With the aim of giving a voice for the youth on our political system, SK was inserted in our LGUs. Paving way for teenagers to participate in voting, in electoral candidacy and eventually giving political power to the elected youth representatives.
However, let's assess how SK had performed on the past years. Has SK been effective to be called the Voice of the Youth? What are the programs implemented? If there are programs, is it really what the youth need? Or can SK really identify the issues?
What transpired is actually not what is thought about. Sometimes ideas are just too idealistic without considering inevitable factors. These are the things I have observed:
1. SK is a puppet of the adult politicians because those who run are backed by political machinery or are relatives of the politicians.
2. They are helpless and can't assert the things they want. Without political networks and enough skills and knowledge to run programs, SK is an unsharpened sword put in a battle of guns.
3. They just know what the youth wants but not what the youth needs.
Not unless you prove your worth, I & several youth leaders & advisers would remain to be an advocate of abolishing SK.
Prove your worth SK! Don't give us another sportsfest for the sake of having a program.
contributor: Eric Tuñacao
http://www.facebook.com/notes/eric-tunacao/sk-prove-your-worth/185598501451312
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