SK Abolition Vs Reform

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Break the Chain of Student
SK: Abolish vs. Reform
Repression. A convenor of the
Coalition on Students’ Rights
A Position
and Welfare (STRAW),Paper for SK Reform1
A!Y
works for the passage of the

Magna Carta of Students Bill
and an end to student
Do we burn an entire house to rid it of mosquitoes, termites and rodents? We do
repression.
not. Kabataan (SK)
Sangguniang
Reform and Empowerment. Believing in meaningful
The Sangguniang
youth participation, A!Y isKabataan,
not for the as aabolition
n institution,
of SK is that house for youth to
but for participate
its reformin and governance. It is infested with the
the empowerment of mosquitoes, termites and rodents
Katipunan ng Kabataan.
some Together
of which have been pwith
art of the
the SK Reform
house while most are a consequence of its
Coalition, A!Y pushes for SK Reform and Empowerment
environment.
Bill and provides capacity building trainings for SK and
KK officials.
The SK Reform Coalition has been after these infestations. It has looked into
Voters’ Registration and Education. A!Y convened the First Time Voters Network,
cases of political cooptation by adult politicians. It has filed cases against erring
a campaign to register millions of disenfranchised first-time voters, in 2001. A!Y is
SK officials
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election agenda, fand und of
the SK participates
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in electoral under
reform past coalitions.
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and Reform Bills in House of Representatives
youth@akbayan.org
Pending now in the House of Representatives are 3 total SK abolition bills (HB
2534, HB 3604 and HB 3732 by Reps. Magtanggol Gunigundo I, Sergio Apostol
and Marc Douglas Cagas, respectively); 2 ‘partial’ abolition bills ( HB 2114 and
I want toHB
be 2a965
member of Akbayan!
by Reps. Florencio Youth
Garay and Anthony Golez, respectively; and 5 SK
reform bills (HB 468, HB 1963, HB 2770, and HB 2845, by Reps. Kaka Bag-‐ao
Name: ___________________________________________________________
and Walden Bello of AKBAYAN, Raymond Palatino of Kabataan, Marcelino
Teodoro, and Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, respectively).
School/Office:______________________________________________________
Total abolition means that the SK will be removed without any replacement
Home Address:_____________________________________________________
mechanism. Partial abolition, on the other hand, recognizes the importance of
youth
ContactNo.: participation in governance, and creates another mechanism as a
_______________________________________________________
replacement for SK. Partial abolition bill, in a sense, can also be considered as a
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reform measure. SK Reform measures agree in the weaknesses in the current
set-‐up of SK and propose legislative mechanisms to address these. SK Reform
measures reaffirm the constitutional mandate for youth participation in

1 By Marlon Cornelio, SK Reform Coalition National Convener and Akbayan Youth Vice Chair
www.skreformcoalition.wordpress.com 1

governance and nation-‐building, and stand by the need and the hope to reform
the institution.
A!Y National Campaigns
Common P remises
*
of the Bills
Most, if not all of the bills, recognize the dismal performance of SK through the
years, citing
and Welfare (STRAW), unresponsive, A!Y uncreative and very limited SK programs and projects
(for e xample,
works for the passage of the p aliga, b eauty pagents, clean and green and waiting sheds or
sinages)
Magna Carta of to none. It iBill
Students s also commonly noted that SK is now perceived as a
and antraining
end ground
to student
for corrupt and traditional politicians. Some consider very
repression.
young age as a problem. Youth ages 15-‐17 are considered as minors and thus
Sangguniang
cannot Kabataan
be entrusted (SK) governance work. At this age, SKs are also forced to choose
between p erforming their functions or going to school. It is also argued
youth participation, A!Y is not for the abolition of SK
but for particularly
its reform band y pro-‐abolition
the empowerment proponents ofthat
theat 18 young people can already run
for b arangay c ouncil.
Katipunan ng Kabataan. Together with the SK Reform O thers further claim, t hat there are still other institutions
Coalition,for young
A!Y pushes people
for SK even
Reform without
andthe SK.
Empowerment

