Newly elected SK officials in Tarlac undergo mandatory training

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Newly elected SK officials in Tarlac undergo mandatory training

A total of 4,088 newly-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in the province of Tarlac completed the mandatory training organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), in partnership with local government units.

This is a prerequisite prior to assuming office to familiarize them with Republic Act No. 10742 otherwise known as the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015.

_{𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 18 𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 4,088 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑙𝑦-𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑔𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑐. (𝐷𝐼𝐿𝐺 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑐)}

In her message, DILG Provincial Director Armi Bactad emphasized the importance of genuine public service in making a positive impact on one’s community.

“When you love, lead, and serve, you make a difference. It’s a gratifying feeling to know that what we do can bring about positive changes in the lives of those we serve, in a meaningful way… love, lead, serve, until you make a difference,” she said.

Topics discussed include Decentralization and Local Governance, SK History and its Salient Features, Meetings and Resolutions, Planning and Budgeting, and Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards.

Moreover, the training seeks to foster meaningful youth participation in local governance, instilling values such as patriotism and nationalism. (PIA 3)