From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 8): 45 youths finish Army leadership summit
Some 45 youths coming from the different barangays of Jones have completed the Army-sponsored Youth Leadership Summit (YLS).
The summit was conducted by 86th Infantry Battalion that is based in the town ofJones and the youth successfully completed the four-day summit held recently.
Sergeant Clifford Soriano from the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID-PA) civil military operations battalion, said the summit aimed to teach the young adults to become leaders, prepare project proposals, fire prevention and safety and rescue operations.
He said the Army battalion targeted at least 70 youths from the town but only 45 of them were able to attend the summit.
The youth leadership summit is a program of the Army which goal is to develop the youth to become responsible individuals and to empower them as advocates and conduits of peace and development.
Soriano said it would also develop the character as well as leadership potential of the youth and to train each participant to respond productively and positively to any situation and to serve as role models for other youths.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=633397
Some 45 youths coming from the different barangays of Jones have completed the Army-sponsored Youth Leadership Summit (YLS).
The summit was conducted by 86th Infantry Battalion that is based in the town of
Sergeant Clifford Soriano from the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID-PA) civil military operations battalion, said the summit aimed to teach the young adults to become leaders, prepare project proposals, fire prevention and safety and rescue operations.
He said the Army battalion targeted at least 70 youths from the town but only 45 of them were able to attend the summit.
The youth leadership summit is a program of the Army which goal is to develop the youth to become responsible individuals and to empower them as advocates and conduits of peace and development.
Soriano said it would also develop the character as well as leadership potential of the youth and to train each participant to respond productively and positively to any situation and to serve as role models for other youths.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=633397