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Personhood Training given to SK Youth of Nagcarlan, Laguna April 1, 2003 - 11:02AM

Have you ever tried Menudong gulay? Imagine a dish cooked like sopas(milky) with a lot of veggies and crushed nuts. Yes you heard me, nuts. I thought my tummy will go crazy because of these weird ingredients mixed together. Menudong gulay was what we had for lunch during our training on the topic of "Personhood" given to SK youth of Brgy. Alumbrado Nagcarlan, Laguna last March 29-30, 2003.

Personhood was the 2nd installment of the series of trainings that will be given to the young people of Brgy. Alumbrado. The module focused on self-discovery and self-consciousness w/ sub-topics on family and value formation. The 3rd training which is 'Visioning' will be sponsored by the Youth Accompaniment Program of ASI set anytime in May,2003.

Going back to the Menudong gulay, I'm thinking if the site should put up a page to feature dishes the web master has tasted during his field work:) We'll even include step-by-step procedures on how to cooking them. Sounds fun:)

Thanks to Vanes and Aikee for lending us pictures from Youth Speak Series no. 4 held at the De La Salle North Conservatory last February 28, 2003 (Friday). Our very own Dr. Mina M. Ramirez, ASI President was one of the Adult Reactors on the topic of Filipino Youth's Political Maturity. You will also get a glimpse of the web master rendering a song number (joke! looks like it...)

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The 4th installment of the SoPHIA Lecture series will be happening tomorrow Friday, March 28, 2003 at the Francis Senden Memorial Hall, Asian Social Institute. The lecturer will be Dr. Ibarra M. Gonzalez. His topic will be Semiotics and Communications for Social Change: Focus on Giving IT a Human Face.

The Lecturer has a Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research from the University of California. He Utilized strong communication skills to successfully manage vision, mission and goals and facilitated workshops in spirtuality, media and international development. At present he is professor in Applied Cosmic Anthropology at the Asian Social Institute.

For more details or if you like to learn more about the SoPHIA lecture series, you can contact the Promotions Department of ASI, 523-8265 to 66.

In celebration of 2003 as the 50th Anniversary of UNESCO ASPnet and International Year of Freshwater, the Philippine Normal University through its Center for Linkages and Extension Services in cooperation with UNESCO ASPnet are sponsoring the 2nd Asia-Pacific Youth Leaders Encounter dubbed as PEACE CAMP 2003 which will be held in Bohol and Cebu on May 16-25, 2003.

This is open to all universities and colleges, each institution can send a professor and 3 of their students. For more details and inquiries please contact the secretariat through telefax: 527-0367, Mobile: 0920-5854253 (Prof. Arthur Abulencia)

There's a big possibility that we'll be there to attend and cover the event. We'll keep you posted.:)

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Further intensifying the cause of Youth Build 2003, the Habitat for Humanity Philippines in cooperation with the Bicol Habitat for Humanity will be having a joint camp and build activity dubbed as "Volunteerism and Leadership: The Powerful Synergy", a 3-day leadership and build workshop which intends to strengthen youth's commitment to volunteerism and leadership and expose them to the relationship of volunteering and social development.

Activity will be held on May 15-17, 2003 at Naga City, Province of Camarines Sur and Daet, Province of Camarines Norte.

For interested parties you can contact Mr. Benedict A. Ella of the Resource Development Office for Luzon, Habitat for Humanity Philippines at 0917-8337500 / 533-3924 or email: [email protected]

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Through the efforts of Ms. Loiselle Du (KKK-Manila chapter), four of the seven capability building modules will be given to the Sagunian Baranggay Leaders and youth of Brgy. Alonzaga Nagcarlan, Laguna. The first module (Consultation) was given last March 1-2, 2003 by the Youth Coordinator together with a couple of KKK-National members to 30 young people. The module consisted of a number Group dynamics,  Team building activities, SLE's and other activities in order for these young people to express their concerns in their community that will bring about plans and actions to be taken.

The next module (Personhood) is scheduled anytime next month hopefully with funding assistance coming from the Municipal Government of Nagcarlan, Laguna.

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Capping the February Youth Speak Series, the De La Salle University in line with their Liberal Arts Day Celebration hosted Youth Speak no. 4 with the theme "Filipino Youth's Political Maturity" last February 28, 2003 at the North Conservatory, DLSU. National Security Council Secretary Roilo Golez was the Keynote Speaker.

We'll be posting a full story on this as soon as we get all the photos ready.

Nope! you are not looking at the latest version of the last supper. They are the speakers of Youth Speak no. 3 at the Phil. Normal University.

