Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HousEBIiLfu6.     6674
Introduced by Representative DAVID `Jayuay" C. SuAREZ and Representative ANNA
MARIE VILLARAZAI SUAREZ
EXPLANATORY NOTE
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA),  millennials aged 21  to 28 and
generation Z aged 0 to 20 constitute around 70 percent of the country's population. Between
these age groups,  about 40 million  Generation Z Filipinos comprise the biggest segment of
our  population.   In  Quezon  Province,  800,794  out  of  the  856,582  total  population  of  the
Province of Quezon belongs to the age bracket of 10 to 29 years old based on a PSA report
in  2015.
The  government,  having  foreseen  growth  of the  younger  population  in  the  near
future, has enacted laws that recognize the value and role of our youth in nation-building, and
as future leaders of our nation. But in order to pursue this, the authors have identified several
items that need to be resolved  based  on  RA  107421 or "An Act Establishing  Reforms in the
Sangguniang  Kabataan  creating enabling  mechanisms for meaningful  youth  participation  in
Nation-Building,  and  for  other  purposes"  and  its  accompanying   lmplementing   Rules  and
Regulations (lRR)2.
Rule  lv section 26 of the  IRR discusses the creation of Local Youth  Development
Offices  (LYDOs)  and  explains  that  in  the  event  that  the  concerned  LGU  does  not  have
sufficient funds to do so, it may temporarily designate existing personnel to serve this purpose
until it is able to create and fund the office, This has led to many provinces, municipalities, and
cities to operate on a  limited capacity,  hampering the intent of the law and limiting the ability
of the LYDOs to promote and  implement their respective Youth  Development Plans at their
respective levels.
I  https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/01/15/republic-act-no-10742/
2https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/images/uploads/2016-lRR-RA-10742-SK.pdf
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Additionally, the Sanggun/.ang Kabafaan at the city, municipal, and provincial levels
do not enjoy the same convenience in terms of funding as their counterparts at the Barangay
level   who  operate  and   derive   its  funding   from   the   Barangay  itself3.   Often,   these   SK
Federations do not get the funding and priority they need at their level.
This Act  shall  encourage  our youth to  be  more  active  in  society and  inculcate  in
them the eagerness and desire to serve the nation. This shall also support the existing  laws
beneficial to the youth and continue to enact laws that will continue to capacitate and benefit
them.
3 Under Section 20, item (a), https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/images/uploads/2016-lRR-RA-10742-SK.pdf
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Representative DAVID `Jayuay" C. SUAREZ and Representative ANNA
MARIE VILLARAZA-SUAREZ
THE youTH EMpOwERMENT suppORT ryEs) LAw
OR AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE LEADERSHIP AND NATION-BUILDING 0F THE FILIPINO YOUTH
AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled:
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as "The Youth Empowerment Support ryES) Law" or
"An  Act  Strengthening  the   leadership  and   nation-  building   of  the   Filipino  Youth   and
Appropriating Funds Therefor".
SEC.  2.  This  Act  shall  have  the  primary  purpose  of further solidifying  existing  laws that
strengthen and reform the role and importance of the youth in governance and nation-building.
This  Act further aims  to  appropriate  additional  funding  of 2-5%  from  both  the  provincial
government  and  the  city  or  municipality  where  the  barangay  is  situated  depending  on  the
classification of the Local Government Unit (LGU). This is in addition to the 10°/o already allocated
in the general funds of the Barangay.
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LGu classification
Proposed Additional Funding
(Province, City, and Municipality)
First    Class     Province,     Municipality,     and Five Percent (5%)
Highly urbanized Cities
Second   Class   Province,   Municipality,   and Five Percent (50/o)
Independent Cities
Third    Class    Province,    Municipality,    and Three Percent (30/o)
Component Cities
Fourth class Province and Municipality
Three Percent (3o/o)
Fifth class Province and Municipality
Two Percent (2%)
Sixth class Province and Municipality
Two Percent (2%)
SEC.   3.   This  Act  shall   give   priority  to   programs,   projects,   and   activities   under  the
Comprehensive Barangay Youth  Development plan and Annual Barangay Investment Programs
that promote and are aligned with the Philippine Youth Development plan (PYDP) such as health,
education,  culture,  sports,  environment,  global  mobility,  active  citizenship,  governance,  social
equality and inclusion in peace-building and security, human rights, gender equality and economic
empowerment.
SEC. 4. There shall be a Youth Development Office in every province, city, and municipality
as incorporated  in Section 25 of Republic Act 11768. There shall  be in every province,  city and
municipality a Youth  Development Office which shall  be headed  by a youth development officer
with the rank of at least division chief.
SEC.  5.  The  National  Youth  Commission  (NYC)  shall  be  expressly designated  to  be  in
charge  of the following:  a.  trainings  -  capacitating  and  providing  advanced  education  to  Local
Youth  Development  Office  (LYDO);  and  b.  Policy  Development  on  the  operationalization  and
development of the LYDO.
The execution and  implementation of this Act shall be under the direct supervision of the
NYC  in  coordination  with  the  Local  Government  Unit concerned  as  well  as  other relevant and
appropriate government bodies and/ or agencies.
SEC.  6. Within one (1 ) year after the approval of this Act, the  Department of Interior and
Local   Government   (DILG)   in   coordination   with   other  concerned   agencies   shall   prepare   a
developmental  plan  appropriate  to  improve  and  strengthen  the  youth's  leadership  and  nation-
building.
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SEC.  7.  The Secretary of the  Department of Interior and Local  Government (DILG) shall
include  in their Department's  program  the  implementation of this Act,  the funding  of which  shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act and shall augment such allocation internally
generated funds of the Department of Interior and Local Government.
SEC.  8.  The  Secretary of Interior and  Local  Government after the effectivity  of this Act,
shall  in  consultation  with  the  other  concerned  agencies  as  well  as  the  youth  sectors  shall
promulgate  the  necessary  and  appropriate  rules  and  regulations  for the  proper and  effective
implementation of this Act.
SEC. 9. All laws, regulations, executive orders, presidential decrees, and other issuances
with  any  of  the  provisions  this  Act  are  hereby  deemed  repealed  or  amended
inconsistent
accordingly.
SEC.10. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the official gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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