Novo Ecijano Youth gather to call for Clean, Honest, and Responsive Elections

The youth of the province pose with the tarpaulin covered with their signature of commitment for a clean, honest, and responsive elections.

Novo Ecijano youth gathered last May 12 at St. Nicholas de Tolentino Cathedral, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija to call for clean, honest, and responsive elections. Youth representatives from Rock the Vote, KABATAAN Partylist, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), I Against Child Trafficking (i-ACT) Movement, Students for the Advancement of Volunteerism and Excellence (SAVE-NE), Central Luzon State University Supreme Student Council (CLSU-USSC), You.ORG, and Parish Youth Council (PYC) of Cabanatuan all pledged their support for the campaign against fraud, violence, and indifference.

The youth leaders expressed their hope for the prospect of genuine social change through active participation in the elections, not just as voters, but as watchdogs, and their understanding of the role of the youth sector in nationbuilding. Dan Kevin Roque

Isang pagsasalarawan ng kasalukuyang kalagayan ng bansa

RTV prepare the youth for upcoming elections

Delegates from Viewpoint, Genre, and PHINMA Scholars listen attentively to the speaker,
 Maya Santos from KPL National Office.

Kabataan Partylist-Nueva Ecija Chapter (KPL-NE) and College Editors Guild of the Philippines Central Luzon (CEGP-CL) joined forces to organize Rock the Vote (RTV): Voter's Education Seminar last May 3 at Bishop Balce Hall, St. Nicolas of Tolentine Cathedral, Cabanatuan City.

RTV provided an avenue for the student and youth leaders to learn the important role of the youth for responsible practice of the right of suffrage, as well as the prospect of genuine social change through the mobilization of the youth. Student-leaders and student-journalists (specifically from Viewpoint and Genre) attended the said event, along with delegates from PHINMA Scholars Society. Guest speakers included Mark Troy Oliva and Maya Santos of KPL National Office and Butch Miranda of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (AMGL).

The event ended with the formation of committee for RTV Nueva Ecija. Jerome Estavillo, Deputy Secretary General, CEGP-CL