BACOLOD City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said on Friday, June 8, he expects that Ayesha Joy Villaflor, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of Barangay 6 and was elected president of the SK Federation, will be more participative with the members of the City Council.
"We expect more dynamic and more participation coming from the SK representative on the deliberation of the City Council," Familiaran said.
Villaflor, 22, a law student of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and magna cum laude of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in the University of St. La Salle, paid a courtesy call to Familiaran Tuesday.
Familiaran said they discussed with Villaflor on her role as SK representative where she will join the regular session starting next month.
He said Villaflor will also occupy the office near the office of the Liga mga Barangay president which was earlier temporarily occupied by executive assistant Benjie Torre.
He added he already informed Torre to ready the office on June 15 and it will be turned over to Villaflor.
Familiaran noted that Villaflor is also authorized to hire three technical assistants.
Villaflor had earlier said that since this generation is very empowered by the government, she will make sure that all the conflict in the barangays will be settled properly.
"Of course, I will uplift to empower the youth not just in sports, but also in education and political awareness. I will make myself as an inspiration to the young ones in terms of education because I did not come from a very influential family and political inclination," she said.
She added she is ready to face the challenges as the SK Federation president and a member of the city council.(MAP)