The VoiceMaster Speaks at the 5th Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Congress in CamSur

The Camarines Sur Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized its 5th Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Congress, held at the Camarines Sur Convention Center on July 27-28. About 2,000 Business and Management Students, as well as young entrepreneurs of the Bicol Region participated in the conference, along with established business owners who are members of the Chamber of Commerce. The two-day event featured the theme “The Power of the Millennial Entrepreneur,” and tackled various topics to help aspiring and existing young entrepreneurs in the region.

The VoiceMaster inspiring the Bicolano Youth

Filipino motivational speaker Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was one of the speakers on the second day, who talked about Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset. Pocholo shared his humble beginnings as a young voice artist, who eventually opened his own recording studio after almost a decade in the industry. He talked about the challenges he encountered as a young professional, and how he made those the motivation for him to establish the first and only voice acting school in the Philippines. Pocholo even amazed the audience with his repertoire of voice impressions, which included cartoon characters, famous celebrities and personalities.

Pocholo then transitioned to the topic of entrepreneurship, and shared what it means to have an “entrepreneurial mindset.” Pocholo tied his life story to the qualities that an entrepreneur must have – qualities such as being dedicated, having a vision, and the ability to set goals, among many others. He reminded the young entrepreneurs that they should have a purpose for starting a business that goes beyond simply making money. He encouraged them to think of how their business contributes to the community and to the country in creating positive change.

Pocholo also introduced a different concept of money by using its Tagalog term as an acronym for what people should invest in. According to him, people should not just invest their pera, but rather invest in their P.E.R.A. – which stand for passion, energy, relationships and ability. Pocholo planted the strong message that people who are thinking of starting a business should focus on making a difference than simply making money.

Pocholo’s talk closed with his Pochology “Availability is your best ability,” and encouraged the audience to make themselves available for opportunities to ignite and cultivate their entrepreneurial spirit.

Pocholo also speaks about Entrepreneurial Mindset as one of the mentors and speakers of the Kapatid Mentor ME Program of Go Negosyo and DTI.

The VoiceMaster featured on MMDA ON THE ROAD with Bayani Fernando

VOTY's Radio Program

Here you can see some pictures of the VoiceMaster during his stint as broadcaster for VOTY's radio program at DZME 1530khz.

VOTY's Radio Program

Here you can see some pictures of the VoiceMaster during his stint as broadcaster for VOTY's radio program at DZME 1530khz.

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VOTY-NCJP, other youth groups to join 2004 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)


By LLOYD LUNA / Polytechnic University of the Philippines

"Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2004 mobilizes youth in over 150 countries to rebuild communities, breakdown ethnic barriers and promote peace through community services.�

From Kuwait to the Philippines to Uganda, from Bolivia to India to Spain, millions of youth in over 150 countries around the world are organizing community service projects and special events to celebrate the 5th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 16-18.


It is in this event that the Voice of the Youth Network, the Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines, SAVE ME Movement and other youth groups in the country have expressed their full support and commitment.


Young people around the world are responding to terrorism, war and ethnic violence by focusing their efforts to eradicate hunger and HIV/AIDS, to address education problems in their communities, and to resolve conflicts. Young volunteers are mobilizing en masse to mark this year's GYSD.


Global Youth Service Day is an annual global event led by Youth Service America, in cooperation with Global Youth Action Network, Inc., its key partner, together with a consortium of international organizations and national committees. GYSD 2004 Philippine Celebration is led by National Youth Commission and Youth for Sustainable Development in partnership with the National Coordinating Committees that include Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines (NCJP), Tinig Kabataan (VOICE OF THE YOUTH NETWORK), Philippine Youth Employment Network, Inc., Batangas Youth Organization and Family Planning Organization of the Philippines. SAVE ME Movement, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Youth Affairs, Tuklas Katutubo, UNESCO Club, Remedios Foundation's Youth Zone Project also help for the preparation.


