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12TH

Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT City of Davao

Youth Bill No. 02

INTRODUCED BY: COMMITTEE ON ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In the National Youth Assessment Study last 2015, statistics reveals that only 41.9% youth members aging from 18-30 years have attended programs or events arranged by various organizations, and 30.2% were members of at least one organization. These facts impose a challenge to the government, most especially the Local Government Units. The Philippine Youth Development Plan 2017-2022 serves as the foundation for a unified action among the youth and the government. The said framework is composed of the nine (9) centers of youth participation and one of it is the Active Citizenship that aims for the youth to participate in community development and nation building through active, meaningful, sustainable, productive and patriotic engagement in civil society, social mobilization, volunteerism and values formation. In order for its goal to be attained, strengthening enabling mechanisms for youth organization and participation is needed by securing allocation of funding source for the implementation of the Local Youth Development Plan. In the near future, this bill will ensure that the government can provide an avenue where the youth could proactively participate. Be it deemed necessary for the state to immediately approve this proposed legislation.

12TH

Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT City of Davao Youth Bill No. 02

INTRODUCED BY: COMMITTEE ON ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

AN ACT MANDATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO ALLOCATE AN ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives of the Philippines in the Congress assembled: Section 1. Short Title. LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN BUDGET ACT Section 2. Coverage. All provincial, city, and municipal government units through the Sangguniang Bayan/Panlungsod/Panlalawigan Committee on Budget and Appropriation, Committee on Youth and Development, Local Development Youth Council and Sangguniang Kabataan Pederasyon implementing the Local Youth Development Plan shall be covered under this act. Section 3. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of this act, the following terms are hereby defined: (a)Local Youth Development Council- a multi-sectoral youth association, which shall be called, Provincial Youth Development Council (PYDC), City Youth Development Council (CYDC), and Municipal Youth Development Council (MYDC), respectively headed by the concerned SK Pederasyon President and composed of representatives of youth and youth-serving organizations in the provincial, city, and municipal level. (b)Local Youth Development Plan – shall refer to the provincial, city, or municipal youth development plan as initially drafted by the SK Pederasyon, finalized by the LYDC and approved by the local Sanggunian and anchored on the Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) and the local development plans of the local government unit concerned. (c)Youth – in accordance to the Republic Act 10742, it shall refer to those persons whose age ranges between fifteen (15) to not more than thirty (30) years old. (d)Youth Organizations- refers to those registered organizations whose majority of membership or composition are youth. (e)Youth-Serving Organizations- shall refer to those registered organizations or institutions whose principal programs, projects, and activities are youth-oriented and youth-related. Section 4. Rationale. Article II Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. Thus, the state shall secure that it provides an avenue of opportunities for the youth in accordance with Republic Act 10742 Chapter III Sec. 24 which states that the Local Youth Development Council shall be funded by the respective Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, and Sangguniang Panlalawigan. This act hereby mandates all provincial, city, and municipal governments to allocate 1 % of their annual investment plan for the effective implementation of the Local Youth Development Plan.

Section 5. Appropriation. The source of fund will be coming from the Internal Revenue Allotment of the concerned local government unit to assure the sustainability of the Local Youth Development Council’s youth development programs and services. Such allocation shall accrue to Trust Fund of the Local Youth Development Fund to be administered by the Council. Section 6. Oversight Committee. The Department of Interior and Local Government shall be the head of the Oversight Committee to monitor the implementation of this act together with the Local Chief Executive of the Local Government Unit concerned. Section 7. Reportorial Requirements. The Local Youth Development Office as the secretariat of the Local Youth Development Council shall submit an annual report to the Office of the Mayor and a copy of it furnished to the offices of the Sangguniang Bayan/ Sangguniang Panlungsod/ Sanggunian Panlalawigan. Section 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within 90 days from the effectivity of this act, DILG, COA and such other civil organizations as may be determined are necessary to formulate the provisions of this bill. Section 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby replaced or modified accordingly. Section 10. Separability Clause. If any provision of this act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid and subsisting. Section 11. Effectivity Clause. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon publication in at least (two) national newspapers of general circulation.

Certified by:

JEFFERSON A. ESTELA Committee Deputy Secretary Approved by:

FERCY LYN N. ALMAIZ Committee Chairperson