05/05/2026
โ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ต๐จ๐๐จ๐ต 2026: ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐โ
Butuan City โ In a strong display of unity and collaboration, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte under provincial governor ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, and the Provincial Youth Development Council (PYDC) through ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐
๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ, successfully conducted ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง on May 4, 2026 at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Compound.
The activity convened a wide range of stakeholders from national government agencies, academic institutions, youth organizations, and security sectors. Among those present were the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐ฉ๐๐) ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐, partner schools including ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐), ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐. (๐๐๐๐๐), ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐. (๐๐๐๐๐), ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐๐), ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐), as well as youth groups such as ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐. Meanwhile, the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation Presidents from the 11 municipalities of Agusan del Norte also participated, led by Provincial SK Federation President ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง.
The opening program featured the Provincial Committee Chair on Peace and Order ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฒ as guest speaker, who emphasized the importance of collective action in maintaining peace and order in the province. Representatives from the ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐-13) and various units of the Philippine Armyโincluding the 402๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐, 401๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐, 23๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, 29๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, 4๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ 2003๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ also supported the activity.
Anchored on the principles of unity, cooperation, and shared responsibility, โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ aimed to strengthen linkages among stakeholders through meaningful engagement, dialogue, and collaboration in peacebuilding. The consultation served as a platform to deepen awareness of peace and security concerns while fostering a shared commitment to building resilient and harmonious communities.
Key activities included the introduction of POINTY Inc. delivered by the Board of Trustees Chairperson ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐จ, followed by a Peace Situation Awareness briefing from the 23rd and 29th Infantry Battalions. Participants also engaged in a symposium titled โ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ delivered by the Legal Affairs Head of Buklod Kapayapaan Foundation Federation Inc. ๐ด๐. ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐, and a thought-provoking session, โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐,โ presented by ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐จ.
A highlight of the program was the ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, symbolizing a unified stand among stakeholders. The call to action for the signing was led by ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐๐จ, ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, reinforcing the shared responsibility of all sectors in protecting the youth from misinformation and radicalization.
Through this initiative, POINTY Inc. Agusan del Norte Chapter and its partners reaffirm their commitment to empowering communities, strengthening partnerships, and promoting long-term peace and development in the province.
โ๏ธ Mark Benolirao