How is all their money being spent? Is most of it going down the drain? To be sure, not everything is negative about the Sangguniang Kabataan. For instance, Balod and Gono cite the example of Vice Governor Hemerlito Dolor of Oriental Mindoro, who started his political career in the SK. Dolor, not a member of any political clan, served at 16 as the provincial SK president. Dolor drafted the 1997 SK Constitution and by-laws and worked for the purchase of the first computers in several public schools in Mindoro. He also worked for the adoption of a resolution prohibiting local and foreign miners from extracting nickel from the town of Naujan. Balod and Gono said that “Dolor’s political experience is one proof that SK could be a very good venue for community service and development.’’ The study conducted by the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies showed that youth participation in local governance promotes the holistic development of the youth.
Ayon kay DILG City Director Marciana S. Brosas, pananagutan ng punong barangay ipahayag sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay ng mga babala na nananawagan sa mga rehistradong botante sa Sangguniang Kabataan na bukas ang kanyang tanggapan sa pagtanggap ng aplikasyon para sa mga bakanteng posisyon sa sangguniang kabataan, at pagkatapos nito ay magpapatawag ng isang community assembly upang ipakilala ang mga aplikante para sa bakanteng posisyon, at magkaroon ng botohan, upang ang nagtamo ng pinakamataan na bilang ng boto ang pupuno o matatalaga sa bakanteng posisyon.