NCJP, the fastest growing organization of campus journalist in the Philippines, is organizing local events in different in different regions particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao under the SUMMER 2004. This program aims at inculcating moral values in journalism that involves more than 300 student publication nationwide. They coordinate on various training on modern mass media, trainings on journalism, team building activities, leadership congress and regional writing competitions. NCJP national president Patrick Asi�ero says, �We are putting into writing different events that has something to do with GYSD because for us, documenting the celebration itself is very vital in also promoting the active participation of the Filipino Youth.�


In another statement, VOTY founding president and NCJP director on International Relations Pocholo Gonzales stress, �The Filipino Youth continuously and passionately inspiring, informing and involving their fellow youth, through GYSD, where young people represent a dynamic force of creativity and change.� He adds that GYSD creates a remarkable opportunity to exemplify the power of a generation uniting its efforts to build a better Philippines and a better world.


VOTY spearheads Youth Action Forum in different chapters nationwide. The program focuses on peace and development. Under this are voter's education, crime prevention, anti-terrorism law in the Philippines and other issues.


Meanwhile, leading GYSD coordinator and Asia-Pacific Coordinator Global Youth Action Network Catherine Kamping pointed out that countries around the world are beginning to recognize young people as assets, tapping into their amazing energy, commitment, and skills to solve problems especially here in the Philippines. She further notes, �Young volunteers from different geographic, socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds are organizing service projects, public awareness campaigns, and forums that tackle some of society's most intractable problems.�


Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is a public education campaign that highlights the amazing contributions made by youth year-round to their communities through volunteering.


This celebration envisions fostering youth participation and involvement and that millions of young people in countries everywhere will highlight and carry out thousands of community improvement projects. This day will be a way for local, national, and international organizations to build the capacity of an international network and organizations that promote youth participation, service and learning; to educate the public, the media, and policy-makers about the year-round contributions of young people as community leaders around the world; to mobilize youth and adults to meet the needs of their comities through volunteering; and to learn and share effective practices in youth service, youth voice, and civic engagement in the world today.

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VOTY-NCJP, other youth groups to join 2004 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)


By LLOYD LUNA / Polytechnic University of the Philippines

"Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2004 mobilizes youth in over 150 countries to rebuild communities, breakdown ethnic barriers and promote peace through community services.�

From Kuwait to the Philippines to Uganda, from Bolivia to India to Spain, millions of youth in over 150 countries around the world are organizing community service projects and special events to celebrate the 5th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 16-18.


It is in this event that the Voice of the Youth Network, the Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines, SAVE ME Movement and other youth groups in the country have expressed their full support and commitment.


Young people around the world are responding to terrorism, war and ethnic violence by focusing their efforts to eradicate hunger and HIV/AIDS, to address education problems in their communities, and to resolve conflicts. Young volunteers are mobilizing en masse to mark this year's GYSD.


Global Youth Service Day is an annual global event led by Youth Service America, in cooperation with Global Youth Action Network, Inc., its key partner, together with a consortium of international organizations and national committees. GYSD 2004 Philippine Celebration is led by National Youth Commission and Youth for Sustainable Development in partnership with the National Coordinating Committees that include Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines (NCJP), Tinig Kabataan (VOICE OF THE YOUTH NETWORK), Philippine Youth Employment Network, Inc., Batangas Youth Organization and Family Planning Organization of the Philippines. SAVE ME Movement, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Youth Affairs, Tuklas Katutubo, UNESCO Club, Remedios Foundation's Youth Zone Project also help for the preparation.


NCJP, the fastest growing organization of campus journalist in the Philippines, is organizing local events in different in different regions particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao under the SUMMER 2004. This program aims at inculcating moral values in journalism that involves more than 300 student publication nationwide. They coordinate on various training on modern mass media, trainings on journalism, team building activities, leadership congress and regional writing competitions. NCJP national president Patrick Asi�ero says, �We are putting into writing different events that has something to do with GYSD because for us, documenting the celebration itself is very vital in also promoting the active participation of the Filipino Youth.�


In another statement, VOTY founding president and NCJP director on International Relations Pocholo Gonzales stress, �The Filipino Youth continuously and passionately inspiring, informing and involving their fellow youth, through GYSD, where young people represent a dynamic force of creativity and change.� He adds that GYSD creates a remarkable opportunity to exemplify the power of a generation uniting its efforts to build a better Philippines and a better world.


