11/06/2026
๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ Kaya Natin Youth Antipolo actively participated in the ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ held last ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐, a forward-looking forum focused on sustainable urban development and climate resilience in Antipolo City. The activity was headed by our ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ , and brought together local leaders, professionals, and youth advocates committed to environmental action.
As members of ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ, we did not only attend the seminar but took part as ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ in the discussions. The seminar emphasized the cityโs push for ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ as a long-term solution to flooding, environmental degradation, and disaster risk reductionโhighlighting nature-based solutions as a core strategy for urban resilience.
๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ณ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐, underscored that BGI must be grounded in science, transparency, and accountability. He explained that ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ . We stand with the principle that climate resilience cannot be achieved through short-term or purely cosmetic solutions. For us, sustainability means:
โข Science-based and transparent governance in all development projects
โข Accountability of public officials and developers for environmental impacts
โข Integration of agricultural restoration to offset land damage and move toward net-zero goals
โข Meaningful youth participation in policy discussions affecting our future
We strongly agree with the view shared during the seminar that building a โgreen cityโ goes beyond tree-planting. True sustainability lies in ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Guided by Adviser LJ Sumulong and inspired by the insights shared at the forum, Kaya Natin Youth Antipolo commits to continuing our ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐-๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก-๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.