KK officials.
Voters’ Registration and Education. A!Y convened the First Time Voters Network,
a campaignTotal
to Sregister
K Abolition
millions Bills of disenfranchised first-time voters, in 2001. A!Y is
part of FTV Network Secretariat. Aside from voters’ registration, FTV
also provides voters’ education, develops youth election agenda, and
participates in electoral reform coalitions.
Gunigundo Apostol Cagas
* campaigns spearheaded by A!Y; primary Premises national campaigns approved by
A!Y
SK fNational
ailed to bCongress for 2007-2010
e functional Failure of SK to perform SK has no noted major
and effective its function satisfactory contribution
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Minors are taught and
Erring SK officials still controlled by adults to
received allowances steal
(waste of money)
I want toAge
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are minors Youth
Most SK are out of their Minors has no juridical
that cannot be trusted barangay and cannot personality and rights to
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public power and funds function because of be represented is alien to
studies
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Age 18 can already run
for brgy kagawad
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represented by other
ContactNo.: _______________________________________________________ organizations/structures
Youth cannot be hope of SK budget should rather
motherland if there are go to train youth to be
involved in political socially and morally
activities rather than upright
prioritizing education.

PNoy, SLIG Robredo, and
COMELEC Comm.
Sarmiento are for *
allegedly
Break the Chainfor
ofabolition.
Student
Repression.
A convenor of the
Coalition on Students’ Rights Proposed solution/s:
and Welfare (STRAW), A!Y
works for Completely
the passage abolishing
of theSK is a service to the people because it will eradicate a
Magna Carta
useless ofand
Students
incompetent Bill office, it will save government billions, and remove a
and antraining
end of to student
new traditional/corrupt politicians.
repression.
Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK)
youth participation,
Partial SK AA!Y is notBills
bolition for the abolition of SK
but for its reform and the empowerment of the
Katipunan ng Kabataan. Garay Together with the SK Reform Golez
Premise/s:
Failure of SK in its function; generally
KK officials. Youth participation in governance is an
weak p erformance; w
Voters’ Registration and Education. A!Y convened hile recognizing effective
the Firstcatalyst
Timefor social
Voters Network,
a campaignthe ntoeed for youth
register millions participation
of disenfranchisedtransformation
first-time voters, in 2001. A!Y is
part of FTV Network Secretariat. Proposed sAside from voters’ registration, FTV
olution/s:
also provides voters’
election of Youth Sectoral education, develops
1 Youth youth election agenda,
representative in lieu oand
f SK
Representative (along with barangay (Chair and 7 Kagawads)
kagawads t o b e voted a t l arge b y
* campaigns spearheaded by A!Y; primary national campaigns approved by
barangay
A!Y Nationalelectorate)
Congress for 2007-2010 age: 18-‐21

increase age from 15-‐17 to 18-‐25
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SK Reform Bills
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Premise/s:
SK is a unique set up for progressive and meaningful youth participation.
The issues and problems faced by SK can be addressed through reforms.
I want toSK
beAabolition
member contradicts
of Akbayan! devolution
Youth of power, which intends to enhance and
deepen people empowerment at the local level. It does not present a viable
Name: ___________________________________________________________
solution to the problem of young people for meaningful participation in
governance.
School/Office:______________________________________________________
Reform Measure/s:
Home Address:_____________________________________________________
KK must be same Same No provision
empowered
ContactNo.: as
_______________________________________________________
oversight and
accountability
mechanism of SK
officials (in
planning,
budgeting and

disbursement of
fund)
*
Break the Creation
Chainof of a Student No provision No provision Creation of a local
youth youth
Coalition development
on Students’ Rights development
council to help SK council as a
draft annual
parallel group for
and anyouth
end to student policy making and
development plan
repression. policy

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) implementation;
Reform and Empowerment. Believing in meaningful for check and
youth participation, A!Y is not for the abolition of SK balance

