Two young professionals join 34th SEA Youth Program
Two young professionals from Western Visayas will represent the Philippines to the 34th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) together with 26 other delegates from the various regions of the country.
Iloilo Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President Jeneda C. Salcedo and Jason B. Mande, Information Officer 1 of Antique will join 300 young Asian leaders who will spend six weeks on board the Japanese luxury ship Nippon Maru.
The Philippine delegation dubbed as PAGSIKAT will join their counterparts from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan in Singapore in October 22 for the inauguration ceremony.
During the entire trip the participants will be involved in activities such as institutional visits and home stays in participating countries, discussion groups, cultural presentations, and other goodwill exchanges which are geared towards broadening international perspective.
Meanwhile, Mande who was designated as Assistant Youth Leader will join their national leader Raul Dominic "Dino" Badilla in an audience with heads of state, prime ministers, members of parliament, monarchs and government ministers.
SSEAYP is an annual diplomatic and cultural exchange program sponsored by the Japanese government with the goal of promoting friendship and mutual understanding among emerging youth leaders from the 10 participating Southeast Asian countries and Japan.
Other participants from the Philippines are Ralph Irish S. Aguda and Ma. Elena R. Abundo of Region I; Ritchie A. Rivera, Region II; Alden Roi D. Copuyoc and Myra M. Gabito, Region III; Phillip Norbert Ahmad L. Medina and Joanne Kristine M. Mamaril, Region IV; Eddie R. Balunso and Indira B. Tabo, Region V; Michael Nicholas D. Malazarte and Janice Aurora B. Tirol, Region VII; Eugene C. Sosing and Anna Celeste M. Agabe, Region VIII; Marvin F. Delfin and Giselle Iris M. Alano, Region IX; Hector G. Quilang and Angelie S. Azcuna, Region X; Jonald T. Boyoc and Precious Ann Legario (Region XI), Jaypee B. Carmen and Jocelyn B. Lambac, Region XII; Aiza Mae J. Kanda,Region XIII; Ronald C. Lopez, CAR; Bai Erisha C. Sinsuat, ARMM and Albert John M. Mallari and Astarte D. Abraham of NCR.
(PNA)