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COMMUNITY YOUTH LEADERS/INTERESTED YOUNG LEADERS
WE ENGAGE YOUNG LEADERS,
SUBJECT : 2023 PHILIPPINES I TRANSFORM! YOUNG LEADERS CONVENTION ENABLE THEIR CAPACITIES TO
BECOME TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERS, AND EMPOWER THEM
AND THEIR PARTNERS TO
Warm greetings of Transformation! IMPACT COMMUNITIES.
Youthlead Philippines (YLP) will hold the Tenth Philippines I Transform! Young Leaders
Convention (PITYLC) on 17 to 22 August 2023 at Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City with
the theme, “A Decade of Action: Championing Sustainable Communities.” The
primary goal of the annual gathering is to influence and empower youth and adult
leaders to think, work, and act together and to make them active stakeholders in the
advocacy and localization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education, National Youth Commission, and the
National Anti-Poverty Commission Youth and Students Sectoral Council, the convention
this year will center on the urgent need for cities and towns to adhere to sustainable
practices, in order to cushion the effects of the climate crisis. It will present best
practices across levels for potential replication and localization by young leaders and
their organizations.
In this regard, YLP would like to invite you and your organization to the Tenth PITYLC. The
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convention highlights, target participants, registration rates and procedures, convention NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
rules and guidelines, and government issuances. Please note that 17 and 22 August are DULY REGISTERED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND
included in the official schedule as travel dates. We strongly suggest that you and your
EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
organization sign up and register ahead of time to secure your slots. The online NATIONAL YOUTH
registration will close on 14 August. COMMISSION, AND BUREAU OF
INTERNAL REVENIE. WE ARE ONE
As advised by the Department of Interior and Local Government, the agency will no OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
longer issue Memorandum Circulars to events organized by private organizations. The SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DILG gives the discretion to Local Government Units, Sangguniang Kabataan, LYDCs, and SOLUTIONS NETWORK YOUTH
LYDOs to join the PITYLC in consonance with Memorandum Circular No. 2010-139 (Page IN THE PHILIPPINES.
19). For your questions or queries, feel free to keep in touch with the National Central Hub
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CONVENTION OVERVIEW
Launched in September 2012, the campaign endeavors Today, YLP has grown to become the premier youth
to mold young leaders as Transformational Leaders by organization on Transformational Leadership. It has
cultivating in them the BEST (believe, excel, serve, and engaged more than 300 youth organizations across
transform) framework of YLP. The scheme moves in a the country on different areas of development through
two-prong approach. First is the facilitation of Self- its various programs, projects, and facilities.. It has
Transformation, hence the word “I”, as the basic funded more than 30 youth-Initiated projects under
requisite to the higher goal of Social Transformation, the I Transform! Campaign in Luzon, Visayas, and
which is the second. Mindanao.
To concretize the campaign, YLP organizes annually YLP is a duly registered entity under the Securities and
the Philippines I Transform! Young Leaders Convention Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue,
(PITYLC) as a convergence platform to produce and National Youth Commission. It is also an
Development Catalysts, Community Champions, Social accredited national youth organization of the National
Innovators, and Transformational Leaders. The PITYLC Anti-Poverty Commission and is one of the founding
highlights plenary sessions, panel discussions, group organizations of the United Nations Sustainable
sharing, and contests that enable young leaders and Development Solutions Network Youth in the
their partners to think, work, and act together. Philippines.
Bannering the theme, “A Decade of Action: The Youth Transformation Quadrant governs YLP’s
Championing Sustainable Communities”, the Tenth engagements and compass for impact. It basically calls
PITYLC will center on the urgent need for cities and for the organization’s contribution in the areas of
towns to adhere to sustainable practices, in order to Education, Environment, Good Governance, and Peace.
cushion the effects of the climate crisis. It will present In 2018, YLP was awarded by the Villar SIPAG as one of
best practices across levels for potential replication the country’s most outstanding youth organizations
and localization by young leaders and their under the latter’s national poverty reduction challenge.
organizations.
§ Thought Leaders Plenary Sessions and Leaders § Cultural Expo. The expo aims to increase
Interactive Forums. The PITYLC features renowned appreciation on the importance of Filipino heritage
and high-caliber speakers, who take on the role of as anchor for national pride, identity, progress and
sharing inputs on various topics related to the transformation. Teejay Marquez was the first artist
theme, with the purpose of motivating leaders to to perform in the Cultural Expo in 2013 followed by
think and set intelligent discussions. Following Joey Ayala (2014), Bayang Barrios (2015), Noel
every plenary session is the Leaders Interactive Cabangon (2016), Luke Mejares (2017), Thor Dulay
Forum that gives participants the chance to interact (2018), Kitchie Nadal (2019), and Maan Chua (2022).
with the panel speakers.
