Incumbent Youth Congress Speaker Angel A. Demapan is not about to say good-bye to his year-long stint as head of the youth group after all, expressing the need to settle some “unfinished business” on behalf of CNMI’s youth.<\/p>\n
“After much consultation with my constituents and because I believe that there is still unfinished business to take care of, I have made this decision,” said the 18-year-old youth senator whose speakership term concludes this month.<\/p>\n
Mr. Demapan’s latest victory was swiping the highest number of votes during the 3rd CNMI Youth Congress elections last Sept. 18, running under precinct no. 1.<\/p>\n
“As speaker and presiding officer of the 2nd Youth Congress, I have familiarized myself with the operations and functions of the Youth Congress. Furthermore, I am fully aware of the duties and responsibilities of being speaker. During my term, I foresaw many accomplishments and presented a productive body of young policy-making leaders,” said Mr. Demapan.<\/p>\n
The youth leader further cited the need to carry on what he has started as senator under the first two Youth Congress years.<\/p>\n
As speaker, Mr. Demapan’s first action was for leadership call, initiating the creation of a committee to spearhead the 2nd Kidcare Photo ID event co-sponsored by Power 99 last May.<\/p>\n
Representing the CNMI, Mr. Demapan also took the lead, along with three other youth senators, to a Character Counts conference in Lombard, Illinois last April for a three-day character development workshop designed for the youth.<\/p>\n
The youth speaker, with some senators and members of the Legislative Bureau also succeeded in arranging a discussion visit with Guam’s Youth Congress speaker Jason Tedtaotao where they tackled common issues besetting the youths in the Pacific.<\/p>\n
Mr. Demapan is one of a few youth senators to author and introduce the most number of bills and resolutions during the 1st and 2nd Youth Congress to include youth-empowering initiatives such as the “General Education Act of 2000” and a proposed legislation to amend and\/or clarify the functions of the Youth Congress.<\/p>\n
The proposed amendments aim to increase the terms of youth senators from one to two years and likewise conduct sessions every month instead of once every three months.<\/p>\n
“I believe I have exemplified true leadership, dedication, commitment, and responsibility. I have demonstrated a coordinated collaboration with staff members of the Youth Congress and the Legislative Bureau,” he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a new set of Youth Congress senators will try their hands at policy-making after they are officially sworn into office sometime this month. (MM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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