Rotary Club backs three-day Youth Leadership Summit in Ormoc

By 19th Infantry Battalion, 8ID PA
November 1, 2012

ORMOC CITY  –  A total of 93 juveniles from the villages of Cabintan, Gaas, Liberty and Lake Danao this city has successfully completed the three-day Youth Leadership Summit on Sunday, October 28, 2012.

The summit which was held at Eastern Visayas State University was facilitated by 19th Infantry (Commando) Battalion and the DepEd Alternative Learning System with the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Ormoc City.

Majority of the participants are out of school youth while others are officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan.

In his speech during the opening ceremony on October 26, Lt. Col. Nacnac, commanding officer of 19IB, emphasizes the vital role of the youth in the community and as future leaders of the country.

“The summit is an ideal training for the youth to discover and enhance within themselves their leadership skills”, Lt. Col. Nacnac said.

Series of team building activities and lectures such a drug awareness, insurgency awareness, community policing, health and sanitation were being tackled by resource speakers coming from the city government of Ormoc, PDEA 8, Regional Public Safety Battalion 8 and Gawad Kalinga.

Lt. Col. Nacnac likewise expressed his gratitude to the Rotary Club of Ormoc City spearheaded by Mr. Wesley Noel O. Chu, the club president and Mr. Peter Rodriguez, the district governor.

On the other hand Col. Emmanuel G. Cacdac, the acting commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade who was guest of honor and speaker during the closing ceremony lauded the effort and sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Ormoc to the joint venture of the 19th Infantry (Commando) Battalion and DepEd Alternative Learning System.