Role of the Youth in Pushing for a culture of FOI in the Philippines: The FYI Experience FOI Youth Initiative, is a national network of more than a hundred Filipino youth and student organizations that call for transparency, accountability, and participation in government through the immediate passage of the People's Freedom of Information Act. It is the youth arm of the Right to Know Right Now Coalition. Established in 2012, it has been leading initiatives for the past 7 years in the pursuit of promoting a culture of FOI in the country. Legislative Lobbying Media Work The FOI Youth Initiative (FYI), composed of 68 youth organizations nationwide, urged lawmakers to “cement its reputation as the House of the People that has successfully enacted relevant progressive legislation for the rights and welfare of Filipinos.” “They shouldn’t stop now,” Carlo Brolagda, one of the convenors of the FYI, said. Brolagda said that “the House will fall short of fully gaining the people’s trust if they fail to pass the FOI bill.” Chris Alquizalas, another convenor of FYI, encouraged young Filipinos to help in lobbying for the bill by engaging their representatives in Congress. “We have to make them realize that FOI is our issue too. We, young people, who will eventually inherit this government, want institutionalized mechanisms for transparency and accountability of public officials and offices,” Alquizalas said. Groups press House to pass FOI bill from the Philippine Star, 19 January 2013 Youth Mobilizations FOI Practice Ways Forward FYI 18th Congress FOI Youth Congress 2019 22 FOI Youth Congress 2019 23 1 Signature campaign FYI gathered signatures of support for the passage of a Freedom of Information Act during the Manila Improv Festival 2019. 24 Student Council Partnership ◉ College of Social Sciences and Development (CSSD) Student Council promoted FOI in their information desk and junior council application booth as they welcomed the opening of classes last June. 25 International Anti-Corruption Day ◉ Representatives from the UP Economics Towards Consciousness, PUP Junior Political Economists' Guild and Economics Research Society joined the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition's FOI Public Forum and Learning Event in celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day. 26 1 R2KRN Coalition RTD PCOO Asec. Kristian Ablan, Rep. Alfred Vargas, Representatives from the offices of Rep. France Castro, Former Rep. Antonio Tinio and Sen. Grace Poe, Mr. Coco Alcuaz of Makati Business Club and FOI Youth Initiative 27 FOI Practice Round 5 Workshop FOI Youth Initiative joins the Right to Know, Right Now! (R2KRN) Coalition FOI Practice Round 5 Workshop for composite practice teams. 28 Legislative Engagements ◉ R2KRN) Coalition members FOI Youth Initiative, Action for Economic Reforms, ANGKOP, SENTRO, PRESO and Restorative Justice Ministry visited the Office of Majority Floor Leader, Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of the 1st District of Leyte to manifest their support for the People's Freedom of Information (FOI) bills. 29 Legislative Engagements 30 Legislative Engagements FOI Youth Initiative, CODE NGO, SENTRO, and Action for Economic Reforms of the Right to Know, Right Now! (R2KRN) Coalition in a meeting with partner advocates from the Offices of Sen. Sonny Angara and Sen. Ping Lacson. 31 Launch of Campus Tour in PUP 헙헬헜,헙헢헜: 헙헼헿 헬헼혂헿 헜헻헳헼헿헺헮혁헶헼헻, 헙헿헲헲헱헼헺 헼헳 헜헻헳헼헿헺헮혁헶헼헻! As part of the 헙헢헜 헬헼혂혁헵 헜헻헶혁헶헮혁헶혃헲 헖헮헺헽혂혀 헧헼혂헿, this focus group discussion was organized in partnership with the Economics Research Society of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Sta. Mesa, Manila. 32 1 Malabon Youth Council 33 Navotas Youth Council for Youth 1 Development 34 1 UST COMACH 35 1 Other Engagements 36 Join us. Our process is easy Read the Be a Manifesto Sign up. member! . 37 Join us in our fight for a more transparent and accountable government 38 Like us 39 Follow us 40 Visit us 41 Subscribe 42 Follow us 43 44 The youth are not mere beneficiaries of government services. You are citizens. You are stakeholders. You are participants in the development of our country. This is why it is important to have a formidable youth campaign for FOI. “ Join us! You can find us at: ◉ @Youth4FOI ◉ [email protected] • Youth4FOI.blogspot.com • Youtube.com/Youth4FOI • bit.ly/youth4foi 45.