VOTY spearheads Youth Action Forum in different chapters nationwide. The program focuses on peace and development. Under this are voter's education, crime prevention, anti-terrorism law in the Philippines and other issues.


Meanwhile, leading GYSD coordinator and Asia-Pacific Coordinator Global Youth Action Network Catherine Kamping pointed out that countries around the world are beginning to recognize young people as assets, tapping into their amazing energy, commitment, and skills to solve problems especially here in the Philippines. She further notes, �Young volunteers from different geographic, socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds are organizing service projects, public awareness campaigns, and forums that tackle some of society's most intractable problems.�


Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is a public education campaign that highlights the amazing contributions made by youth year-round to their communities through volunteering.


This celebration envisions fostering youth participation and involvement and that millions of young people in countries everywhere will highlight and carry out thousands of community improvement projects. This day will be a way for local, national, and international organizations to build the capacity of an international network and organizations that promote youth participation, service and learning; to educate the public, the media, and policy-makers about the year-round contributions of young people as community leaders around the world; to mobilize youth and adults to meet the needs of their comities through volunteering; and to learn and share effective practices in youth service, youth voice, and civic engagement in the world today.

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Filipina podcast goes high gear
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Janette Toral of DigitalFilipino.com released the 4th episode of the DigitalFilipino.com Podcast, a twice a month program, featuring interviews of Rodney Jao on Davao’s outsourcing destination challenges, Stephanie Caragos on the forthcoming Mindanao ICT Congress, and Cebu-based Dann Diez on online network marketing. This extensive personal podcast can be downloaded at http://digitalfilipino.podomatic.com.

"The DigitalFilipino Podcast allows us to connect to the growing Filipino Internet community throughout the country and overseas," said Janette Toral, host and co-producer editor of The DigitalFilipino Podcast. "It gave me opportunity to continue my broadcasting hobby that I pursued before with Infotech Radio and CoolIT in the year 1999-2001.’

Toral’s podcast topics include news and updates in DigitalFilipino.com, chat with Internet personalities and her club members, personal tech advise, and events she supports. DigitalFilipino.com Podcast runs for 25 to 30 minutes and new episode is released every other Friday.

"For the month of June, we will be going weekly to celebrate the I.T. month and 6th year anniversary of Republic Act 8792 or the E-Commerce Law," Toral added.

The DigitalFilipino.com Podcast was launched last April 2006 and is co-produced by Pocholo Gonzales of Creative Voices Productions (http://www.creativoices.com). Its programming is similar to a radio show that has segments and sponsors. To date, it is the first Philippine podcast with commercial sponsors beginning its 2nd episode.

Listeners can tune in to the podcast by visiting http://digitalfilipino.podomatic.com and can also download the episode file to their computer and transfer it to an mp3 player or mobile phone.

DigitalFilipino.com is the personal website of Janette Toral promoting her e-commerce book and Philippine Internet documentary.

Manila Bulletin Online

http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/06/02/INFO2006060265720.html
Filipina podcast goes high gear
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Janette Toral of DigitalFilipino.com released the 4th episode of the DigitalFilipino.com Podcast, a twice a month program, featuring interviews of Rodney Jao on Davao’s outsourcing destination challenges, Stephanie Caragos on the forthcoming Mindanao ICT Congress, and Cebu-based Dann Diez on online network marketing. This extensive personal podcast can be downloaded at http://digitalfilipino.podomatic.com.

"The DigitalFilipino Podcast allows us to connect to the growing Filipino Internet community throughout the country and overseas," said Janette Toral, host and co-producer editor of The DigitalFilipino Podcast. "It gave me opportunity to continue my broadcasting hobby that I pursued before with Infotech Radio and CoolIT in the year 1999-2001.’

Toral’s podcast topics include news and updates in DigitalFilipino.com, chat with Internet personalities and her club members, personal tech advise, and events she supports. DigitalFilipino.com Podcast runs for 25 to 30 minutes and new episode is released every other Friday.

"For the month of June, we will be going weekly to celebrate the I.T. month and 6th year anniversary of Republic Act 8792 or the E-Commerce Law," Toral added.

