Be an instrument for Change

PCOO calls on Tarlac College of Agriculture students to be part of Pilipinas Natin

CAMILING, Tarlac, Feb.25 (PIA) -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) for Special Concerns called on students of Tarlac College of Agriculture (TCA) to be an instrument for change by joining Pilipinas Natin (PN). 

“PN is Bayanihan for Nation Building. Our goal is to create an enabling environment for the youth to become patriotic leaders of their community who desire to excel in their own fields to make a difference for the country, especially the poor,” said overall coordinator June Joson during a PN forum in the Tarlac college. 

The undertaking involves formations on Filipino shared values and community servant leadership (Building the Filipino), organizing and network building (Building a Volunteer movement), and township development (Building the Country). 

“Our goal is to form an army of volunteers into balangays - the basic unit of PN. Composed of 15 builders, the balangay follows a monthly life cycle where they learn and nurture PN values and virtues,” Joson added. 

Each balangay monthly cycle consists of nourishing meetings where members meet to mentor one another on a specific topic; a service day to the community wherein they conduct clean up drives, feeding program or any desired advocacy; assembly where they inspire and encourage each other in best practices, inspiring stories, and innovative ideas; and family day where members are encouraged to share to their families things learned from being a PN volunteer-builder. 

“Friday’s forum is the first phase of the recruitment process of PN members in TCA. After this, we will hold a two-day balangayan leaders camp to those who expressed interest to be part of this undertaking, and then have a launch wherein there will be a concert plus simultaneous volunteerism activities,” Joson disclosed. 

A similar forum will be held in Tarlac State University on March 4, and Araullo University in Nueva Ecija on March 8. (WLB/CLJD-PIA 3) 

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As a person who is concerned with and advocates the protection of the environment, I am truly amazed by this kind of movement that  Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has made because this will make the future agriculturists more capable of caring about the environment. Furthermore, it will benefit them in different kind of areas of responsibility, practicality and progression that can't be found in books. This will help them to get to know of the environment that they use to be with.

In terms of socialization, these agriculture students can influence other people to build their dreams of being employed by the use of their resources and skills. They can raise the hopes of other marginalized people in the road to success and riches. Also for them to pursue an agricultural degree and to make the our economy increase. Therefore, I conclude that each on of us can change the world in to a brighter one.