The Quezon City University, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety and Order and the Quezon City LGU, held its first Youth Leadership Summit from January 10–12, 2022 at the QCU Auditorium to prepare the student and youth leaders for this year. The summit's theme is "Task force capacitates urban communities for peace and order." Nearly 500 youths, including leaders of their school organizations, QCU students, and representatives from other barangays, attended the youth summit. This event aims to empower youth and help them to become more effective and good leaders.
Day 1: Bridging Leadership: Ownership
On the first day of the series, Mayor Joy Belmonte gave a message of inspiration and encouraged everyone to be a good leader to their communities and to empower the youth sector more.
To formally start the program, Mayor Joy Belmonte gave a message for everyone to be a good leader of their community and to empower the youth sector more. University President Theresita V. Atienza is the speaker for day 1 with a topic of "Bridging Leadership: Ownership". She said that we are a leader because we are a follower. President Atienza explained the importance of owning a problem because it's important in creating a solution for the problem itself. She also defined the meaning of being a bridging leader.
"We need to do more for those who need help", Dr. Atienza said. She also stated that a leader helps because it is necessary. Meanwhile, an activity was also conducted in the morning session which is the "Lifeline Journey". Some students were called in front to share their journey of leadership.
The afternoon session revolves around the reports of different clusters. The reports were about the problems students were facing and its cause and effect.
Day 2: Insurgency and Climate Change
The 2nd day of the youth summit tackles insurgency and climate change by different guest speakers. Those two topics are crucial for the awareness of students who will become future leaders of the city or nation.
Under the topic of insurgency, it covers the history of terrorism, how the idea of communism emerged, how it reached our country, and how it was implemented. It was discussed by Regional Director Dennis Godfrey Gammad of NICA-NCR.
He said that joining the organizations made by communist parties can only ruin the future of students, and the only things that the youth can help build the nation is by studying well and working in their profession or fields.
Ms. Elizabeth E. Anyaya, the Chief Counterintelligence Operations Branch, Counterintelligence Division of NICA-NCR tackles how the recruitment is done. She showed different clips of students who rally in the roads for their advocacies, videos of parents in the congress crying for their concern to their children who've been missing, and some images of students who got killed by trying to betray their organization and turning themselves around to the authorities.
Following the presentation is an inspirational testimony from the former member of CPP-NPA-NDF that was shared during the session. He encouraged his fellow youth not to join those groups. In order to lift their lives, the youth should study well and pursue their passion. He also said to not be afraid of going to the government authorities, because they are open to help the youth, especially those who want to turn themselves in.
Moreover, after the serious discussion about insurgence, the Quezon City for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department discussed the climate change in the Quezon City, the main causes of climate change by showing their inventory in greenhouse gas emissions, climate risk and impact assessment, the programs and projects for adaptation and mitigation, and the Enhanced Local Climate Change Plan for 2021 to 2050.
After the discussion about climate change, they held an activity about getting the computation of the carbon footprint.
It concluded by stating the simple ways as a student to help in adapting and preventing the climate change
The participants also have an outdoor activity after the day 2 session before going home, which is the tree planting. They plant trees outside of the Bautista Building. This activity is a great way to have an application to the lecture about climate change.
Day 3: Cybersecurity and Graduation
Team leader Police Capt. Michael Bernardo from QCPD Anti-Cybercrime team was the speaker for the Day 3 morning session. The topic for the last day of the event was Cyber security and he introduced and explained what cybercrime is.
He also showed the different types of cybercrime and how it will be avoided. The attendees showed their participation by asking questions to the speaker and volunteering to read the tips flashed on the screen.
For the afternoon session, the last activity for the youth summit was given to the clusters. They were given a task to think of a solution for a problem and how it will be attained and its effect. The groups or clusters were praised by Pres. Atienza for their presentation and ideas.
The event was finally concluded by a group photo on the QCU quadrangle while wearing the free shirt given to them.
Another youth leadership training is done and well accomplished by Quezon City University. The youth summit can mold each student’s character to become future leaders of the city and help in building the nation.
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