The DigitalFilipino.com Podcast was launched last April 2006 and is co-produced by Pocholo Gonzales of Creative Voices Productions (http://www.creativoices.com). Its programming is similar to a radio show that has segments and sponsors. To date, it is the first Philippine podcast with commercial sponsors beginning its 2nd episode.

Listeners can tune in to the podcast by visiting http://digitalfilipino.podomatic.com and can also download the episode file to their computer and transfer it to an mp3 player or mobile phone.

DigitalFilipino.com is the personal website of Janette Toral promoting her e-commerce book and Philippine Internet documentary.

Yehey! Lifestyle

http://www.yehey.com/lifestyle/culture.aspx?artid=12144
Youth power 2005 conference and expo... a great start

By: Lionel C. Gonzaga

Youth Power 2005 Conference and Expo was amazingly and overwhelmingly successful. Last February 4 and 5, over 6,000 students and youngsters flocked to the World Trade Center to witness the biggest Youth Event of the year for free.

Photo provided by Lionel C. GonzagaFrom the ideas of Pocholo Gonzales, Al Ian Barcelona and Lloyd Luna, the event was organized by Ms. Anna Bacani-Lacsamana’s Next Step Events Planner in partnership with Sterling Paper Inc. The event was also made possible by the Philippine Youth Sphere group, headed by the Voice of the Youth (VOTY) Network, the Network of Campus Journalist of the Philippines (NCJP), Samahan ng Kabataan Network, Kristiyanong Kabataan Para Sa Bayan Movement, Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan Organization, Students Network of the Philippines, and Professional Youth. Among the sponsors are GMA7, Inc. and GMA7 Kapuso Foundation, Chikka Asia, Nestle Kitkat, John Clements Consulting Firm, Dickies, and the Philippine National Red Cross Youth. The event was also endorsed by the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education and the National Youth Commission.

Voice of the Youth (VOTY) Network got a lot of volunteers coming from different parts of the country and different youth organizations like the Red Cross Youth and UP students. We have volunteers and delegations from as far as Cagayan Valley in the north, and Tawi-tawi and Jolo, Sulu in the south. It's a convergence. Hardwork, initiative and dedication were all among the volunteers. They did that in the name of youth service and advocacy to bring positive change to the youth.

What's also amazing is that all the speakers such as Senators Manny Villar and Richard Gordon, Cong. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Businessman and Public Speaker Mr. Francis Kong, PLDT Exec VP, Butch Jimenez, GMA7's Arnold Clavio, NYC Commissioner Mark Castrodes and all the Kapuso artists who performed, like Dennis Trillo, Karylle, Jolina
Magdangal, Sherwin Ordonez and Biboy Ramirez, XY Kids and Ghost 13 and Slapshock were there as volunteers as well, for FREE. Thanks to Ms. Maybelyn Dela Cruz for making those things possible. She's a VOTY member too. They truly supported the cause, the youth.

With the theme, “Initiate. Participate. Cooperate. Face the Challenges of Tomorrow,” the conference tackled the most common scenario in response to the challenges that the Filipino youth are facing today. Atty. Marc Castrodes, Commissioner of the National Youth Commission, discussed the situation of education and the quality the students gain. PLDT Exec. Vice President Butch Jimenez discussed leadership and key points to believe in the power of our dreams that they will come into reality. Cong. Miguel Zubiri, with Maybelyn Dela Cruz alongside, encouraged the youth to participate and volunteer in the name of the Philippine National Red Cross and of service. Public Speaker and known Businessman Francis Kong inspired the youth by showing a clearer picture of the real world and what it takes to succeed and develop attitude more than skills. Senators Gordon and Villar shared their almost common stories of triumph. Sen. Gordon shared how he transformed the sin city of Subic into a model city. Sen. Villar proudly revealed his secrets of “Sipag at Tiyaga.” Mr. Arnold Clavio discussed the role of the media in shaping the youth. Ms. Anna Lacsamana, the president and head organizer from Next Step Events Planner inspired the delegates by sharing her humble beginnings that led to her success. Other speakers who discussed the role of the government in youth involvement were Dr. Cielito Habito of NEDA, and Department of National Defense Usec. Ernesto Carolina. Other subjects given attention were ICT and Business Management and Jobs in Call Centers.

