By Rey Anthony Chiu, PIA
Reclaiming the country’s forests is now partly lies in the hands of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).
This as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo released another P10M from the President’s Social Fund for the purpose, reports Boholano SK National Federation president Jane Censoria Cajes.
Over the development, Cajes, who organized with the SK national federation its annual Congress in Subic October 27-30 said the President has showed anew her firm belief of the youthful energy to realize the dream for the country.
Upon sharing the good news to the youth, the President also said the youth should get involved in civic life, speak up, take action and take responsibility for their own fortunes, work to make a better world and use the tools afforded to you by the government for the country.
According to Cajes, after last year’s SK launching of the Green
Philippines Campaign, the President is happy because she noted that the country has regained portions of the forest that was lost.
Citing the proper use of the funds for the SK greening program, the president in her keynote address before the SK lweaders from across the country said told the youth she has asked the DBM and the DENR to release another P10M for more reforestation projects through the SK.
It may be recalled that President Arroyo also gave P10M for the SK greening projects during their Congress in Cebu last year.
Moreover, she hinted to the country’s young leaders areas where the SK could partner with the government in its anti-poverty programs.
She asked the youth to aid micro-entrepreneurs access financing support by helping them with the requirements.
The president claimed that the youth can also be partners in monitoring the government’s conditional cash transfer programs to make sure that the program conditions are met.
Finally, she asked the SK to remind their local councils of the obligation to pay for the PhilHealth premiums for indigent patients so as to keep the national government funds flowing for its priority projects while the local governments assume the responsibility, which the national government initiated.
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