Lawmaker wants Sangguniang Kabataan abolished (5:10 p.m.)
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said he is in favor of abolishing the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) because of the general observation that it is no longer serving its purpose as a training ground for youth leaders.
Pimentel, however, said an alternative mechanism should be created to continue youth representation in local government units (LGUs).
He cited persistent reports that SK officials in various barangays have neglected their duties as the SK chairmen and other officials are oftentimes not around in their respective towns because they are studying in colleges and universities in Metro Manila and elsewhere.But the worst cases are the SK leaders who commit corrupt practices, unable to resist the temptation to which they are exposed to in handling public funds that are entrusted to them.
Pimentel maintained his stand against the deferment of the barangay and SK elections from October 29 this year to the second Monday of 2009 as contained in a bill already approved on third and final reading in the House.
Pimentel also frowned on the reasoning of some congressmen that they want the age requirement for the youth to be increased first before the next election of SK officials and said that lawmakers should have done the move long ago.<b>(CPB/Sunnex)</b>
unfair!!! i am a new member of the sk in our baranggay and it is our goal- the next generation to make a change in our sk and the community! if you are going to abolish sk because of the past officials, it is very nfair to us new generation!>>> GIVE US A CHANCE TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE YOUTHS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY!
abolition of the SK is never a bright idea. this is the sole, direct representation of our youth in the government and our legislators should not make us feel that we are their last priority. it saddens me to think that our brilliant lawmakers are trying to resort to abolition while in fact this is a very sensitive issue that requires intensive legislative measure and supposed to be prioritized. SK plays a vital role for the youth and what we need now is empowerment not abolition.
it is truly unfair for the youth’s side… but the fact is not all of us cares to prove that we really ought to be given a chance to prove ourselves.. soOoo, we the youth should start the change with ourselves first before changing a much bigger thing…
im running for sk chairman in our barangay. .im observing how sk work..i also want to be part of it..i want to prove dat i can be a GOOd Leader..a gud friend. .and a gud citizen not only in our barangay of course but in our country..don’t ignore the youth. ,leaders are needed..so pls..respect us..tnx.en peace..
I have observed that some SK chairman candidates just want to be elcted becasue of the salary and the perks of being an SK chairman. Why don’t they just removed the honorarium of the SK to see those whose heart are really for public service and not just use the SK to enrich themselves. Lets not close our eyes to this ironic truth.
The SK should not be abolished cause SK was established so that the youth can perform or do so many projects that can lead their way to a brighter future instead of letting them do their vices that can ruin their lives. SK promotes so many things even the clean and green project that cannot be done in every barangays.
The SK provides a training ground for leadership, a sort of lab work for students, who, in
school, only learn theories on good governance, integrity, honesty,and relating with people from diverse social classes which students may not have a chance to practice in school or, if at all, they practice on very limited types of people (only students like them). If some of them are corrupt and want to be part of the SK only for the money, do we wonder why they have turned out to be this way with the role models that they have? C’mon.
Should SK be abolished? I do not think so, just as
I do not believe that impeaching the sitting president instead of waiting for her term to end will solve the current problems of the country.
i do believe SK federation has became a training ground for young people to learn corruption. there are also good things about hving an SK put in reality blueprint its not really serving its purposes. instead it became an academy for obnoxious traditional politics.. here nga in our town 1500 ang vote buying sa sk that is only in our barangay not mentioning the other barangay. i heard from my clasmate from bohol that 2500 daw ang vote buying sa kanila and they will keep the voters to a place until election day..
oops.i am also in favor in the abolition of sk…
sk, itself has been established for the general welfare/ benefit of the youth,,
yet, what’s happening is that the one’s who are benefiting from it are those who had been elected to th position…
how do i say so?
simply…by observing, i notice that the projects being implemented by sk is simply routinary in nature..
why routinary? how will you classify this projects/ programs?