Fun and entertainment were also among the agenda of the event. Several students from different regions participated in the Interpretative Dance and Dance Festival competitions respectively. Schools fought for the title of Best in Duo Flair Tending. A number of delegates showed up their talents in painting. Nestle Kitkat also sponsored a mini-game for the participants.

Moving the Youth


Inspiring and empowering are the two best words to describe the success of Youth Power 2005. The fact that the event was made possible because of dedication and passion for the youth alone is amazing. Who would have thought that organizations that have no funds and never collected any fees from its dedicated members would come up with a big event? For VOTY, It’s all heart with passion and a mission. Youth Power is only just the beginning. It is a realization that dreams really come into reality, and the convergence of youthful ideas says that we can make a change for the Filipinos – for our country.

Yehey! Lifestyle

http://www.yehey.com/lifestyle/culture.aspx?artid=12144
Youth power 2005 conference and expo... a great start

By: Lionel C. Gonzaga

Youth Power 2005 Conference and Expo was amazingly and overwhelmingly successful. Last February 4 and 5, over 6,000 students and youngsters flocked to the World Trade Center to witness the biggest Youth Event of the year for free.

Photo provided by Lionel C. GonzagaFrom the ideas of Pocholo Gonzales, Al Ian Barcelona and Lloyd Luna, the event was organized by Ms. Anna Bacani-Lacsamana’s Next Step Events Planner in partnership with Sterling Paper Inc. The event was also made possible by the Philippine Youth Sphere group, headed by the Voice of the Youth (VOTY) Network, the Network of Campus Journalist of the Philippines (NCJP), Samahan ng Kabataan Network, Kristiyanong Kabataan Para Sa Bayan Movement, Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan Organization, Students Network of the Philippines, and Professional Youth. Among the sponsors are GMA7, Inc. and GMA7 Kapuso Foundation, Chikka Asia, Nestle Kitkat, John Clements Consulting Firm, Dickies, and the Philippine National Red Cross Youth. The event was also endorsed by the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education and the National Youth Commission.

Voice of the Youth (VOTY) Network got a lot of volunteers coming from different parts of the country and different youth organizations like the Red Cross Youth and UP students. We have volunteers and delegations from as far as Cagayan Valley in the north, and Tawi-tawi and Jolo, Sulu in the south. It's a convergence. Hardwork, initiative and dedication were all among the volunteers. They did that in the name of youth service and advocacy to bring positive change to the youth.

What's also amazing is that all the speakers such as Senators Manny Villar and Richard Gordon, Cong. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Businessman and Public Speaker Mr. Francis Kong, PLDT Exec VP, Butch Jimenez, GMA7's Arnold Clavio, NYC Commissioner Mark Castrodes and all the Kapuso artists who performed, like Dennis Trillo, Karylle, Jolina
Magdangal, Sherwin Ordonez and Biboy Ramirez, XY Kids and Ghost 13 and Slapshock were there as volunteers as well, for FREE. Thanks to Ms. Maybelyn Dela Cruz for making those things possible. She's a VOTY member too. They truly supported the cause, the youth.

With the theme, “Initiate. Participate. Cooperate. Face the Challenges of Tomorrow,” the conference tackled the most common scenario in response to the challenges that the Filipino youth are facing today. Atty. Marc Castrodes, Commissioner of the National Youth Commission, discussed the situation of education and the quality the students gain. PLDT Exec. Vice President Butch Jimenez discussed leadership and key points to believe in the power of our dreams that they will come into reality. Cong. Miguel Zubiri, with Maybelyn Dela Cruz alongside, encouraged the youth to participate and volunteer in the name of the Philippine National Red Cross and of service. Public Speaker and known Businessman Francis Kong inspired the youth by showing a clearer picture of the real world and what it takes to succeed and develop attitude more than skills. Senators Gordon and Villar shared their almost common stories of triumph. Sen. Gordon shared how he transformed the sin city of Subic into a model city. Sen. Villar proudly revealed his secrets of “Sipag at Tiyaga.” Mr. Arnold Clavio discussed the role of the media in shaping the youth. Ms. Anna Lacsamana, the president and head organizer from Next Step Events Planner inspired the delegates by sharing her humble beginnings that led to her success. Other speakers who discussed the role of the government in youth involvement were Dr. Cielito Habito of NEDA, and Department of National Defense Usec. Ernesto Carolina. Other subjects given attention were ICT and Business Management and Jobs in Call Centers.

