(File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Wednesday said the new law strengthening the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) would encourage youth participation and boost youth leadership in barangay affairs. Isabela Representative Faustino "Inno" Dy V said President Duterte's signing of Republic Act No. 11768 or the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Governance Reforms and Compensation Law would provide SK members with honoraria that would allow them to better focus on their work, particularly the planning and programming of youth projects in the country's over 42,000 barangays. Dy said providing SK members with honoraria would allow them to better focus on their work, particularly the planning and programming of youth projects in the country's over 42,000 barangays. "Naniniwala ako na ang SK ay hindi pang-liga-liga lang (I believe that the SK are not only meant for hosting leagues, and I believe our youth are capable of so much more. These reforms should help them level up to spearhe
Albay Representative Joey SarteSalceda(Photo from Salceda's Facebook page) LEGAZPI CITY - Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Sarte Salceda on Tuesday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for signing Republic Act No. 11768 or the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Governance Reforms and Compensation Law, calling the new measure a "gift" to the next administration. "The law will provide the SK with a framework for reimagining the role of youth governance in skills development, youth employment, and learning," Salceda said in a statement. Salceda, chair of the House Ways and Means committee, is the principal author and sponsor of the bill. He said the SK has a critical role to play in addressing massive youth-specific concerns. "So, we expanded their mandate and range of covered programs to include skills trainings, on-the-job training and livelihood assistance, educational assistance, and other productive programs," he added. "We are also expanding their ro