1. basketball league
2. displaying the names of barangay officials
3. meron pa ba? see..
i cant think of any projects the sk, itself has implemented…
in my own conviction, instead of wasting billions of pesos in the sk election…better if it will just be spent to those beneficial projects…..
one more… they say that sk has become the training ground for corruption?
well,, i do believe in it…
Those people who wish to abolish the Sk are not in their proper mentality… What comes into your minds to think about it??? Youth plays an important role in the society.. They need to be represented in the Council!!! How can their voices be heard if no one will channel it to the Council’s sessions… Youth should be given the needed attention they deserve. It is not proper to ban the SK.. Youth comprises the majority of the population today… It is in their hands that the responsibilities be carried over in the years to come. I just can’t imagine what will happen if the SK Will be abolished!!! There is a greater probability that the youth will be neglected and ignored. They will be deprived of their right to have a say on the issues confronting the youth today… Those who generalize that all the SK Officials in respective barangays are corrupt and irresponsible, all I can say is that you are too narrow-minded and close-minded. There are still SK Officials who wish to give the quality service to his fellow youth.!!! Go for the reformation of the Sk not with its abolishment…
..I don’t think it gives fairness to the youth. how can we (members of the SK) be train into public service and leadership when SK will be abolished? how can we realize our plans to our fellows? how can we establish a good foundation of citizenry when at our young age we don’t have any idea on what’s going on in our governance?
..I think, SK shall continue existing. We have to be fair to the YOUTH: the coming new generation,the future leaders of this country.
..I think, the only thing we should do is to ACTIVATE THE SK! In terms of giving programs vital to our development. Give us the guidance and priority. Make connections with the Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Environment & Natural Resources, and all other concern offices.
..we are Filipinos! known to be intelligent and creative. Why not use it to prove the public that SK should exist now and for always because we have a use..that the country needs us and that we can do what they can do!
Before saying that sk has become the training ground for the young people in corruption, have you people forgot who supposedly are their trainers??? Obviously, the older politicians. Of course where will the young ones learn those bad deeds??? Don’t tell me it just pop-up in their mind? If that’s what you think better go and see a psychiatrist.
The SK itself is the representative of the youth. come to think of it, who do you think teaches the youth? Themselves? Oh, come on!!! Of course the old ones. when you’re saying that the SK officials are corrupt, you’re also saying that the Government officials are also and more corrupt!!! So instead of wasting time in this issue, why not continue focusing on the corruption by the older politicians??? If still want SK to be abolish, why not abolish all!??
i agree that sk should be abolish because many SK fail to attend the municipal, city and provincial council sessions held during school days because they needed to go to their classes.So they are not really able to represent the youth during the sessions but local governments are spending for their salaries and other expenses.As for SK projects in the villages, SK leaders usually consult barangay chairs who make the decisions on where the budget should be spent,
SK leaders ask local officials for projects they are usually accompanied by their parents “who dictate on their children what to do.”
“They can not really decide on their own yet, thus they can not effectively represent the youth sector,”
i am not in favor that the sk will be abolished…who will speak in behalf of the youths?..who will then lead the youths? is it again the corrupt politicians?..let us train the young generation to be responsible and be active in their participation in the government..let us not compare them with the kind of leaders we have right now..if we want to transform and change the worst type of politics we have right now, i strongly believe that it should start with the youth..the youth must prove that they are really the hope of our fatherland..the projects and programs of youth doesn’t only focus on sports..they have also other areas of concern,like health and sanitation, education, religious concerns and many more..i’m an sk and i believe, that even in my own simple way, ican make great things possible, let’s not underestimate the capacity and leadership skills of the youths..you can never tell..instead of wasting our team debating on this unimportant issue, let us put our hands together so that we will have a better Philippines..so that someday, the next generation will be contented, at least not ashame, of our country..we can do it if we start making a difference today..stop those selfish interests and deliver an honest public service…with that, I strongly affirm that SK should not be abolished!!!
my stand in this issue is “we should abolish s.k.”..
for those who said that this council will be their training grounds for leading,I cant see what kind of leading you’re practicing, from what I’ve observed.. leading summer leagues?? c’mon.. i think this is the most heard project of the council, as far as im concerned. youth has lot more grounds to practice leadership. student councils.student orgs. community orgs. etc.
i think if the sk will be abolished, it is better if we put the budget of the monthly salary of the “chosen youth” to education where more youth will benefit..
that’s what i think..
I think the best thing that we should do in SK is not to abolish but to enhance them to be a good leader someday… I am also one of the Chairmans elected last year and I know that to abolish the SK is not good.. for 7 months that I had been a Chairman in our barangay,I had done projects that are good for the youth.. I think the Chairmans should know that they had been voted by their fellow youth to represent them and to speak therm out to the public.. The most common problem here is that the youth were being guided by the other officials that were mostly concern for the money of the people.. I had known that the SK is a non patrtisan party that means that it cannot be participated by the other party.. But here in our place, our municipal mayor was the one who chooses the federation president.. As a youth and as an SK chairman , i know that we thev youth can stand on ouer own feet..