Fun and entertainment were also among the agenda of the event. Several students from different regions participated in the Interpretative Dance and Dance Festival competitions respectively. Schools fought for the title of Best in Duo Flair Tending. A number of delegates showed up their talents in painting. Nestle Kitkat also sponsored a mini-game for the participants.

Moving the Youth


Inspiring and empowering are the two best words to describe the success of Youth Power 2005. The fact that the event was made possible because of dedication and passion for the youth alone is amazing. Who would have thought that organizations that have no funds and never collected any fees from its dedicated members would come up with a big event? For VOTY, It’s all heart with passion and a mission. Youth Power is only just the beginning. It is a realization that dreams really come into reality, and the convergence of youthful ideas says that we can make a change for the Filipinos – for our country.

Meet the Winners

http://www.youthactionnet.org/yan_awards/awardwinner.cfm?awid=39

POCHOLO GONZALES

POCHOLO GONZALES Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 27

Short Bio: Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.

Long Bio: For more than a decade, Pocholo D. Gonzales has advocated for children’s issues. He now serves as Project Coordinator of the Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) Empowerment Program (VOTY), a program he helped launch based on his personal experience as a voice talent, writer, and director. The program is dedicated to developing the talents, capabilities, and leadership skills of young people, ages 15 to 25. From 1997-1999, VOTY had its own youth radio program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan, the only youth program of its kind in the Philippines. Its goal was to promote youth participation through radio broadcasting. More recently, VOTY members have been invited to present at local, national, and international conferences, and have been featured on national television and radio programs, in newspapers, and at school and community events. Currently a student at the University of the Philippines, Pocholo has participated in numerous international youth conferences.

Meet the Winners

http://www.youthactionnet.org/yan_awards/awardwinner.cfm?awid=39

POCHOLO GONZALES

POCHOLO GONZALES Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 27

Short Bio: Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.

Long Bio: For more than a decade, Pocholo D. Gonzales has advocated for children’s issues. He now serves as Project Coordinator of the Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) Empowerment Program (VOTY), a program he helped launch based on his personal experience as a voice talent, writer, and director. The program is dedicated to developing the talents, capabilities, and leadership skills of young people, ages 15 to 25. From 1997-1999, VOTY had its own youth radio program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan, the only youth program of its kind in the Philippines. Its goal was to promote youth participation through radio broadcasting. More recently, VOTY members have been invited to present at local, national, and international conferences, and have been featured on national television and radio programs, in newspapers, and at school and community events. Currently a student at the University of the Philippines, Pocholo has participated in numerous international youth conferences.

2bu : to be young

http://you.inq7.net/2bu/stories/04062004/sto2-1.htm
RP gears up for Global
Youth Service Day 2004
By Lloyd A. Luna
YOU contributor
MEMBERS of the Voice of the Youth Network celebrating last year's Global Youth Service Day

FROM KUWAIT to the Philippines to Uganda, from Bolivia to India to Spain, millions of youth in over 150 countries around the world are organizing community service projects and special events to celebrate the 5th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) from April 16 to 18.

Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth Network, VOTY), the Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines (NCJP), SAVE ME Movement and other youth groups in the Philippines have expressed their full support and
commitment.

Young people around the world are responding to terrorism, war and ethnic violence by focusing their efforts to eradicate hunger and HIV/AIDS, address education problems in their communities, and resolve conflicts. Young volunteers are mobilizing en masse to mark this year's GYSD.

