionment with political leadership and political institutions.
• The dependency of youth participation in governance on different political,
socioeconomic, and cultural contexts.
• Low participation of youth in formal institutional processes as compared to
older citizen.
• Inadequate representation of youth in formal political institution and
process.
• Youth’s engagement in political landscape has receive major attention
• The exclusion and marginalized of the young men and women in the
community gives limitation of opportunities and exposure for a meaningful
decision making process.
 The three democratic attributes required in the effective and meaningful
youth political participation are as follows:

A. Consultative

B. Entails youth-led participation

C. Involves youth collaborative participation

Empowering the Filipino Youth

There are various successful efforts in civic and political activism in the
Philippines. The Philippines has an environment that is conducive to the
development of civil society organizations. The Filipino youth are being
encouraged to participate in civil and political activities, whether through formal or
informal means. Thus, the Filipino youth are called to participate in civil and
political activities, apart from joining mass protests and rallies, and engagement
through information and communication technology.
The Philippines stands out among its Asian neighbors due to the presence
of a diverse set of opportunity for youth engagement. Such avenues may vary
from larger-scale institutionalized organizations in the government to small faith-
based ones that encourage volunteerism among high school and college
students. The government has implemented a system of representative
governance for the young people including Sangguniang Kabataan, National
Youth Commission and several youth councils in different commissions in the
government (Hutter 2008, in David 2013)

The Legal and Institutional Environment

The youth participation in the Philippines is recognized in various legal
framework:

1. Article II, Section 12 of 1987 Constitution provides the duty of the parents
in rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of morals
character.

2. Article VI, Sec 5, paragraph 2 of the constitution discusses the

participation of the youth in the hall of the government as among the
marginalized sector in the country.

3. Article XIV, Section 2, paragraph 5 states that: “The State shall provide
adult citizens, the disable, and out-of-school youth with training in civics,
vocational efficiency and other skills.”
4. Republic Act No. 8044 or The Youth in Nation-Building Act which create
the National Youth Commission.

List of Youth Civic Participation Programs in the Philippines:

• Representation of the youth sector in the Philippine
House of
Representative.
• The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) is a youth government mechanism
where young people aged 15 to 18 can be elected to the local governing
SK.
• National Youth Parliament, established in 1993. A program created by the
National Commission. It meets every two years and brings together youth
leaders for three days to talk about youth development issue and come up
with a guide that could direct the government’s policy making programs
• The Sangguniang Kabataan Organizational Leadership and Reorientation
Program (ISKOLAP) another program of NYC, which provides a two-step
training program for SK official.
• The government also engages young people with integration of the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the higher curriculum in
2001. Students in University are required to complete one of the three
components Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literacy Training
Service (LTS) or Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) before
graduation.

There are also several civil society and private sector initiatives, local and
international, that aid in the project of youth civic engagement in the country.
Some of them are as follows:

• The Ayala Young Leaders Congress

• The Palawan Conservation Corps, established in 1999, focuses on
environmental consciousness and community development.  Save
the children

Let’s check whether you have learned from what we have discussed.

Concept Mapping
Direction: We have tackled the different issues related to youth empowerment.
Using the diagram below, fill out the spaces with different issues in youth
empowerment and describe briefly how they affect the development of the youth.
 Issues related to
Political
Engagement and
Youth
Empowerment

Think and Paint

Direction: Think of one program on political involvement and how this can further
be enhanced to help more Filipino youth. Using a short sized bond paper, paint a
picture the enhanced program you have in mind. A rubric will be used to score
your work.

Reflection through a video Presentation

Direction: To enrich your insight and assessment of you have learned in this
lesson, please watch the whole video clip through the YouTube link found below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX-Q3nxfyQ0
After watching the video, answer these questions on a separate piece of paper:

I have learned that youth empowerment is

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

I realized that the youth are

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

I will apply what I have learned about youth empowerment through

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Congratulations! You have reached this far. Now, let’s check your learning
on issues and programs related to political engagement and youth
empowerment. Please be guided of the rubrics that will be used in scoring your
work.

Direction: Make a music video that shows the best practices of the programs for
youth empowerment and upload your video to the class Facebook group on or
before the deadline set by your teacher. Then answer the following guide
questions on a short-sized bond paper.

Guide Questions:
1. What specific program for youth empowerment was shown in the video?
2. How does the program tackle and solve issues related to youth empowerment
and political participation? Explain.
3. How would you empower and encourage other young people to participate in
political affairs?
Glossary

The terms used in this module are defined as follows:

Civil Society – a society governed by law under the authority of a state and its
distinguished from the state

Empowerment – authority or power to someone to do something

NYC – National Youth Commission

Politics – the art of government, public affairs, compromise and consensus and
power

UNDP – United Nations Development Program.

UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations

Youth – the period between childhood and adult age

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