22/10/2025
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ - ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ : ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ (๐๐๐๐), ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ (๐๐) ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, has significantly shaped youth development in the Philippines. These offices, led by appointed Local Youth Development Officers (LYDOs), are crucial for monitoring and implementing the Local Youth Development Plan to ensure effective youth governance.
To bolster this effort, the League of Youth Development Officers of the Philippines, in partnership with the National Youth Commission (NYC), organized the 2nd National LYDO Convention 2025. This convention, attended by representatives like ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ (๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ), aimed to equip LYDOs nationwide with knowledge regarding key issues such as the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, the Local Youth Development Council, the Seal of Good Local Governance, and other vital youth programs.
A central theme was the importance of institutionalizing the LYDO position. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ emphasized that appointing dedicated LYDOs in every LGU is essential for executing effective policies and services for Filipino youth. He also pledged NYC's support, providing the League and its members with necessary resources, training, and tools.
The event featured presentations from various partner agencies, including the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐), ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐), ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐๐๐), all of whom shared information about their youth-focused initiatives.
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