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'Pag-ila 2023' forum for candidates for SK chair in Cagayan de Oro set

Published Oct 24, 2023 05:10 am

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A school-based organization here urged voters to participate in a two-day forum that aims to provide them with an avenue to hear the platforms of candidates for chairman in the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30.

The two-day forum dubbed “Pag-ila 2023: Kabataan, Pag-asa ng Bayan” led by the Xavier University (XU)-Ateneo de Cagayan Central Student Government (CSG) is a project dedicated “to highlight local youth governance and stronger democracy” for aspiring young leaders.

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ORGANIZERS prepare for the question-and-answer segment of the ‘Pag-ila 2023: Kabataan, Pag-asa ng Bayan’ press conference at the Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan on Monday, October 23. (Franck Dick Rosete)

The gathering will be conducted at the XU Grade School Auditorium in Barangay Macasandig on October 25 for candidates from District 1 and October 26 for bets from District 2.

Loren Emmanuelle Ebarle, co-project head of Pag-ila 2023, said the project aims to empower informed voters. 

“Recognizing candidates by face value is definitely not enough and voters should know their advocacies and what they stand for,” Ebarle said in a press conference on Monday, October 23.. “If they are the ones who will be elected into office, their advocacies are the guide to their way of leadership,” Ebarle added. 

The project’s objectives are: Identify and showcase candidates for SK chairman in this city, foster informed voters, and empower youth engagement in grassroots governance.

The organization has partnered with the Oro Youth Development Council to ensure that questions asked of candidates in the forum are data-driven, especially on various issues in their localities, including election-related issues such as vote-buying.

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CANDIDATES for Cagayan de Oro City councilor in the local elections in 2022 join the Pag-ila event at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. (Pag-ila 2023 Facebook)

The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cagayan de Oro is one of its partners and has sent invitations to participating candidates.

Organizers acknowledged the hectic schedule of the candidates who have only 10 days to campaign. They stressed that Pag-ila 2023 is a supplemental venue for showcasing their platforms but are not required to attend the activity.

Student organizations here have been tapped to promote the event. Individuals who want to join the forum were asked to fill out the registration form in the Pag-Ila 2023 Facebook page.

Joanna Camille Aparece, co-project head of Pag-ila 2023, said they will release evaluation forms to determine if participants learned from the event and underscored the importance of success indicators.

Athasha Claire Namoc, co-public relations director of Pag-ila 2023, said the project continues after the election as they, in partnership with XU-Social Involvement and Advocacy Program (XU-SIAP), also aims to provide a platform for elected officials to share their accomplishments.

“Because at the end of the day, we really want the community to have fulfilled promises and not just false promises to our people,” Namoc said.

The XU-SIAP also presented during the press conference the “Dapat Lang!” campaign that promotes active political engagement for the barangay and SK elections.

LANG is an acronym for the campaign's key focus areas – Learn about the electoral process and candidates for informed participation; Advocate for the community's priority concerns; Nurture candidates for effective leadership, and Guard the entire electoral process for fairness, transparency, and integrity.

Pag-ila 2023 will also focus on the SK Federation elections.

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