08/08/2026
𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 — 𝐀𝐧𝐨, 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚? 🏛
𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽, 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲.
That was part of our story at the 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝗧𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗖).
For three days and two nights, our VNHSE delegates stepped into a different environment, met fellow young leaders, listened to different stories, joined team building activities, and took part in conversations that made us look at leadership from a wider perspective.
And yes, the typhoon made things a little more interesting. 🌧 But it also gave us another reason to practice what leadership is supposed to teach us: stay calm, adjust, help one another, and keep going.
𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦:
✨𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗖. 𝗔𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮 - SSLG President
✨𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗻 𝗘. 𝗣𝗮𝗮 - RCYC President
✨𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗬𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗩. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗼 - YES-O President
✨𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 - BKB Vice President
✨𝗝𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 - SSLG Protocol Officer
Five student leaders, coming from different organizations, carrying different responsibilities, but sharing the same goal and passion to lead.
Throughout the congress, there were plenty of moments to learn, but there were also moments to simply be students: laughing during activities, getting to know new people, exchanging stories, and enjoying the experience together.
Those moments matter, too.
Because sometimes, the best lessons are not written on a presentation slide. They come from the people you meet, the challenges you face together, and the conversations you have along the way.
The congress also gave us the chance to learn more about the life and legacy of 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗼𝗻 and the kind of public service that puts people at the center of leadership. That perspective is something we hope to carry with us as we continue serving our fellow learners at VNHSE. ❤
We are grateful to the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿 (𝗣𝗚𝗜𝗦) and 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮𝘀 “𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆” 𝗖. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗼𝗻 for making opportunities like this possible for young leaders.
Our sincere appreciation also goes to the resource speakers who shared their time and knowledge:
💡 𝗠𝘀. 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗩. 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀-𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 — Registered Psychologist
💡 𝗔𝘀𝗲𝗰. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻— NYC Commissioner Representing Luzon
💡𝗠𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀— Founder, FTTM
💡𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 — Executive Director & COO, NYC
💡𝗠𝘀. 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗼— Content Creator & Business Owner
💡𝗠𝘀. 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 — Provincial Youth Development Officer
And to the organizers, facilitators, fellow delegates, and everyone who shared this experience with us, 𝗔𝗴𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻.
We came to the congress with our own experiences.
We are leaving with more stories, more lessons, and a few more people to call friends.
Most importantly, we are coming home to VNHSE with ideas we hope to turn into action.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀.
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