The OYDC, AYLIM, PYAP, KB35 and other youth organizations and youth serving agencies of Northern Mindanao and CARAGA participated in the National Consultation on Young People's Electoral Participation on Oct 24, 2014 at the De Luxe Hotel Cagayan de Oro City.
The discussion focused on the factors of participation such as information, infrastructure, transportation among others. The discussion also highlighted the need to increase awareness on political participation in general in schools and churches. The student councils should be reminded of their potent role in igniting the culture of engaged citizenship in their respective communities. The SK suspension was also a hot topic during the discussions. The government agencies present and some youth leaders agreed that the SK election should be conducted in 2016. This was also opposed by youth leaders who emphasised the need for youth participation in the soonest possible time.
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