Reader wants SK abolished

yung mga sk officials ay mga kabataan yan na tinuturuan nating mangurakot..walang mga silbi yan...ang iba pa dyan ay mga adik....wala rin silang mga sariling panindigan kundi umaasa lang sila sa mga magulang nila...mga bweset yan.......

the sk is the breeding ground of future corrupt leaders. in order to become sk chairman in an area the sk candidate pays hundreds of pesos to buy votes in their favor. just like their more senior counterparts

But then again, the local community is sometimes separate from the ones at school. You have a point in strengthening the student councils since this can encourage the students to exercise their leadership skills within the school grounds (and sometimes outside). However, some issues set in a particular locale are outside the school; it is best to encourage the youth within this locality to participate as they are the ones being directly affected. Maybe the real deal is to ensure that SKs are still effective in serving their purpose, not just for the heck of it. It's time that the youth becomes proactive and empowered especially in terms of local and national issues.

i am in favor of abolishment of the sk, since it is just a ground for our young citizen eying for future corrupt officials as we saw in the past. the motive does'nt serve the true intention but the rather being used by corrupt local officials. we are just spending millions of pesos for nothing i should say. all we can do is, there sholuld be a committe in the barangay council for the welfare of the youths represented by religious sectors.they are not the future leaders as they say but, future corrupt politicians as they trained.so, october poll must proceed and never be stopped by some selfished congressmen and Barangay leaders!!!wag kayong pasaway!!!just imagine if they pushe for 2009 poll??? they surpassing the president's term of office , 7 years???

SK is just another venue for political families to perpetuate themselves, to learn the tricks of politicking (and not so much on governing and serving the constituents) and to milk the country's coffers dry. Where alse can you see a barangay captain has his son or daughter serve as SK chairman?

i am an SK Chairman at present but honestly i am disppointed with the "existence" of SK. we are not deserving for the funds alloted for us (projects). why not just think of other way that could lift up the quality of our living? we are young but at this young we start to be corrupt.

the purpose of teaching our young people to become good leaders in the future is good. But what kind of leaders do we have now a days? How can we teach young people to be a good leaders in the future when the teachers/leaders that are nurturing, leading and teaching them are crooked or bad leaders? What kind of leaders are we going to produce in the future when during their younger age they were pampered and showered with all the antics and dirty play of our leaders. KUNG ANONG MALING NAKIKITA NG BATA SA MATATANDA NAGIGING TAMA SA MATA NG BATA, So, i say that the better place to start a generation to create leaders away from dirty politicians is in schools. the govt should make a way to separate this young people away from the dirty politics in our country.

the elections of sk's in a locality should push through coz, some of the incumbent are not really chosen by the voters, it is their parents who are currently brgy chairman of their respective barangays were the roots thats why their respective son or daughter were sk chairmans. there are many residents who are aspiring to become as sk chairman but they were not given a time because their powerful brgy chairman are the one's who manuever the candidacy of their child (son/or daughter) sa madalit salita mandaraya. walang gustong lumaban dahil anak ng kapitan/kapitana. sa totoo lang sumusweldo lang na walang ginangawa ang mga sk sa brgy walang silbi sila. ubos lang ang pera ng gobyerno ng dahil dito sa sk chairman na ito.

how about the out-of-school youth? shouldn't the have equal chances to lead? the idea of strengthening the student councils is great, but then SC does not cover those who are not in school.

I agree, sometimes SK does not serve its purpose anymore.Even in election process alone it is influenced by local government officials for their own interests.The youth are also exposed to rotten reality of our election system especially vote buying. Why not sthrenghten the program of civic youth organizations without undergoing election process.

wala talagang kwenta ang mga sk,dito lng sa poblacion,polomolok,south cotabato ang sk chairman ang tatay hindi ang anak,walang panindigan ang ang sk chairman d2,dapat lng talagang palitan.

I agree that sk candidates before they get elected, parents(not in general) lure their child to take the voters or friends to a special treats or to a resort and stay overnight in exchange for their votes. I have known it already happened so these children have already been taught corruption at an early age, especially when parents are politicians or well off. Sk officials are not needed its just a waste of money, money that could be put to good use to the real needy

Don't abolished the SK coz this is were they learn the trick to be a millionaire. I was once an SK in Mindanao and I have learn on how to claim the itinerary even without spending any single cents from Barangay to Barangay. I have done so many projects and manage to claim double on what I spend.

Anyway, Philippines is nothing without graft and corruption. Goodluck Pinoy!!

SK SHOULD BE ABOLISHED!...Wala rin namang ginagawa pag nasa posisyon na..nasasayang lamang ang pera ng taumbayan,sumusweldo di naman nagtatrabaho...tumingin kayo sa mga bara barangay at kung may makikita kayong mga projects ng SK na pwedeng ipagmalaki...ano yung basketball league every summer time?...it's crazy!...

Yes i believe that it's about time to abolish sk for it's becoming a training ground for future corrupt public officials.

I still believe that the SK serves a particular purpose. My only concern is whether the young people that comprise the SK understand that purpose well and that they are really empowered to push their agenda in that whole political structure. Maybe it is about time for the government to come up with a study on how the SK has been an effective or ineffective mechanism for youth participation in local governance. Its ineffectiveness should not be a reason for it to be abolished but should justify ways to strengthen it further.

dapat lng i-abolish na. wala namang kwenta ang SK. kung talagang may halaga yan, sige nga mag enumerate kayo ng naging magagandang proyekto ng mga SK members nyo. nagiging breeding ground lang yan ng mga kurakot.

