Join a Youth-to-Government forum near you!

(This is a press release from AIESEC Philippines)

MANILA, Philippines – This January 2016, get the chance to join 200 youth leaders in the Youth-to-Government Forum, a series of elections-focused forums across 14 regions of the Philippines.

With the theme “Elections 2016: Count Me In,” these forums aim to take a critical-minded, solutions-oriented, and proactive approach to youth participation in elections through issues-based discussions, idea generation for youth and government collaboration projects, and discussions on the kind of leadership we want for the next administration and how we can develop that in the youth.

Forums will take on issues in fields such as Education, Employment, Health, Environment, Business and Economics, and Peace. These will be discussed by an array of speakers in a program wherein the youth can also participate in the discussion by offering solutions that target issues in these specific fields.

The event will also discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, enabling delegates to come up with a ten-point agenda they believe the Philippines should tackle in 2016-2022. All youth opinion outputs will be consolidated and forwarded to the event partners to publish.

Youth-to-Government Forum is in partnership with the National Youth Commission and Rappler Move.PH as part of the #TheLeaderIWant and #PHVote series.

Youth-to-Government Forum is open to all registered voters aged 18-25. Apply here: bit.ly/Y2G2016

Schedule, venue, and deadline for registration of each forum per region are as follows:

Youth to Government: North Luzon

• CENTRAL LUZON:

Date:  January 16, 2016
Venue: Holy Angel University Auditorium, Angeles City Pampanga
Deadline of Registration: January 9, 2016

• CAR, CAGAYAN, ILOCOS:

Date: January 19, 2016
Venue:  University of Baguio Gymnasium, Baguio City, CAR
Deadline of Registration: January 12, 2016

Youth to Government: South Luzon

• MANILA:

Date: January 31, 2016
Venue: TBA, within Metro Manila
Deadline of Registration: January 24, 2016 (open to 600 delegates)

• CALABARZON: 

Date: January 16, 2016
Venue: De La Salle University-Dasmarinas – Alumni Auditorium
Deadline of Registration: January 9, 2016

• BICOL:

Date: January 13, 2016
Venue: Ateneo de Naga University – Arrupe Hall
Deadline of Registration: January 6, 2016

• PALAWAN

Date: January 20, 2016
Venue: Performing Arts Center PSU
Deadline of Registration: January 13, 2016

Youth to Government: Visayas

• NIR: DUMAGUETE

Date: January 16, 2016
Venue: Siliman University Studio Visual Theater
Deadline of Registration: January 9, 2016

• NIR: BACOLOD

Date: January 23, 201
Venue: University of St. La Salle Coliseum
Deadline of Registration: January 16, 2016

• CEBU

Date: January 24, 2016
Venue: Provincial Social Hall Cebu Capitol
Deadline of Registration: January 17, 2016

• LEYTE

Date: January 23, 2016
Venue: UPV Tacloban College Auditorium, Tacloban City, Leyte
Deadline of Registration: January 16, 2016

• SAMAR

Date: January 9, 2016
Venue: Calbayog Convention Center
Deadline of Registration: January 4, 2016

• ILOILO

Date: January 16, 2016
Venue: University of the Philippines Visayas Auditorium
Deadline of Registration: January 9, 2016

Youth to Government: Mindanao

• DAVAO, CARAGA

Date: January 16, 2016
Venue: North Crest Function Hall, Cabantian, Buhangin, Davao City
Deadline of Registration: January 9, 2016

• ZAMBOANGA

Date: January 23, 2016
Venue: Western Mindanao State University Zamboanga
Deadline of Registration: January 16, 2016

• CAGAYAN DE ORO

Date: January 23, 2016
Venue: Camiguin Polytechnic State University Mambajao, Camiguin
Deadline of Registration: January 16, 2016

• ARMM (TAWI-TAWI):

Date: January 24 2016
Venue: Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Gymnasium, Tawi-Tawi
Deadline of Registration: January 17, 2016

– Rappler.com