With the theme : "Filipino Youth Values in the midst of Globalization", the Philippine Normal University with the Students and Educators for Empowerment and Community Development (PNU-SEED) hosted the 3rd installment of the Youth Speak Series last February 20, 2003 at the PNU Conference Room. Former Senator Letisha Shahani, now Secretary for Cultural Affairs graced the event as Keynote Speaker. She gave her thoughts on Globalization and challenged everyone to work together and promote initiatives such as Youth Speak in empowering the youth.

The webmaster was fortunate to be one of the youth speakers. He zeroed in on the meaning of Filipino Values based on our culture and how Globalization through the years has been trying to change the way we think and act affecting our moral standards.

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by: Joana Paola M. Espinoza

Be heard. This seems to be the message last February 10, 2003 at the forum entitled "Ang Alamat ng Lawin: The Youth Speak about the Current Exodus of Filipino Nurses to Foreign Countries" conducted by the Publicity and Issues Committee of the Nursing Student Council from the University of the Philippines - Manila. It was conducted at 02:30 PM on the UPCN Auditorium.

The forum tackled the timely crux regarding the exodus of Filipino Nurses. It is quite apparent that with their recent shortage of professional nurses, progressive nations like the United States and England have turned to the common practice of importing professionals from neighboring states. The Filipino Nurse, with her caring nature and natural competence, is an obvious target for such importation. With the attractive salaries and provisions that enable the whole family to be immigrated with you,
Filipino nurses grab the chance to hop to greener pastures leaving our own country lacking of health care professionals. Indeed, this issue will soon become a national crisis.

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After KKK celebrated Youth Day with the ASI community in the morning, the afternoon was set for the Youth Speak Series no. 1 at the Francis Senden Memorial Hall. This forum was attended by more or less 200 youth leaders from various universities and organizations such as University of the Philippines, Phil. Normal University, San Beda College, Guadalupe Minor Seminary, UNESCO Youth Clubs and networks, Tinig Kabataan Youth Network and other schools and organizations.

Dr. Mina Ramirez, President of ASI gave the welcoming remarks followed by Former Senator and Congressman Bobby Ta�ada as the Keynote Speaker for Youth Speak Series no. 1. Hon. Ta�ada gave his analysis on the current situation of the country and the importance of the youth in building a strong society towards sustainable development.

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As part of the year long Ruby Anniversary Celebration of the Asian Social Institute, February 1, 2003 marks the Youth Day Celebration sponsored by The Youth Accompaniment Program-ASI and Kilusan para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan Inc. (KKK). It was attended by the entire ASI community and KKK members coming from Manila and Cardona, Rizal representing the University and Fisherfolk youth of the organization.

The Holy Eucharist which opened the event was celebrated by Fr. Dexter, a newly ordained priest who is currently taking his BS Social Work in ASI. This was followed by a short program where KKK and the Youth Program was presented to the ASI community by Florinda Inoturan, KKK-Manila President. Ms. Loisel Du, KKK-Manila member and UP-Manila College of Nursing Student Council President shared her liberating experience when her group worked with the ASI-YP in organizing a Medical Mission in an ASI-partner area in Talim Island. Her sharing was moving that captivated some of ASI staff. Ms. Christine Amarra, KKK-Manila Secretary rendered a flute number. The morning was capped off by an inspiring message of Dr. Mina Ramirez, President of ASI and she announced that organizing of KKK are on the works in the Visayas and Mindanao Region within the year.

by: Florinda Inoturan

When the Pope challenged the youth in 1995 to do something relevant and concrete for the betterment of society, the four founders of the Kilusan para sa Kinabukasan initiated that a booklet of stories published. Pamanang Pambata was the brainchild of the said four students from St. Scholastica's College - Manila. During that time, the most pressing issue was illiteracy. From there, they have pooled their talents and resources to come up with a collection of short stories, songs, poetry and activities. This book has been distributed nationwide through the network of the Asian Social Institute.

Since then, the organization has been working toward a second book. This is how Kwentong Bulilit was launched, as a story-writing contest for grades 4 - 6. There were two schools that participated, San Francisco Parish School and Lunsad Elementary school. The stories were to be written in Filipino. Of the stories that have been collected, seven stories for each school were short listed. These stories were then rated and later ranked by three credible judges. These judges were highly qualified in terms of their mastery of the Filipino language and their discernment of creativity and originality. The top three students from each school were selected.

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After months of absence we are back online. We were having problems updating the site due to software problems. Hopefully this time we will be able to maintain the site as often as we could especially its summer.

This year, expect more youth related news not only from the org but from our network youth organizations as well. There will be some changes with the website in the days to follow so please visit us often.

 

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