Global Youth Service Day is an annual global event led by Youth Service America, in cooperation with Global Youth Action Network Inc., its key partner, together with a consortium of international organizations and national committees. The GYSD 2004 Philippine celebration is led by the National Youth Commission and Youth for Sustainable Development in partnership with the national coordinating committees, including NCJP), Tinig Kabataan, Philippine Youth Employment Network Inc., Batangas Youth Organization and Family Planning Organization of the Philippines. SAVE ME Movement, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Youth Affairs, Tuklas Katutubo, UNESCO Club and Remedios Foundation's Youth Zone Project are also lending their support.
VOICE of the Youth Network ladies holding GYSD posters

NCJP, the fastest growing organization of campus journalists in the Philippines, is organizing local events in different regions, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao under SUMMER 2004. This program aims at inculcating moral values in journalism, with more than 300 student publications nationwide participating. As NCJP national president Patrick Asiòero said: "We are putting into writing different events that has something to do with GYSD because for us, documenting the celebration itself is very vital in promoting also the active participation of the Filipino youth."

Meanwhile, VOTY founding [resident and NCJP director on International Relations Pocholo D. Gonzales stressed that: "The Filipino youth is continuously and passionately inspiring, informing and involving their fellow youth, through GYSD where young people represent a dynamic force of creativity and change." He added that GYSD creates and remarkable opportunity to exemplify the power of a generation uniting its efforts to build a better Philippines and world.

For more information, you may contact Catherine Kamping at mckates@yahoo.com, Pocholo Gonzales at pocholo@youthlink.org or Lloyd Luna at lloyd@voty.org. You may also visit www.gysd.net and www.voty.org for more details.

Lloyd Luna is the founding chairperson and CEO of Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines.

2bu : to be young

http://you.inq7.net/2bu/stories/04062004/sto2-1.htm
RP gears up for Global
Youth Service Day 2004
By Lloyd A. Luna
YOU contributor
MEMBERS of the Voice of the Youth Network celebrating last year's Global Youth Service Day

FROM KUWAIT to the Philippines to Uganda, from Bolivia to India to Spain, millions of youth in over 150 countries around the world are organizing community service projects and special events to celebrate the 5th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) from April 16 to 18.

Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth Network, VOTY), the Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines (NCJP), SAVE ME Movement and other youth groups in the Philippines have expressed their full support and
commitment.

Young people around the world are responding to terrorism, war and ethnic violence by focusing their efforts to eradicate hunger and HIV/AIDS, address education problems in their communities, and resolve conflicts. Young volunteers are mobilizing en masse to mark this year's GYSD.

Global Youth Service Day is an annual global event led by Youth Service America, in cooperation with Global Youth Action Network Inc., its key partner, together with a consortium of international organizations and national committees. The GYSD 2004 Philippine celebration is led by the National Youth Commission and Youth for Sustainable Development in partnership with the national coordinating committees, including NCJP), Tinig Kabataan, Philippine Youth Employment Network Inc., Batangas Youth Organization and Family Planning Organization of the Philippines. SAVE ME Movement, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Youth Affairs, Tuklas Katutubo, UNESCO Club and Remedios Foundation's Youth Zone Project are also lending their support.
VOICE of the Youth Network ladies holding GYSD posters

NCJP, the fastest growing organization of campus journalists in the Philippines, is organizing local events in different regions, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao under SUMMER 2004. This program aims at inculcating moral values in journalism, with more than 300 student publications nationwide participating. As NCJP national president Patrick Asiòero said: "We are putting into writing different events that has something to do with GYSD because for us, documenting the celebration itself is very vital in promoting also the active participation of the Filipino youth."

Meanwhile, VOTY founding [resident and NCJP director on International Relations Pocholo D. Gonzales stressed that: "The Filipino youth is continuously and passionately inspiring, informing and involving their fellow youth, through GYSD where young people represent a dynamic force of creativity and change." He added that GYSD creates and remarkable opportunity to exemplify the power of a generation uniting its efforts to build a better Philippines and world.

For more information, you may contact Catherine Kamping at mckates@yahoo.com, Pocholo Gonzales at pocholo@youthlink.org or Lloyd Luna at lloyd@voty.org. You may also visit www.gysd.net and www.voty.org for more details.

Lloyd Luna is the founding chairperson and CEO of Network of Campus Journalists of the Philippines.