§ Alumni Fellowship. The time allotted for the
§ Gawad Kadakilaan. Since 2013, YLP has given alumni of the Philippines Transformative
recognition to individuals and organizations whose Approaches to Innovative Leadership (TRAIL)
work are making a lasting impact to the nation. The Summer Camp and the Pilipinas BUKLOD Young
recipients of the award include Dr. Donato Leaders Exchange to gather together, reminisce
Kusuanco (2013), artist Joey Ayala (2014), former their learning, and update each other of their
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima (2015), Dr. Nestor journey. This will also be the time to motivate
Pestelos (2017), US Peace Corps in the Philippines participants to join and be like them.
(2018), and Greenpeace Philippines (2022).
§ I Transform! Journey and Send-off Ritual. This
§ Kabataan Fair and the DevExpo. The PITYLC is activity provides youth leaders and adult leaders
pushing the frontiers of empowerment by the avenue to provoke themselves; face their own
integrating the “ideas to action” approach for the giants, unravel a new sense of purpose, and
SDGs. Here, participants discuss with one another encounter their own journey of believing, excelling,
creative ways and solutions to address pressing serving, and transforming. During the send-off
social problems in the form of project proposals. ritual, the participants will share their commitment
Three project proposals will be declared as Youth to the I Transform! Campaign.
Catalyst Projects and are awarded with fund grants,
plus the much coveted YLP Magnus Medals. § Magnus Awards. Convention delegations and
participants will also have the chance to receive the
§ Primus Young Leaders Tourney. Another YLP Testimonials and the YLP Magnus Medals for
pioneering strategy of the convention to gauge the the Early Bird Delegations, Biggest Delegations,
level of learning of the participants in the form of Farthest Delegation, Best Delegation Uniform, Best
contests, namely; the on-the-spot poster making, Delegation Yell, Best in Filipiniana Attire, Most
on-the-spot essay writing, video making, and photo Outstanding Solid Group, Most Outstanding
contest. Winning teams (contestants and their Citizens, and Best I Transform! Journey
coaches) receive cash prizes, certificates, and the Presentation. Special Magnus awards will also be
YLP Magnus Medals. given to organizations that have consistently joined
the PITYLC.
We encourage delegations and participants to sign up, pre-register, and pay the registration fee in advance to avoid
inconvenience. After completing the Online Sign-Up System (OSUS), the Secretariat Services will send the
Registration Form (SES-RF) to the registrant for confirmation. The SES-RF will only be considered completed and
official (Refer to Registration Categories 1 and 2 in page 14) once confirmed and paid. For efficiency purposes, the
Secretariat Services will entertain reservations and pre-registration until 11 August 2023. The online enrollment will
close on 14 August 2023.
For convenience, registration payments can be transacted at the following bank: BDO CURRENT ACCOUNT 002-
958-013-534. Other payment modes are also available. Just contact the Secretariat Services. After paying,
registrants are requested to email the teller-verified deposit slip to the Secretariat Services at
info@youthleadphil.com for validation and to receive the Finance Services Registration Confirmation Certificate
(FIS-RCC) as proof of payment. For check payments, please put under the payee name YOUTHLEAD PHILIPPINES
INC.
3. The time allotted for the contest will be one hundred 5. The presentation must not show any explicit content.
twenty minutes or two hours.
6. Ownership of the underlying intellectual property of the
4. A timekeeper will be designated to notify the project remains with the entrant, with the following
contestants of the remaining number of time following exceptions: (a) Entrants grant YLP the right to use their
this order: (a) one hour before end time, (b) 30 minutes names, photographs, statements, quotes, testimonials,
before end time, and (c) five minutes before end time. and video submissions for advertising, publicity, and
Once the timekeeper will announce that time is up, all promotional purposes without notification or further
hands shall be raised. Silence will be strictly imposed compensation; (b) Entrants also grant YLP the right to
when the contest is still underway. use, reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, and/or
display the entrant’s project video without further
5. The Contest Committee will provide contestants with a compensation or notification to the entrant; and © YLP
form where they will write their essays. Contestants will maintains the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute,
bring their own black pen (at least two) and liquid perform, display, or exhibit the project for advertising,
eraser. Anything else will be removed by the Contest publicity, and promotional purposes on their website, at
Committee. conferences, or at any other venues.
6. The contestants and their coaches will receive their 7. Professional participation of any form is strictly
Certificate of Participation as soon as they submit their prohibited. Adult leaders may assist in the production
work to the Contest Committee. but subject to verbal guidance only. They are allowed to
be actors or cameramen but not as content
7. Criteria for judging will be as follows: (a) 40% Relevance contributors. The location and setting of the
to the Theme, (b) 20% Originality, (c) 20% Organization, presentation must be in Baguio City.
and (d) 20% Style and Grammar.