Katipunan ng Kabataan. Together with the SK Reform
With power to
Bill and provides capacity building trainings for SK and convene KK
KK officials.
Lump sum budget
Voters’ Registration same
and Education. A!Y convened SK limited
the First to Time Voters
same Network,
a campaign to register
allocation and millions of disenfranchised first-time
program voters, in 2001. A!Y is
part of
fiscal autonomy FTV Network Secretariat. Aside from voters’
identification and registration, FTV
from brgy subject monitoring; brgy
to KK and KPK to disburse fund
*approval
campaigns for spearheaded by A!Y; primary national campaigns approved by
disbursements
A!Y National Congress for 2007-2010

No provision no mandatory No provision Mandatory
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Secretariat of fund allocation of fund:
except for
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children 10%; 2%
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on federation
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dues; 48% based
on priorities
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Anti-‐dynasty No provision No provision No provision
clause, found in
the consitution,
for better access
to power and to
avoid corruption

and patronage

Widening age to *
Age: 18-‐21 Age: 15-‐ 21 Age: 17-‐21
Break the 15 -‐Chain
25 ; of Student
Repression. A convenor
chairperson not of the
Coalition below
on Students’
18 Rights

Privileges
Magna Carta of Students(a. Same, Plus:
Bill Same, Plus: Same, Plus:
and anhonoria
end for
to student c. e xemption from c. exemption from c. exemption from
Kagawads as
repression. NSTP; d. treated NSTP; d. treated NSTP; d. treated
approved
Sangguniang Kabataan by KK; (SK) as persons of as persons of as persons of
Reform b. and Empowerment.
free education authority as Believing in meaningful
authority as authority as
youth participation,
in public tertiary A!Y is not for the
defined by abolition
laws of SK by law
defined defined by law
schools within the
Coalition,same region for SK Reform and Empowerment
A!Y pushes

failure to convene same
KK officials. same same
KK as grounds and
Voters’ Registration for Education. A!Y convened the First Time Voters Network,
a campaign to register
removal; absences millions of disenfranchised first-time voters, in 2001. A!Y is
part
without valid of FTV Network Secretariat. Aside from voters’ registration, FTV
excuse for 3
consecutive
*months;
campaigns KK wspearheaded
ith by A!Y; primary national campaigns approved by
power t o
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censure
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present in programs of the present in
pertinent laws) brgy pertinent laws)
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Conduct internal Conduct internal
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education education *integrated
discussions to be discussions to be provisions on the
School/Office:______________________________________________________
given by Gov’t and given by gov’t and SK Fed found in
CSOs
Home Address:_____________________________________________________ CSOs SK Consti and By-‐
laws.
ContactNo.: _______________________________________________________
Mandatory
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youth to be
eligible as SK
candidates



Government Policy *
In the last Congress, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, author of the Local Government
Code of 1991 creating SK, re-‐sparked the debates on SK Abolition when he
proposed
and Welfare to replace A!Y
(STRAW), SK with a youth representative to be elected at-‐large with
works for the passage of the However, the debate was not put to close and status quo
other b arangay o fficials.
was observed.
and an end to student
More recently, President Benigno Aquino III called for a review of the SK which
repression.
was taken
Sangguniang Kabataanby the p(SK)
ublic as a move towards its abolition.
The national A!Y
youth participation, study conducted
is 2not for the babolitiony UNICEF,
ofDSK ILG, NAPC-‐YS and NYC
but for commissioned
its reform and the empowerment of the guide towards a more informed
to the U.P. CIDS is a much useful
Katipunan ngconstructive
and Kabataan. Together debate on with SK. Ithe SK Reform
t provides a comprehensive national review of
SK. It identified the problems and issues at hand and provides recommendations
to go about in addressing these. The study underscores the value of SK as an
KK officials.
institution for and
Voters’ Registration youth participation
Education. A!Yin governance.
convened the IFirst
t concludes that tNetwork,
Time Voters he best way
a campaignfor Sto
K iregister
s through reforms.
millions of disenfranchised first-time voters, in 2001. A!Y is
part of FTV Network Secretariat. Aside from voters’ registration, FTV
DILG Salso ecretary
provides Jesse voters’
Robredo initially mdevelops
education, oved for youth
a proposal similar
election agenda, to that
and of
Sen. Pimentel.
participates The in proposal
electoral was along coalitions.
reform with the bill of postponing barangay
elections to pave the way for its synchronization with the local elections held
*every
campaignsthree yspearheaded
ears. The bill w byas A!Y;
not aprimary
cted in tnational
ime by Ccampaigns approved
ongress and by
thus resulted
A!Y
for sNational Congress
tatus quo. Prior to for 2007-2010
this, Secretary Robredo, after a dialog with the SK Reform
Coalition and Akbayan Youth, expressed his support for the reform of SK instead
Contact Us! of electing youth representatives3.
Arguing for
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K Reform
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Coalition and Akbayan Youth maintain that SK abolition or
replacement with another mechanism does not address the issues hounding the
institution.
The support of Sec. Robredo, and hopefully of PNoy, for SK Reform is a very
welcome development.
The reform measures in the HoR are as instructive. These are what we should
Name: ___________________________________________________________
focus our energies on.
School/Office:______________________________________________________
There are commonalities in the SK reform proposals from the different bills,
among these are:
Home Address:_____________________________________________________
Strengthening the Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK or Youth General

