YOUTH FOR MENTAL HEALTH

SAGADA, MT. PROVINCE MAY 11-13, 2023

Info Guide
A briefer for partners and participants.
 Phone
+639065660298

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Email
empowersecretariat@gmail.com
SAGADA, MT. PROVINCE

March 20, 2023

TO: SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN CHAIRPERSONS & COUNCIL MEMBERS, BARANGAY

OFFICIALS, LGU OFFICIALS & STAFFS, OTHER INTERESTED

SUBJECT: INVITATION TO THE EMPOWER: YOUTH FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT 2023 ON
MAY 11-13, 2023 AT SAGADA SUNRISE VIEW, SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Greetings!

Keep Hope Alive Inc. and Empower PH together with various government agencies (DILG, DA, NYC, ATI,
DOT, DENR, BIR, DBM, AFP) and other NGOs would like to sustain a lasting impact in government through
trainings, seminars and capacity buildings for the year 2023.

The general objective of these trainings is to promote efficiency and effectiveness through empowering SK
, Barangay and LGU officials and their personnel which is essential to our goals of improving the status of
our local government.

EMPOWER: Youth for Mental Health Summit 2023 is avenue for the advancement of mental health through
creative and impactful endeavours. The objective is to provide advocacy platforms for mental well-being
of young people and to foster a non-judgmental and growth-oriented space where people from all age
groups can step up and freely express themselves – their emotions, identity, and choices.

With this, we would like to invite your Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), Barangay (including Secretaries and
Tresurers) and LGU Officials to EMPOWER: Youth for Mental Health Summit 2023. You will be able to join
and network with other officials and participants from different parts of the country and share your
advocacy, plans, programs, and initiatives in your locality or community.

A registration fee of PHP. 12,000.00 (inclusive of 3D2N hotel accommodation, training fee, full board meals
and snacks, training kit and basic PPE) will be collected before April 30, 2023. To secure your slot, please
fill-out this Registration Form: https://tinyurl.com/EmpowerSagada2023

We are looking forward to having you in this momentous gathering of leaders and advocates of the mental
health. We wish to hear from you through our email empowersecretariat@gmail.com or through
09065660298.

Thank you for helping empower today’s Filipino to be agents of change and nation-building by serving in
their communities!
Yours in sustainable development,

Al Francis Viaña
Training Officer
 ABOUT EMPOWER PH
EMPOWER PH is an empowerment and capacity development program for government
agencies, youth organizations, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and Non-government
Organizations (NGOs) and business sectors. Empower started its operation in 2014 with Keep
Hope Alive Inc. having organized multiple national, regional and local trainings and events. It is
designed as a strategic opportunity to meaningfully engage leaders and individuals in
transforming their workplace and communities through sustainable development. The
overachieving goal of our training and activities is to enhance participants’ knowledge, skills,
leadership abilities, and confidence so that they can engage the community around them more
deeply, and have an impact that reverberates far beyond the program. Our program partners
include National Youth Commission (NYC), Armed Forces of the Philipines (AFP), Department of
Interior & Local Government (DILG), Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Training Institute,
Department of Tourism, Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Young Southeast
Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), Philippine Foundation for the Environment and other non-
government organizations.

Since 2014, EMPOWER PH has initiated annual summit and advocacy camps, training and
capacity building, workshops, symposia and team building activities with over 3,200 alumni
addressing various topics and advocacies such as youth leadership, agriculture, aquatics and
ecotourism, governance, civic media, digitalization, biodiversity and environmental
conservation, and SK leadership and capacity building.

EMPOWER Youth for Mental Health Summit 2023 is avenue for the advancement of mental
health through creative and impactful endeavours. The objective is to provide advocacy
platforms for mental well-being of young people and to foster a non-judgmental and
growth-oriented space where people from all age groups can step up and freely express
themselves – their emotions, identity, and choices.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
PHP 12,000.00
Inclusive of 3D2N hotel accommodation, training fee, meals and
snacks, training kit and basic PPE.
REGISTER HERE:
https://tinyurl.com/EmpowerSagada2023

TRANSPORTATION
1. Arrangements: The participants shall arrange and shoulder for their own
transportation going to and from the venue of the training or activity.
2. Shuttle service: Shuttle services will be provided by EMPOWER (the Organizer)
to the participants for tours and benchmarkings, if included in the program.
3. Transportation outside the venue: Transportation outside each summit’s
official venue will be at the expense of the participants or by their sending LGU /
organizations.

All participants will go under a Registration Process. A Pre-Registration link will be sent
prior to the event. The Registration Form must be filled out completely and correctly.
All necessary attachments must also be sent to empowersecretariat@gmail.com.
Payments for the Registration Fees must be transacted using the official
accounts/banks posted by EMPOWER PH Secretariat.

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES
PROGRAM & ACTIVITIES
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Arrival Breakfast & Self preparation Breakfast & Preparation

Check- in & Registration Session 2 & Worshop Sagada Tour
Orientation Team Building Distribution of Certificates
Welcome Dinner Session 3 & Workshop Hotel Check-out
Opening Program Output Presentation
Session 1 Dinner & Fellowship Night

SAGADA TRAVEL GUIDE

From Manila:
Very few bus lines offer direct trips from Manila to Sagada. One of these is Coda Lines Bus in
Cubao, Quezon City, which provides a daily trip starting at Php990. Note that the schedule of
all bus companies are subject to change, so make sure to inquire beforehand.
Buses leave from their terminal at Cubao, Quezon City at 9PM daily. The route passes through
the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, and Ifugao.
For bookings, you can contact:
Coda Lines: Telephone – 0927-559-2197 or 0929-521-3229.

From Banaue:
If you cannot book the direct Manila-to-Sagada trip due to a conflicting schedule, you may
take the Manila to Banaue to Sagada route. Many people visit Banaue first before heading off
to Sagada, where there are relatively more trips to the former.

One Manila-based bus line that offers Banaue-bound trips is Ohayami. From Banaue, you can
ride one of the many local vans that would take you to Sagada for as low as Php 300.
Ohayami Manila to Banaue Daily Bus Schedule
(Bus Station located in Lacson Avenue near Espana)
21:00 MANILA – BANAUE *
21:30 MANILA – LAGAWE/KIANGAN
22:00 MANILA – BANAUE
* peak days only
Bus Fare: Php 490.00

Manila Office Address: Cor. Fajardo St., Lacson Ave, Sampaloc, Manila
Telephone: 09276493055 (632) 5160501
Website: http://ohayamitrans.com/

From Baguio City:

You can also stop over at Baguio and then hop on a different bus to take you to Sagada from
Manila. There is an abundance of Sagada-bound trips from Baguio, and each trip costs as low
as Php 220. These buses can take you to Sagada as short as 5 to 6 hours from Baguio.

For updates and other information, visit the FB page of EMPOWER

(www.fb.com/empoweryls)

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES
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