SK is just another waste of government money regular salary and bonuses for doing nothing what a good life, got so many young local officials anyway they can represent the young generation (if they really do their job}

Tibagin na yan !!!!
Nagiging breeding ground lang yan ng mga tiwaling opisyal! Dyan ko nakita na talamak ang bigayan ng S.O.P para sa mga opisyals pag merong mga project e lalo na kung sa Bgy., Congressional or Senatorial level na yan.. e masmalaki pa.. Yan na talaga ang sistema ng Gobyerno natin..dapat sa SK pa lang putulin na!!!

i am in favor of abolishing the SK since it do not serve the interests of the youths but rather their own personal gains.SK officials are just using the SK budget in nonsense projects as long as it will give them "wonderful" kickbacks.

SK - smalltown kurakot i do hope SK be abolished, c'mon! what can a 17 yr old really do in a community? i am not underestimating the youth but lets face it, at this age they are very vulnerable to corruption, they are just mere puppets of politicians, lets use the funds for SK elsewhere, like building more schools and books!

ang postponement ng halalan para sa barangay at sk ay isang pagpapatunay na pagkunsinti sa mga kasalakukuyang nakaupo, na kung saan maari pa ring ipagpatuloy nila ang mali nilang gawi tulad halimbawa ng hindi paggampan sa Barangay Development Plan. ang ganitong situasyon ay nangangahulugan sa kawalan ng direksyon ng mga komunidad.

sa ngayon, marami ang nagnanais na mapalitan ang kanilang namumuno, gayundin naman sa mga gustong mabago ang komunidad tungo sa isang mapayapa at maunlad na komunidad.

sana wag nating hayaan na e-postpone ang halalan ngayng oktubre, upang sa ganon ang mga potential na leader ay syang mahalal, at maging simula ng makabagong pulitika.

ipagpatuloy ang halalan ngayong Oktubre 29 para na rin sa kapakana ng mga komunidad na nagnanais ng isang makabago at may direksyon na pamamahala.

tama ka dyan patokinism. hindi lang mga bwisit wala pang mga silbi.

I do not think we should condemn the SK for whatever imperfection it has right now. The government and NGOs have not really given the SK the attention that it fully deserves. These are future leaders and if government does not want to do anything to shape it up towards better Philippines future leadership, the NGOs and other members of Civil Society should give it their full attention.

Actually ang gaganda ng mga Comments niyo...binasa ko lahat kasi my debate kami sa school regarding this isyu...im with the affirmative side of abolishing this sk...thanks for sharing your ideas.....

hope i will win...
-superman-

don't blame the SK for corruption in our government. You should be ashamed of yourselves. puro kayo reklamo. why are you hastily generalizing each and every member of SK. Ang mali ay ang sistema hindi ang SK. Naiisip nyo bang kaung matatanda ang higit na mas corrupt kesa sa mga batang yan. Tamaan sana yang mga nasa mataas na ahensya ng gobyerno. SK budget constitutes merely 10% of the Internal Revenue Allotment of every LGU. So panong napakalaking sayang sa pera ng gobyerno yun compared to billions of pesos na dinudugas ng mataas na leader ng bansa. Siguro yun ang pag initan nyo at hindi ang SK.

Empower the youth. They are our future. The fact that you make them feel that they are corrupt will only instill the values you are blaming upon them.
Kayong matatanda ang sana'y magbago. The values that these youth leaders are molded upon your guidance. When they grow being corrupt didn't you know that it is your failure. Your not being good mentors. You are only blaming these youth for the shortcomings of your generation.

And for our youth leaders don't stop dreaming. Someday these narrow headed people will see you rise above the odds.
Mabuhay ang Kabataang Pilipino!!!!

Aquinian
Actually ang gaganda ng mga Comments niyo…binasa ko lahat kasi my debate kami sa school regarding this isyu…im with the affirmative side of abolishing this sk…thanks for sharing your ideas…..

hope i will win…
-superman-

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Aguiniin: I don't know whats your agenda beside abolising SK. But, If you ever win in election, I hope its be good for all of us. Goodluck!!!

OFW in Afghanistan
I do not think we should condemn the SK for whatever imperfection it has right now. The government and NGOs have not really given the SK the attention that it fully deserves. These are future leaders and if government does not want to do anything to shape it up towards better Philippines future leadership, the NGOs and other members of Civil Society should give it their full attention.

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WHAT????? You're asking the wrong people. They're only good for robbing the country coffer. I'll say, Abolish the entire election. PERIOD. These politician is not serving the filipino people, They're only serving thenselves. Just like what Gloria Arroyo, Is doing! I'll say, Kick them all out.

Kilabot
Tibagin na yan !!!!
Nagiging breeding ground lang yan ng mga tiwaling opisyal! Dyan ko nakita na talamak ang bigayan ng S.O.P para sa mga opisyals pag merong mga project e lalo na kung sa Bgy., Congressional or Senatorial level na yan.. e masmalaki pa.. Yan na talaga ang sistema ng Gobyerno natin..dapat sa SK pa lang putulin na!!!

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What project are you talking about. I didn't see any project in my barrio. The only project I've seen is the Barrio capt. Mayor, Car, House are the most visible in the entire town. Aside from that their children are studying here abroad. And thats the taxepayer's money.

i was supposed to run for an SK post here in our barangay. but the daughter of a renowned politician in our province ran and i was advised not to contest. she was my schoolmate and i knew her since our formative years. she was recently "kicked-out" of our school because she was proven to be taking illegal drugs. sadly, she won in the elections and is now even vying for sk president. how sad.

and how funny. she even talked about vices, especially drugs and online gaming as the primary problem faced by the youth on TELEVISION!!..

politics in the philippines is sick.
really sick.