Young people from the 10 ecclesiastical territories of the National Capital Region are set to gather for the 1st National Capital Region (NCR) youth day that will highlight a discussion on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill as the leading problem of today’s Filipino youth.
Slated on July 22, the youth event is dubbed “The National Capital Region Youth Day for Life! Live. Love. Learn.” The theme is taken from 1 Timothy 4:12 (“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.”)
Aside from getting together the young crowd, the event also aims to gather different leaders of the parish youth ministries or commissions, the leaders of different campus ministries of parochial, private and public school in the region, as well as the leaders of the different transparochial groups or organizations to reflect on the NCR youth’s stand regarding the RH bill.
The NCR youth ministry believes the gathering will serve as a venue for the youth to discuss in depth the content of the consolidated statement of the region on the issue of RH bill and the effects of the controversial measure on the lives of the youth
Aside from that, they will also provide the youth an opportunity to share their inputs and to better understand their statement, as well as recommit themselves in the efforts of educating young people in the region regarding the issue.
According to Peter Eric Pardo, regional youth coordinator of NCR, there will be three talks and three workshops at the event.
Pardo will be one of the speakers together with Dr. Rene Josef Bullecer, country director of Human Life International and Renelyn Tan, regional director of World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific.
For the workshops, speakers and facilitators will be Mr. Peter Capistrano, former NCR Youth Leader and Coordinator of the Diocese of Pasig Youth Ministry; Ms. Ann Rosselle Cortes, diocesan youth coordinator of Novaliches and Mr. Dani Villanueva, diocesan youth coordinator of Antipolo.
Scheduled talks are “RH bill, saan ka nanggaling?” “RH bill, ano ka ba talaga?” and “RH bill, bakit di kita ma-take?” The workshops revolve around a “Live, Love and Learn” theme.
Pardo added that they are targeting 200 young people ages 15-39 from each ecclesiastical territory of NCR. The venue of the event shall be announced soon.
NCR is composed of the Archdiocese of Manila, Dioceses of Parañaque, Pasig, Antipolo, Novaliches, Cubao, Kalookan, Imus and Apostolic Vicariates of Puerto Princesa and Taytay in Palawan. (Jandel Posion)
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