Six student-leaders and advisers of Capiz State University – Pontevedra Campus attended the three-day Interactive Youth Forum at Venus Parkview Hotel, Baguio City, April 20-22.
Student-leaders
were Renan Patiño, Supreme Student Council President; Lorence Albert Estilloro,
Future Leaders of the Philippines President; and Christian John Villamor, CapSU
Forum Editor-in-Chief. They were accompanied by Dr. John Ralph I. Fayo, SSC
Adviser; Prof. John Paul L. Araneta, CapSU FORUM Adviser; and Prof. Michael A. Bañas,
Student Organizations, and Activities Coordinator.
Mr.
Patiño was chosen to be a resource sharer on Day 2 during the couch session,
representing the participating universities all over the Visayas. In his
interview, he shared that student-leaders must value self-care as their
physical and mental health serves as a core foundation to effectively serve the
student body.
“Student-leaders
cannot serve well when they are tired. It is therefore important to take a rest
when you needed to because energizing oneself radiates a positive aura to other
leaders, leading to effective and productive service.”
Workshops,
open forums, social night performances, and other interactive activities were
conducted, anchored on the theme, “Post-pandemic Perspectives becoming REAL:
Reconnecting, Embracing, Adapting, Living Now!”
This
year’s IYF, spearheaded by the Philippine Association of Practitioners of
Student Affairs and Services, was participated by 59 schools nationwide, with a
total of 304 participants – 211 of which were student-leaders and 103 were
student affairs and services practitioners.
Text by: Christian John Villamor, EIC, CapSU FORUM
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