Youth and Responsibilities

8 April 2010
Commitment of the Philippine Youth for the Protection of the Planet Earth by Pinky CASTELO CUPINO

We live in the Philippine islands We take pride and are always in awe and marvel at the richness of our land, the abundance of our diverse natural resources – the thick and ages-old forests of both land and sea where thrive exceptional flora and fauna, the grasslands and the marine resources which provide for our people. We grow up relishing on sea food and recreation means frolicking on the sand. We travel by land, sea and air and traveling is always a fun and eco-cultural experience. We (...)

1 August 2009
The Philippine process to the CONFINT

Last July 14, 2009, the Philippines launched the local campaign for the “Let’s Take Care of the Planet” International Conference to be held in Brazil on 2010. The Philippine National Organizing Committee of the said international conference, which includes the Charter of Human Responsibilities, Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), UNESCO Philippines, and the National Association of Secondary Schools of the Philippines (NASSPHIL), had chosen (...)

Global Classroom Initiative partners with the Center for Positive Futures - 2 September 2008, by Pinky CASTELO CUPINO

A partner organization of the Charter of Human Responsibilities Philippine Facilitation Team, the Center for Positive Futures, is a partner in the Global Classroom Initiative (GCI) project initiated by Monde Pluriel, a France-based non-governmental organization. Monde Pluriel hopes to raise awareness among different sectors of society on global citizenship. The GCI aims to promote inter-cultural dialogue among students from different parts of the world, interacting on issues such as (...)

Y Acts! Youth Festival 2008! - 2 September 2008, by Pinky CASTELO CUPINO

; The Y Acts! Youth Festival 2008! was successfully held from May 7-11, 2008 at the mountain city of La Trinidad, Benguet Province, which is nestled in the Cordillera Mountain Range in Northern Philippines. It was attended by 150 young participants from different points of the Philippines, from Luzon to Mindanao, mostly from underprivileged sectors of the youth population. The number of participants topped the 79 participants during the 1st Youth Festival held in Taytay, Rizal last (...)

Asian Environmental Film Festival Makes Waves - 14 December 2007, by Marilou CERILLA

The Charter of Human Responsibilities (CHR) – Philippine Team and its Indian-based counterpart, CHR-India represented by Sudha Reddy, together with the World Youth Water Alliance represented by Anugraha John, launched a joint undertaking which focused on environmental awareness raising among students in selected schools in Metro Manila and the sub-urban areas. The week-long Film Festival commenced on October 9, 2007. It aimed to increase the students’ awareness on current environmental issues (...)

Social Responsibility in Secondary Education - 4 January 2007, by Pinky CASTELO CUPINO

Invited to speak during the 10th SEAMEO-INNOTECH International Conference held in Quezon City, Philippines, last November 15-17, 2006, I had the opportunity to present the Charter for Human Responsibility. SEAMEO INNOTECH is short for Southeast Asian Ministers Regional Center for Innovative Education and Technology. (http://www.seameo-innotech.org/) Theme of the Conference was "Learning for Life: Creating Endless Possibilities in Secondary Education”. The objectives were to: 1) Share (...)

Code of Ethics for the Youth - 29 June 2006, by Jonhatan O. Biay

1. Introduction Last May 7-9, 2006, the multisectoral confederation SANLAKAS held a YOUTH CAMP FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT held in Tanza, Cavite. This was participated in by 43 youth leaders from different organizations in Metropolitan Manila. The camp activities included Music, Art, Drama, and Communication Workshops, and a discussion of the National Political and Economic Situation and the Role of the Youth in Society. One of the activities was the discussion of the Charter of Human (...)

Summer Youth Camp on Charter Diffusion Project among Youth Leaders - 25 June 2006, by Flora SANTOS, Tess PAGUIA

The Charter Diffusion Project among the Youth Sector is an activity aimed at searching together the meaning of Human Responsibilities in the light of the present adverse social realities. This is translated in the context of global co-operation and governance as advocated by the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World. The assumption here was that global conditions today have placed the people of the world, especially the youth, on a common ground to fight injustices as well as (...)

A Peace Camp - 13 April 2005, by Pinky CASTELO CUPINO

Peace Camp conducted by the Community of Learners Foundation in an urban poor community in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City. The Community of Learners is a non-traditional school teaching social responsibility among its students, who belong to middle class and upper middle class families. These upper middle class high school leaders, in partnership with lower middle class high school leaders of Center for Positive Futures in San Mateo, Rizal, have jointly conducted a Peace Camp. Their Peace (...)

Youth Festival

Responsibility of the Youth for the Environment Partnership with U.P. Village Local Youth Council