9. Prizes will be as follows: (a) First placer will receive the § Entrants grant YLP the right to use their names,
YLP Magnus Medals, certificates, and PHP 10,000 cash; photographs, and statements for advertising,
(b) Second placer will receive the YLP Magnus Medals, publicity, and promotional purposes without
certificates, and PHP 8,000 cash; and (c) Third placer will notification or further compensation;
receive the YLP Magnus Medals, certificates, and PHP
6,000 cash. § Entrants also grant YLP the right to use, reproduce,
reprint, distribute, perform, and/or display the
entrant’s photo/s without further compensation or
I ADVOCACY PHOTO notification to the entrant; and
1. The photo contest is open to all interested amateur and § YLP maintains the right to reproduce, reprint,
professional photographers. The maximum number of distribute, perform, display, or exhibit the photos
contestants is 50. for advertising, publicity, and promotional
purposes on their website, at conferences, or at any
2. Entries should carry the given theme and must be taken other venues.
during the duration of the PITYLC only.
7. Contestants will store the entry photos and the PPCG in
3. Contestants will submit a maximum of two photos. A one folder and will be saved in a clean flash drive or
unique title and description for each image shall be memory stick. The entry materials must be submitted
submitted along with the photos using the Photo not later than 7:00 pm on 20 August 2023 (Sunday)
Caption Guide (PPCG) that can be requested from the at the ASH. The folder shall be stored using this file
Contest Committee. name: Itc23-(entry number)-AP-(full delegation name)
e.g. Itc23-15-AP-University of the Philippines Islands.
4. Photos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate The photo shall be stored using this file name: Itc23-
and/or offensive content, including provocative nudity, (entry number)-AP-(photo number) e.g. Itc23-15-AP-01.
violence, human rights and/or environmental violation,
and/or any other contents deemed to be contrary to 8. The contestants and their coaches will receive their
the law, religious, cultural and moral traditions and Certificate of Participation as soon as they submit their
practices, are strictly prohibited and will be immediately work to the Contest Committee.
discarded.
9. Criteria for judging will be as follows: (a) 30%
5. Entries must be a digital file in JPEG or JPG format with Adherence to theme/content, (b) 25% Creativity and
the following specifications: Originality, (c) 25% Visual Impact, and (d) 20%
Photographic Quality.
§ Full color (black and white and sepia will not be
accepted); 10. Prizes will be as follows: (a) First placer will receive the
YLP Magnus Medal, certificate, and PHP 5,000 cash; (b)
§ High Resolution 300 dpi, at least 1,600 megapixels Second placer will receive the YLP Magnus Medal,
on one side (whether vertical or horizontal); certificate, and PHP 4,000 cash; and (c) Third placer will
receive the YLP Magnus Medal, certificate, and PHP
§ No digital manipulations made such as colorizing, 3,000 cash.
toning, photo composite, panoramas, high
dynamic range (HDR), and putting of border,
frame, watermark, and date; and
2. Promulgation and Effectivity: To enable an atmosphere that is conducive of the goals and objectives of PITYLC, one
that is reflective of the creed, ideals, and philosophies of Youthlead Philippines (YLP), these rules and guidelines are
promulgated by the Central Council and shall be effective upon confirmation of the delegation registration.
RULE 2. TRANSPORTATION
1. Transportation Arrangements: The participants shall arrange and pay for their own transportation going to and
from Teacher's Camp. Baguio City is accessible by land, with buses regularly plying to and from Manila. Upon arriving,
taxis and jeeps are available to take participants from their respective arrival terminals to Teacher's Camp.
2. Transportation Allowance: For allowance purposes, 17 and 22 August 2023 are dates included in the convention’s
schedule solely as travel days for participants. In case, however, that participants will arrive in Baguio City on 17
August 2023 or early morning of 18 August 2023, their accommodation and meals will be shouldered by the
participants themselves or by their sending delegations.
3. Shuttle Service: YLP (the Organizer) shall provide transportation within Teacher's Camp during the whole day of 18
and 21 August 2023 and then on specific schedules on 19 and 20 August 2023.
4. Transportation Outside the Venue: Transportation arrangements made outside the activity venue will be at the
expense of the participants. The Organizer will not be liable for any issues or obligations arising from such
arrangements.
2. Travel Registration: Participants must register and schedule their travel in the Baguio Visitors Information and Travel
Assistance (http://visita.baguio.gov.ph). Please text to 0999 888 9883 (Baguio Teacher’s Camp Front Desk or BTC-FD)
your complete names, organization, and specify that the purpose of travel is the PITYLC for the approval of the QTP.
