Today, a young lady from Bayugan City named Princess Mae Rivera took over the seat of Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza as governor while Nino John Honteveros from Trento became the presiding officer of today’s Sangguaniang Panlalawigan session and the vice governor, replacing Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. The 15 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan from District I and District II, including the chiefs of offices of all the departments and divisions in the provincial government who only became guides of the young officials for one day were replaced.
As main sponsor of the Monday flag raising ceremony held at the Naliyagan Cultural Center today, the elected and appointed young provincial officials and chiefs of offices with all the participants of the two-day children’s congress held from October 18-19 were introduced to all who attended the flag raising ceremony, from the national and local government offices.
Vice Gov.Cane, who delivered the message of Gov. Plaza, said children in Agusan del Sur are very lucky to be given the chance to explore the world now occupied by the government leaders. Cane added that since the year 2007 when the provincial government, thru a resolution that he passed, granted scholarship to poor but deserving students, all students who compete in the national and foreign competitions were also given resources and financial support by the government of Agusan del Sur.
“That is why, we, the youth of Agusan del Sur, always do our bests when we compete abroad in order to bring the honor back to our,” little Gov. Princess Mae Rivera said.
Cane said, this program of the provincial government will also help develop the potentials of the youths to the fullest. Cane added this is one way children can gain self-confidence and with dignity in facing problems that they may encounter in the future. It will also help the youths in discovering where their strengths lie, and to encourage them to pursue those avenues. Cane added that knowing that everyone has his strengths and weaknesses, this program would show that leadership is working to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses.
“Children’s governance will let the youths experience something new in dealing with different people with different personalities, while working together in order to achieve one common goal, and that is development. It helps the children realize how important they are in the society even as young as they are, and they can do positive changes that will help the community they live in. Above all, we believe that children are the key to change the world,” Cane said.
After the flag raising ceremony and program, the youth leaders were guided to their respective assignments to execute and perform their duties and responsibilities according to the mandate of the office. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
By: David M. Suyao
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