PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND

GOVERNANCE
 Unit IV
On Being a Citizen
 Lesson 16
Responsible Youth Toward
National Development
 Learning Objectives
• To identify issues related to youth
empowerment
• To enumerate programs that address issues
related to political engagement and youth
empowerment
• To assess an existing program that addresses
an issue related to political engagement and
youth empowerment
 Why the Youth Must Not Be
Overlooked in Contributing to
National Development
1. The youth have assets like strength,
the capability to learn more, and
eagerness.
2. The youth collectively can be an asset
to both the local government and the
national government if they are to be
involved in more meaningful activities .
Four Aspects of Political Engagement
and Youth Empowerment Programs
and Activities
1. Information Sharing
This is not merely giving lecture or
handing off fliers but informing with the
goal of facilitating collective and/or
individual action.
Four Aspects of Political Engagement
and Youth Empowerment Programs
and Activities
2. Consultation
Public or private organizations will
consult with the youth on certain
issues and will take their point of view
in the process of decision-making,
actions, and advocacies of the
organization.
Four Aspects of Political Engagement
and Youth Empowerment Programs
and Activities
3. Decision-making
The youth are not only asked for their
opinion but they are enabled to share
the responsibility to decide on certain
issues that may directly or indirectly
affect them.
Four Aspects of Political Engagement
and Youth Empowerment Programs
and Activities
4. Initiating action
The youth themselves take the
initiative. In such cases, other
organizations must provide support to
the youth, but only as guides and not
to take over the youth groups.
Certain Issues and Concerns That Must
Be Overcome in Order for the Youth to
Participate and Develop Their Potential
• Poor education system
• Lack of support groups
• Social inequality
• Poverty
• Other cultural factors
 Some Activities That the Youth Can
Create/Hold to Help in the Development of
Their Communities as well as the Nation
• Support group for those who are bullied
• Support group for other youth and
children with disabilities
• Environmental protection activities such
as tree planting
• Blogs and pages for information
dissemination on certain issues or to
report abuses of power
 Some Activities That the Youth Can
Create/Hold to Help in the Development of
Their Communities as well as the Nation
• Collective action and input for donations
to their school or community
• Programs such as sports training,
hiking, and biking groups to engage
other youth in more meaningful
activities
• Channels for coordination with other
groups to provide more manpower in
certain activities
 Analysis Guide
1. Why should the youth learn to be
responsible and accountable?
2. How can a student be a responsible citizen?
3. What are the things that impede the youth
from being a responsible citizen? How can
these impediments be overcome?