Bill on Nat’l Youth Day lapses into law
A bill declaring August 12 of every year as National Youth Day became a law without the signature of then President Rodrigo Duterte on July 30, 2022.
A bill declaring August 12 of every year as National Youth Day became a law without the signature of then President Rodrigo Duterte on July 30, 2022.
Duterte Youth party-list Rep. Ducielle Marie Cardema and her husband National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Ronald Gian Carlo Cardema have filed a petition before the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon from becoming a party-list lawmaker.
The Duterte Youth party-list and Kabataan party-list have clashed over the report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the fund of the National Youth Commission (NYC).
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr on Friday urged officials of the 12 agencies under the Office of the Cabinet Secretary to step up and reach out to the people especially in rural areas.
National Youth Commission chairperson Aiza Seguerra has expressed dismay over the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) decision to reject the ad interim appointment of Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo.
Former child actress Aiza Seguerra will have her hands full juggling her job as National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson and her new role as a member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Appeals Committee.
The National Youth Commission (NYC) in 2016 implemented a measly 0.18 percent or P170,181.85 of its total P91.109 million budget for its gender and development (GAD) program, falling short of the required five percent, state auditors said.
State auditors questioned the payment of P472,500 for rent or lease to the office areas of the National Youth Commission (NYC) without the renewal of rental contracts.
The National Youth Commission (NYC) allocated a measly P200,000 for its gender and development (GAD) fund in 2015, state auditors said.
Aiza Seguerra may be opinionated at times, but that appears to be the quality that President Rodrigo Duterte likes most about her especially if she is to become an effective chairman of the National Youth Commission (NYC). Here, Duterte intently listens to the former child star during a meeting in Malacañang Thursday, January 19.