Youth Vote Philippines

@62: Educated, Defensible Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan voter's education campaign targeted to the youth for the Philippine National Elections.

The campaign, launched in 2003 in preparation for the 2004 National Elections and initiated by Politeia (a student political party at the University of Asia and the Pacific - UA&P), was a synergy of efforts from various universities, mostly from UA&P and De La Salle University (DLSU). Today our volunteers come from the UA&P. Our vision is to fortress among our peers the value in casting a well-founded, well-informed vote; a vote we can defend.

@62 was coined after the youth percentage of the voting population in 2004 - the youth makes up 62% of the voting population. Thus our efforts are focused on bringing together our peers across classes in view of our advocacy: an educated, defensible vote.

For the 2007 Elections, we will be circulating @62: Educated, Defensible Vote 2007 Elections Fact Book. It is a factual compilation of the profiles and platforms of candidates, their corresponding parties, and the party-lists. The fact book also includes articles on relevant election issues. The content of which are neutral and research-based; the form is audience-friendly. The fact books are due for circulation on 01 May 2007 in coffee shops, fast food chains, schools, and offices in the Greater Manila Area.

Akbayan Youth, a national organization of youth and students, works for the realization of good governance and transformative politics. Through critical, vigilant, dynamic and solution-oriented brand of progressive activism, Akbayan Youth aims to contribute in catalyzing social change.

Akbayan Youth adheres to the socialist principles: democracy, humanism, equity and internationalism. It is the youth wing of Akbayan Citizens' Action Party.

Ayala Young Leaders Alliance is the official alumni network of the Ayala Young Leaders Congress. AYLA today has 728 members, with 17 local and 5 ad-hoc chapters in key cities of the country, working together on various development and community-based initiatives.

The AYLC, now on its 11th year, is an annual student leadership congress supported by Ayala Corporation and its Group of Companies as an expression of their commitment to nation-building through youth leadership.

The First Time Voters Project (FTV) is a network of organizations and individuals that advocates meaningful participation of young citizens aged 15-21 years. It pushes for electoral and political reforms necessary for the democratization and social inclusion of the youth.

It is a continuing process of developing a new generation of voters who exercise their right to suffrage and maximize such potent tools in determining the fate of the country and their future.

Since its founding congress in 1996, Student Council Alliance of the Philippines, a broad network of Student Councils / Governments, is actively involved in local, sectoral and national campaigns.

SCAP has served as an alternative training ground for our country's future leaders. It strongly believes in pluralism and democracy. At the same time, while espousing the deepest essence of nationalism, it recognizes the need to develop a global outlook and an international perspective on the crucial issues that affect the youth

The search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO)was initiated in 2002 in view of the lack of awards that acknowledged the contribution and the efforts of youth groups and organizations.

TAYO has emerged to be the country's foremost award for youth organizations. It is given annually to ten outstanding Filipino youth clubs that have undertaken a recent project or program that has benefited a local community to which they belong.

The WhyNot? Forum is inspired by TEDTalks, where leading thinkers and doers around the globe share their thoughts, ideas, dreams, and experiences - which are then posted on the web for free for all the world to see.

It is a smorgasboard of great, brave ideas, an open-source innovation soup that will hopefully inspire other Filipinos to connect adjunct thoughts, take impactful action, and weave together new breakthrough ideas - redefining and challenging the inertia of the status quo, all for positive change.

YPS is a group of young, dynamic individuals focused on promoting Good Governance and Democratic Citizenship among the youth. It believes that these elements are critical in developing a new, focused and dedicated generation of leaders. YPS works to establish the foundations of governance and citizenship through a wide range of activities involving nation-building and civic participation.

It is affiliated with the International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov).

Youth Alliance Philippines is a network of young professionals, student volunteers, youth community workers, and youth-serving organizations that focuses on strengthening the youth sector as a driving force in nation-building.

YAP implements various initiatives that respond to the needs of the youth; enhance their interest in social involvement; and promote a national identity that each young Filipino would be proud to live up to.

The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) is a nation-wide alliance of student councils/governments/unions committed to the advancement of students' democratic rights and welfare. Since its establishment in 1957, the NUSP has been consistently at the forefront of the students' struggle for their rights and welfare and in solidarity with the Filipino people's struggle for genuine freedom and democracy. As such, the NUSP has earned the recognition of being the legitimate student center here and abroad.

The National Union is a patriotic, democratic, progressive alliance of student leaders that upholds and defends the rights and welfare of the Filipino students. It seeks to unite all students in the country through their mandated representative student councils, governments and unions in the struggle for the fundamental right to education, and lead them in collectively realizing a nationalist, scientific and mass oriented education system.

The NUSP boasts of having among its distinguished alumni the likes of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, the late Sen. Raul Roco, Tina Monzon-Palma, Rep. Lorenzo Tañada to name a few. It has been producing leaders in various fields during the span of its 50 years of existence and continues to do so today.