Please wait for the BTC-FD to confirm approval of your travel registration. Once confirmed, have a printed or
electronic copy of the approved QTP from the Baguio VISITA website.
3. QTP Color Coding: Yellow QTPs at Central Triage or Camp John Hay. Blue QTPs at the booked property or hotel.
4. Vaccination and Tests: Participants must be fully vaccinated (if traveler is medically ineligible to be vaccinated, a
medical certificate must be shown) or with any negative COVID test (RT-PCR conducted within 72 hours or Antigen
conducted within 24 hours prior to arrival); test may also be conducted upon arrival at the Central Triage.
5. Proof of Essential Travel: Participants must have proof of essential travel (travel order/invitation or proof of
professional/medical appointment) ready. Pertinent document/s must be uploaded during registration and/or to be
brought for verification upon arrival.
6. Baguio City Assistance: 074 446 2009 (7:00 am to 11:00pm), 0956 572 9097 (7:00 am to 3:00 pm), 0956 572 9093
(3:00 pm to 11:00 pm), and 0956 572 9094 (11:00 pm to 7:00 am).
*Please confirm with the Secretariat on effectivity.
2. Registration Confirmation: Delegation Heads must review properly the SES-RF, particularly the names and email
entries. The Secretariat Services will not re-print certificates with misspelled names copied from the SES-RF.
3. Point Person: Only the Delegation Head shall process the registration. The rest of the participants shall stay in the
waiting area. In case of organizations with ten to twenty participants, the Delegation Head can be accompanied by a
maximum of two delegation members.
4. Additional Requirements for the Onsite Registration: Youth participants shall submit individually a clear copy of
their school or organizational ID to the Secretariat Services during the onsite admission or registration.
5. Registration Inclusions: The registration fee shall be inclusive of three-night dormitory accommodation, meals (from
dinner of 18 August 2023 to breakfast of 21 August 2023), snacks (from 18 August 2023 pm snacks to 20 August
2023 pm snacks) to be distributed per solid group, identification card with jacket, YLP lanyard, sling bag, activity shirt,
activity guidebook, notebook, pen, workshop materials, tumbler, and certificates. Participants with restrictions (Halal
and vegetarian) shall be provided a special mess hall; provided that such restrictions are declared in their registration.
6. Accommodation: Check-in shall be 12:00 noon of 18 August 2023 while check-out shall be morning of 21 August
2023. The Secretariat Services will do its best to arrange for early check-in on 18 August 2023, subject however to
prior coordination and confirmation between the organizations concerned and the Secretariat Services. Priority will be
given to the pre-registered and paid participants (Categories 1 and 2 Participants/Delegations). Male and female
participants will be billeted separately. Participants/delegations who will arrive in Baguio City on 17 or 18 August
2023 and would like to check-in early can directly coordinate and settle with Teacher's Camp.
8. Facilities: Teacher's Camp is a training center hence its facilities, services, and equipment should not be equated with
that of a hotel. However, the Organizer and the venue’s management, which is under the Department of Education,
will do its best to make the stay of the participants as comfortable as possible.
9. Room Key: A key keeper shall be assigned to have possession of the room key throughout the duration of the
activity. Lost room keys shall be charged to the account of the key keeper. The key keeper shall furnish his/her ID to
the Secretariat Services upon receipt of the key during the Admission and Registration together with a PHP 200
deposit. The certificate of appearance, certificate of participation, and ID of the key keeper shall be withheld by the
Secretariat Services until the key is returned or paid using the key deposit. The PHP 200 shall be returned to the key
keeper upon surrender of the key with a special certificate.
10. Room Safety and Monitoring: Rooms must be locked all the time. Room keys shall be deposited by the key keeper
to the Activity Services Hub (ASH) located at Quezon Hall-Up every morning, afternoon, and evening (prior the start of
the sessions/activities) for custody by the Accommodation Staffer. Participants (who are not key keepers) who need to
go back to their rooms will leave their ID and shall be asked to sign in the key monitoring logbook before being given
the room key. The ID shall be returned to the participants concerned upon returning the room key. In case the room
key is lost, the borrower will pay PHP 200.
11. Refund: Registration fee payments are non-refundable for any cause (s) beyond the control of YLP (force majeure).
Illness without valid medical certification or termination of parental consent shall not be considered as a ground for
refund. However, the registration payment is transferable, provided that the Secretariat Services shall be notified of
the changes on or before 10 August 2023. In case the registration is cancelled, the following conditions shall apply
for the transaction of refunds: