09/04/2025
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง-๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ.
In celebration of Women's Month last March, the Municipal Youth Officials (MYO) of Pili, together with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation and the Local Youth Development Office (LYDO), embarked on a successful benchmarking activity in the Province of Sorsogon. From March 6 to 8, 2025, our delegation visited the municipalities of Pilar, Sorsogon Proper, Sorsogon City, Casiguran, and Barcelona, where we had the opportunity to engage with local officials and learn about their gender-sensitive governance practices, youth engagement strategies, and inclusivity initiatives.
Each municipality shared valuable insights into their plans and practices, which are centered around gender equality and youth empowerment. We were graciously accommodated by the respective Gender and Development Focal Persons, who highlighted their successful programs and initiatives. Special thanks to ๐ด๐'๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐e ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, the Provincial Gender and Development Focal Person, for her support in facilitating our tour and helping us connect with the various focal persons across the different municipalities and cities.
This benchmarking activity is a significant step in strengthening our commitment to progressive youth leadership, gender equality, and participatory governance. We are deeply grateful for the unwavering support of the LGU-Pili, under the leadership of ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐. ๐ฝ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ ๐
๐ง., and the dedicated efforts of ๐๐๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ก ๐ฟ๐ก. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐จ๐, the Local Youth Development Officer, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐รฑ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐พ. ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ก, our Municipal Youth Mayor, and ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ฝ. ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐จ, our SK Federation President-Pili.