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Triumphant Youths of YSEALI visits Vigattin Radio


U.S. Embassy Manila celebrates the first anniversary party of the Young Southeast Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at 12 Monkeys Bar in Makati City on December 3, 2014. U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg meets and congratulates YSEALI members who have been implemented community projects and attended YSEALI exchanges.

by Kenneth De Villa on December 15, 2014

           
              Co-Anchor Arne Barcelo introduced these successful youths on Vigattin Radio last December 13, 2014.

Ms.Angel Bombarda graduated at the top of her SUSI (Study of United States Institute) class. She was awarded by the New York Times Knowledge Network Multimedia Design scholarship, a Temasek Foundation ASEAN scholar at Singapore Management University, awarded by President Benigno Aquino III in 2012 as one of the 10 outstanding students of the Philippines, an active volunteer of it's regional and national alumni community, and once lead it's regional community voter's engagement project for the 2013 national and local elections.

Mr.John Alanegi is an MS candidate doing research in Military Sociology at Ateneo De Manila University, graduate of the study of U.S. Institute in 2010, His current research focuses on gender for formativity and identities in the Philippine Navy, a Managing Editor of Verstehen, a publication headquartered in the department of sociology and antropology of the same University, and the Secretary of Southeast Asia American alumni partnership in assist the geomatics for environment development  program of the manila observatory for a national basement project for space science and technology application.


Mr.John Tobit Cruz, the third guest and a member of YSEALI, also recognized for his contributions by Vigattn Radio. He is the President and co-founder of ANGAT Kabataan, a community-based organization in the municipality of Taytay, Rizal. It was recognized as one of the 10 accomplished youth organizations in the Philippines and in the ASEAN.  They are involved in youth empowerment and initiatives, good citizenship campaigns, and are well known for their creek and river rehabilitation initiatives. Part of their rehabilitation project that they have done is bringing livelihood programs to the people residing alongside the creek intended to be the sustainability mechanism of the project. They also employ a number of parents and young people through social enterprise. He recently won a sit in our local village council and he's handling the committees on youth sports livelihood and conqueratives education and culture and environment.

And lastly was Ms. Jackie Yap the co-founder of Fliptrip.ph.  After introducing these victorious youths, Mr Tobit was asked to introduce YSEALI, (Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative) founded on December 2013 here in Manila, where they gathered around 150 young southeast asian leaders. YSEALI is a program of U.S. President Barack Obama to strengthen leadership development and networking in ASEAN. The YSEALI community consists of bright young leaders 18–35 years old from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

U.S. Embassy Manila celebrates the first anniversary party of the Young Southeast Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at 12 Monkeys Bar in Makati City on December 3, 2014. U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg meets and congratulates YSEALI members who have been implemented community projects and attended YSEALI exchanges. YSEALI member and U.S. Government exchange program alumnus Raffy Cabrisante explains the benefits of being a member of YSEALI to students at the registration hub during the first anniversary party of YSEALI.

Co-anchor Arne Barcelo asked why U.S. President Barack Obama built this program in South East Asia instead of America's continent. Ms. Angel answered that President Obama , as a poweful president of America, He wants to focus more on this side of the world, and as we all know the 2015 ASEAN integration coming up, and this region is supposed to be one of the powerful communities.

Mr. Tobit followed that before YSEALI, their organization started some youth organization from Africa and they treat YSEALI as a counterpart of it, and it's goal is to mold more South East Asian leaders as we came close to the integration as well.

Co-anchor Arne Barcelo became curious on how these young leaders joined the YSEALI, John said that they were the members of the alumni which is actually a network of people who's been through the US for visiting scholarships and stage programs, and so when they returned back in the Philippines they are encouraged to do certain initiatives for their own community which is YSEALI is one of them.


Ms. Angel added that registration for YSEALI is still up and it is open  for opportunities like the recent summit in singapore open for proposal and grants.

Mr.Kim the co-member of Mr.Tobit in ANGAT Kabataan, handles the enterprise. He explained 'EM bokashi balls' or mostly known as Mudballs'. these are made of dried mud into which Bokashi and Activated have been kneaded. They are used to clean up bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans where there are concentrated deposits of sludge and slime. Each bokashi balls can clean 1 sq.meter of creek, and can serve as food for good bacteria so they can multiply faster.


After the effectiveness of their inspired product from the original Mudball idea of Japan, they received orders of bokashi balls from the Governor of Rizal to rehabilitate the 'Hinulugang Taktak'.

They proudly said that Vietnam and Cambodia also produces now bokashi. This product was just a great example of their proposed projects and connectivity through YSEALI., and they were looking forward for some ideas with the members to help different countries with the team and not just for their organization purposes.

After a short break, Ms. Jackie of FlipTrip.ph together with Ms.April, the co-founder was interviewed.

Ms.April explained the FlipTrip.ph's goal and it's objectives. Fliptrip's focus is to discover something new or you can narrow your search if you know where you want to go.

FlipTrip is a website that allows you to pick what are your wants and need, and view instant quotes to plan according to your budget. FlipTrip.ph also easily select the activity/tours, transportation and accommodation options that suit your preferences and needs best. Build your own unique itinerary and book instantly. Coordinate with friends for easy travel planning. After your booking, save your itinerary and share a copy with your friends online. FlipTrip made it simple.

After a successful talk of their business plans and connections, some listeners of Vigattin Radio asked these great successful youths on how they got to where they are right now.  Ms. Angel, Mr. tobi, Mr. John, Mr.Kim,Ms. Jakie and Ms. Pia said they all have the same concept of success, right parenting, responsible and accountable for anything specially for risks and choosing friends to be with.

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