๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ด๐ผ ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ; ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต, ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
By: Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Joy Ann Gurtiza, GPC-LUPTO | Photos By: Wendell B. Tangalin, PIO | Date: September 30, 2022
In celebration of the 2022 International Youth Day (IYD), the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Office of Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in collaboration with the La Union Provincial Tourism Office โ Culture and the Arts Unit successfully held the Linggo ng Kabataan 2022 Culmination Program through recognizing the achievements and contributions of the Kaprobinsiaan youth to the provinceโs culture, beliefs and traditions on September 30, 2022 at the Provincial Disaster and Risk-Reduction Management Office Training Hall, Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union
Actively participated by the youth across the province, the celebration focused on various sustainable activities which include: Kurditan Kabataan: Iloko Writing Contest, in accordance with Provincial Ordinance No. 380-2022, participated in by selected students from the public and private schools, out-of-School Youth and learners from the Alternative Learning System in La Union; Sirib Kabataan: Cultural Fest, a talent competition among the youth highlighting the culture, festivity, and talents among the youth in the province; SARIRIT: La Union History Quiz Show, a quiz bee contest with questions lifted from the book โLa Union: The Making of a Province 1850-1921;โ Live to Lead, a 3-day youth camp training among the SK Officials, Local Youth Development Council and Local Youth Development Officers in partnership with the Provincial Youth Development Office, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, and Provincial Health Office; and Feature Fridays: La Union Youth Champion, featuring a youth champion with great contributions in the society and who advocates one of the 9 centers of youth participation.
Ex-Officio Board Member Alyssa Kristine B. Sibuma graced the program and congratulated all the youth awardees. In her message, she extended her gratitude to everyone joining the event. She emphasized in her speech the importance of conducting activities that seek to promote and preserve culture, arts, and language and highlight the unique talents, knowledge and skills of the youth in the province. She also assured the Kaprobinsiaan youth that she will remain committed in providing more meaningful and worthwhile programs, projects and activities for them.
Inspired from 2022 IYD theme โ'Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages, Gov. Raphaelle Veronica โRafyโ Ortega-David in a video-recorded message, hoped that the celebration will serve as an inspiration not only to the youth but also to all ages to embrace solidarity and to face the challenges of the future. She underscored the significant role of the youth in achieving progress through #LaUnionPROBINSYAnihan. โItultuloyyo latta koma dagiti nasasayaat a narugianyo para iti komunidad ken iti Probinsiatayo a La Union.. Malaki ang inyong ambag sa ating sama-samang pagkamit ng ating vision na gawin ang La Union na Heart of Agri-Tourism in Northern Luzon by 2025. I am one of you and I am one with you in your advocacies,โ she said.
Other distinguished guests and officials who were present include Board Member Maria Rosario Eufrosina โCharyโ P. Nisce, Board Member Cynthia Angelica M. Bacurnay, local historian Dr. Adriel O. Meimban and some of the SK Chairpersons and members of the province.
Responding to the call for #LaUnionPROBINSYAnihan, the program seeks to celebrate the resilience, talents, skills, and Kaprobinsiaan youthโs creativity towards building a more sustainable and progressive La Union, a province worth living in.
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