i vehemently disagree that the Saangguniang Kabataan should be abolished. i mean… hello? what were they thinking? i know that there were flaws during some of the past administrations but that NOT all. don’t generalize it. what about the other few who worked their butts out just to make a difference??? huh? fine.. let’s say that the past SKs did make certain shortcomings. but isn’t it logical that perhaps the following administration would be different? isn’t it true that “the mistakes of the past make the best of tomorrow?”. No one’s dumb enough to repeat the same mistake again and again and again. i am one of the members of the sanngunian and it irritates me every time they label our organization as “no use”, “should be abolished”, “a waste” or the like. can’t they see that we are also sacrificing? if ALL sangguniang kabataan members are what they think they are then I AM DIFFERENT. I will not sit around and do nothing about this.. i know God gave me this position for a purpose and I will not rest until i prove to everyone that the SK does exist and that we are not useless.. to all SK members and officials, help me prove to them that they’re wrong. together let us show them what were made off and when our term ends it’d be like a big slap on their faces for making such a wrong decision. i still believe that we are all potential leaders.. leadership is all about influence. a research conducted about a year ago showed that even an “unsociable” person can influence 10,000 people in his lifetime, how much more us?
“we may be young, we may be inexperienced but we are certainly not BLIND…”
SK should not be abolish. Of course the members of SK are Youth. They go to school to acquire knowledge and wisdom which will aid this future leaders to become effective as a part of polical machinary that respond to the needs of the people and guides the people toward their inward march that will someday bring tranquility and glory to our nation. If the reason to remove SK because they go to school it’s not a valid reason as proposed above. As a root of corruption to counter act, Barangay officals should guide SK officials in becoming responsible leaders and instills to them the idials of truth and justice.
Lastly I think that the appropriate age group for SK is 15-21 years of age and not fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (18) years as stated in Section 424 of Republic Act No. 7160. this will provide more experience leaders to be elected thus corruption stated in above news be minimized or totally eliminated.
abolish sk…i agree on that.. sk must be abolish for the reason that it becomes the training ground of corruption…lets face the reality that not all sk officials are capable of leading..some are just running for the salary or the power…. hmmm… im also an sk chair on our barangay…im leading my brangay well but i observed that the other sk chair on other barangays are all irresponsibles…. including our sk federated…. the politics in our country is so so so dirty… sk is nyc but the leaders sucks… come on abolish sk…..ABOLISH SK… hehe
i have some questions regarding the issue:
1) Does the SK really represent the youth?
2) Will abolishing the SK mean not giving importance to the youth as a sector of society?
3) Has the SK, since its conception, produced RELEVANT, VALUABLE, and EMPOWERING activites, campaigns and services to the sector it is supposed to represent and serve?
4) Is the SK the only means by which the youth can serve the community, practice leadership and channel the youth sector’s grievances?
5) As an institution that gets regular funding from the people’s money and that needs millions or maybe billions of pesos every now and then to conduct its polls nationwide, HAS THE SK GIVEN BACK TO THE COUNTRY what has been invested in it since it was established? HAS THIS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE, IF NOT TO THE YOUTH SECTOR?
let’s be critical about this. having been part of the SK might have been a good experience for you, fine. it may have served as a training ground for some leaders. but do keep in mind the bigger picture. HAS THE ESSENCE OF THIS INSTITUTION BEEN SERVED? i think not.
tnx skyflakes…
i like your comment and i also agree on abolishing the SK even though my brother is an SK chairman..
as an sk chr of course i disagree on that issue..abolishing sk was never a good idea.tsk’we can make a change.
sk abolition??i totally agree..bat ba ginawa ang sk anyway??sk as training ground??training ground for what??for campaigning??for establishing a time-wasting basketball leauge??for advertising their oh-so-honorable names??or maybe even corruption??nonsense..their just wasting the government money para lang may pansweldo sa mga yan..peace sa mga sk dyan..it’s never been bad to tell the truth,haha!!
I also believe that Sk should be abolished in the society….
because the if the youth really want to serve the country they can do it in a very simply way lke by following the laws and rules isn’t they dont need to be elected as Sk for them to perform this duties…. and one thing is that joining this politics will taught them how to cheat other peolpe,they start be be a corrupt individual well sorry for the term but then i’m just saying the truth…. okey!!!!
i agree to the abolition of the SK. This will just ruin the situation of our society. Instead of the good training to the youth like me, we were introduced to the dirty politics. dhah? to those who were in the opposition of this abolition, think first what was the function of the youth now in the politics?
just focus on your study. politics will just lead you in the wrong way, believe me guys.