ContactNo.: •_______________________________________________________
Assembly). KK, traditionally, has the limited role of electing the SK

2 The Impact of Youth Participation in Local Government Process: the Sanguniang Kabataan Experience.
UNICEF, DILG NBOO, NAPC YS, 2007

3 SK Reforms Needed – Robredo.
http://www.dilg.gov.ph/news.php?id=12&newsCategory=Central

officials. With reforms, the KK becomes the highest policy-‐making body,
which approves SK projects and programs (including incentives to SK
officials), has * clearer mechanisms for regular meetings and allow
proportional
Break the Chain of Student representation in huge barangays, and can censure,
Repression. A reprimand
convenor ofand theremove SK officials.
Coalition on• Students’
Creation of Rights a Barangay Youth Development Council (BYDC). This will be
and Welfare comprised
(STRAW), of A!Y youth organizations at the barangay. It is mandated to
create, with the SK Officials, and monitor the youth development plan,
and an endwhich
to shall
student serve as the basis of programs of SK.
repression. • Lump sum budget allocation and with fiscal autonomy. The funds, instead
of being handled
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) by barangay officials who oftentimes negotiate for
kickbacks, will be handled
Reform and Empowerment. Believing in by the SK itself. Fund disbursement will be
meaningful
youth participation, A!Y is not for the
based on annual development plan. abolition of SK Check and balance mechanisms are
but for its reform and the empowerment
provided by the KK and BYDC. of the
• Anti-‐political dynasty provision. This introduces equal and fair access to
Bill and providesyouth
capacity participation
building trainings through for an
SK and anti-‐political dynasty clause, thus
KK officials. affirming S ec. 2 6, A rt. I I o f t he P hilippine Constitution.
• Ages 15-‐25
Voters’ Registration and Education. for SK. To widen A!Y convened participation
the First among
Timeyoung
Voterspeople
Network, the age
for SK wmillions
a campaign to register ill be expanded
of disenfranchised to 15 to 25 first-time
from 15-‐17. SK Chair
voters, in 2001.must A!Y
be aist least
part of avoid
18 to FTV Network the common Secretariat. Aside for
experience fromSK
voters’
chair registration, FTV are
under 18 which
also provides voters’ education, develops youth
influenced and controlled by corrupt local officials. At this age, election agenda, and the SK
officials also have more hand in adjusting his/her academic schedule to
the demands
* campaigns spearheaded to his wbyork. A!Y; primary national campaigns approved by
Redefining functions and processes. This addresses the need for SK to be
A!Y •National Congress for 2007-2010
more attuned to its functions and mandate, to include expanding youth
participation, accessible education, youth employment, active citizenship,
Contact Us! sexual and reproductive rights, and sustainable development. It clarifies
processes
87 Maginoo for more
St, Teacher’s transparent, Village, accountable
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institution.
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The Sangguniang Kabataan needs house cleaning and refurbishing. House
cleaning means that erring SK officials are held accountable. Refurbishing means
instituting reforms to even strengthen the house and make it more functional.

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