PPG Youth
PPG Youth
AND YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 11
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
RA 8044
Youth in Nation Building Act of 1995
Critical period in person’s growth and development from the onset of adolescence
towards the peak of mature, self-reliant and responsible adulthood comprising the
considerable sector of population from the age 15 and 30 years old.
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
Sangguniang Kabataan
Ferdinand Marcos enshrined youth participation in politics
Kabataang Barangay (KB) or Village Youth
KB’s demise was concurrent with the return of constitutional
democracy in the aftermath of 1986
Unique representation in the grassroot level
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT