Borbe, Maylen L BSA 1A

Narrative Report

Sir, Russell Quines, our professor under Reading in Philippine

History, assigned and required us to interview our saguniang kabataan
chairman or the officer in charge of the saguniang kabataan if the chairman
is not present. But we are lucky because we were able to interview our
number one saguniang kabataan chairman and the newly elected SK
president of the Santiago Sk Federation, Sk Chairman Christopher
Respicio.

On March 15, in the morning, we asked SK chairman Christopher if

he's available, and we’re lucky enough because he is, so we asked if we
could interview him, and he said yes without hesitation. At exactly 10 in the
morning, we gathered in the barangay and waited for him to arrive. As he
arrived, we composed ourselves and asked the following questions: How
do you allocate the SK funds? Since the day you’re elected as the new SK
chairman of Barangay Rizal, what have you already implemented? And
lastly, we asked him to explain the action plan or the annual youth
investment program. As he answered the first question, he said that they
allocated the SK funds, or the 10% portion of the barangay funds, to
different activities where the youths are involved, such as honorariums,
trainings, and development for the SK councils, in supporting the student
leaders, and to some schools and other organizations that asked for some
help regarding training and development. Some portion of the 10% is also
allocated to operation expenses, where it Is needed to operate and meet
the organization’s objectives and goals. And the rest, or the remaining
balance of the 10%, will be allocated to other youth development programs
that are aligned with the 10 pillars of the Center for Youth Participation.
 For the second question, he explained the purpose of the ABYIP, or
the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program, wherein he said that it
serves as the basis for the SK councils in implementing programs and
activities. He also said that there is a big allocation of the 10% fund for
education, active citizenship, good governance, economic empowerment,
and addressing the problems of drugs and terrorism, where they are
focused. As said, barangay Rizal has the most numbered youth among
other barangays, so that’s why it’s needed to be focused on it. And for the
last question, he discussed the programs that have already been
implemented since the day he was elected. The implemented programs
are: first, SK councils are attending mandatory trainings, representing
different schools such as Rizal National High School and Santiago East
Central School. The greatest implementation so far is in the teen center of
Barangay Rizal, where it is now operating. It offers services such as free
printing, counseling,and training for starting a business. He said that there
are lots of implemented programs, but he cannot discuss them one by one
since we’re running out of time because he’ll be having a meeting, but he
assured us that all the implemented programs are for the goodness and
betterment of the youth of Barangay Rizal.

It's said that "the youth is the hope of the nation," and I agree. Sk
Chairperson Christopher Respicio is working on it as it is one of his
mandates to do things for the betterment of the youth because he believes
that the youth is the hope of the nation. Now, I realize that having a leader
doesn’t mean that they will oppress those who are not in the position; it
means that they will guide the youth for their own development and
betterment. Because without a leader and without the willingness of the
leader to lead, there will be no changes in the nation at all.