Youth Congress installation today
Members of the 8th CNMI Youth Congress will take their oath of office for a one-year term today.
The new set of youth leaders will be sworn in during a ceremony at 9am at the CNMI House Chamber at the Legislative Building on Capitol Hill. The inauguration forms part of the observance of the 4th Annual Youth Month this October.
Equipped with weeks of training on parliamentary procedures, the new Youth Congress members will also elect their officers following the oathtaking.
This year’s Youth Congress includes eight re-elected and 15 new members, all elected by their peers during the Sept. 19 elections.
The school senators are Connita S. Deleon Guerrero of Saipan Southern High School; Naomi C. Sablan of Marianas High School; Joseph K. Leong-Aguon of Kagman High School; Joseph Hocog of Tinian High School; Lolita S. Sablan of Rota High School; Jennifer Orpiano of Northern Marianas Academy; Matthew O. Deleon Guerrero of Mount Carmel School; Ranjo Genesis of Calvary Christian Academy; Rika Matsumoto of Grace Christian Academy; Seon Huon Lee of Marianas Baptist Academy; and Ma. Aileen Arnold, Sherry O. Atalig, and Nathaniel Algaier of Northern Marianas College.
Representing Precinct No. 1 (Saipan) to the Youth Congress are Alvie O. Sanchez, John P. Del Rosario, and Esther Genevieve F. Omar.
Mark S. Nuique is the elected senator for Precinct No. II (Saipan).
For Precinct III (Northern Islands), youth voters elected Josef J. Deleon Guerrero, Edwin S. Diaz, and Lupe Marie L. Kaipat.
Malcolm J. Omar was elected to represent Precinct No. IV (Saipan), Nikita P. Mendiola to Precinct No. V (Tinian and Aguiguan), and Donald M. Manglona to Precinct No. VI (Rota). (Agnes E. Donato)