“Ang Kabataan

ang Pag-asa ng
bayan.”
 Self and
Community in
Undertaking
Community
Action
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 Learning Targets:
Acknowledge

01 02
interrelationship of self and
community in undertaking Analyze the roles of self in
community action; community action; and

Compare and contrast Philippine

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Local Government Code of 1991
and RA 10742 (Sangguniang
Kabataan Reform Act of 2015)
and write an insight in involving
self to the said law.
 Role of Youth in
Community Action
Ability to mobilize
support.

Intellectual
Contributions
Unique
Perspectives
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Role of the Youth in
Community Development
enshrined and
incorporated in the
following documents:
 The Philippine Constitution
(Art. II, Sec. 13)
“The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in
nation-building and shall promote and protect their
physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social
well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism
and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in
public and civil affairs.”
The 1991 Local Government
Code
Provides Youth participation in local
development and establishment of the
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).
 Republic Act No. 10742 or the
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform
Act of 2005
Established reforms in the SK in order to
allow meaningful youth participation in
nation-building. Section 10 of the Act
includes anti-dynasty provision making it the
first law to do so.
Republic Act No. 8044 or the
Youth in Nation-Building Act
Provides a national, comprehensive, and
coordinated program on youth development.
Philippine Youth Development Plan
(2012-2016)

Serves as the framework for national youth

development. This was formulated by NYC,
in consultation with the youth sector.
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Special Youth
Groups (SYG’s)
1. Youth in indigenous communities
2. Abused and exploited youth
3. Youth in conflict with the law and juvenile
delinquents
4. Differently abled youth
5. Drug-dependent youth
6. Abandoned/neglected youth
7. Young victims of natural calamities and youth
in situations of armed conflict.
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Level’s of Youth
Participation in
Community
Action
Roger Hart’s Ladder of Young People’s
Participation
Level 1 Level 2
Manipulation Decoration

Level 3 Level 4
Tokenism Assigned but informed
Hart’s Ladder on Levels of Youth
Participation
Level 5 Level 6
Consulted and Adult initiated,
informed shared decisions with
young people.

Level 7 Level 8
Young people lead Youth initiated, shared
and initiate action decisions with adults
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Core Values and
Principles of
Community
Action
1. Adherence to Social
Justice
Refers to fighting for equality and fairness in the
treatment of human beings, distribution and access
to resources, and giving opportunity structures and
life chances that will allow people to live
meaningful lives.
 2. Respect, protection,
and fulfillment of human
rights
People should neither be deprived of their rights
nor should one be allowed to violate another’s
rights.
3. Promotion of Gender
Equality and Equity
Refers to giving equal opportunity to men and
women so that they may develop their personal
abilities and attain fairness of treatment for both,
in accordance to their respective needs.
4. Ensuring people’s
empowerment
Pertains to the development of one’s capacity to
make effective choices or having the ability
produce desired changes in one’s life, community,
or the larger society.
5. Safeguard of people’s
participation in the
development process.
Calls for eliciting involvement of a local
population in creating policies and in planning,
implementing, monitoring policies and in
planning, implementing, monitoring, and
evaluating development programs and projects
designed to empower them.
6. Use of advocacy
Refers to helping the marginalized to conscientize
the general public, government, policymakers, or
people in authority.
7. Guarantee of environmental
sustainability.
Ensures the attainment of people’s well-being
without destroying natural resources and without
depleting the ecosystem.
 Self-Paced Learning
Read the copy of Philippine Local Government Code of 1991 and RA 10742
(Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015).
Do the following:
1. Compare and contrast the two laws. Identify their similarities and differences.
2. Research the issues that plagued the Sangguniang Kabataan under Local
Government Code 1991 and explain how RA 10742 address such issues.
3. As a youth, do you think that RA 10742 will truly reform the Sangguniang
Kabataan?
4. Do you see yourself being involved in the Sangguniang Kabataan under the
new law? Why or why not?