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

RSOs, Councils unite for ORG Fair

Araullians busy checking out the booths of participating Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) during the ORG Fair. (Photo by Jenzer Yute)

ThAmbsUp [O]rient [R]egister [G]ather! (ORG) Fair was held last July 26, 2012. A short program conducted at 10am officially kicked-off the event and introduced the members of the student councils and recognized student organizations (RSOs).

According to Araullo University Supreme Student Government President Mark Kevin Vidar, the ORG Fair aims to promote, raise funds, and recruit members for the student councils and various RSOs of the university to freshmen students.

Each student council and organization had a booth for selling a variety of commodities such as food, refreshments, and other merchandise. College-based RSOs Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants AU Chapter (JPIA-AU), Araullo University Political Science Student Organization (AUPSSO) and Hospitality and Tourism Management Society @ Araullo University (HTMSAU); and university-wide RSOs include You.Org, Quo Vadis Novo Ecijanos Youth Movement (QVNEYM), Musikalinga.Org and Christian Brotherhood International AU Chapter (CBI-AU) participated in the said event.

In line with the May 2013 elections, a voter’s education seminar was facilitated by YouthVote – Nueva Ecija in the afternoon at the AU Gymnasium. CSDL Directress Junely Moises, SWCI Unit Coordinator Darren Gonzales, CoE-SC Governor Edward Rodriguez and AYLC 2006 Alumna Sarah Baniaga gave informative speeches about the status of the Filipino youth and their role in nation building and transformation through responsible voting. Nathan Neil Beronio