EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 176 May 3, 1994
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NYDP) 1994-1998
WHEREAS, it is the government's policy to inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and to encourage their involvement in national development and civic activities;
WHEREAS, activities to mainstream the youth in nation-building should comprise part of the Administration's blue print of action, or the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan;
WHEREAS, the President has directed the formulation of the National Youth Development Plan which shall serve as the legacy of this Administration for the youth and a vital component of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan;
WHEREAS, the Social Development Committee under the NEDA Board and the Cabinet Cluster C approved the National Youth Development Plan during its joint meeting on 15 March 1994 and subsequently, by the President and the Cabinet during its meeting on 19 April 1994;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by...
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Approving and Adopting the National Youth Development Plan (Nydp) 1994-1998
Executive Order No. 176
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 176
Approving and Adopting the National Youth Development Plan (NYDP) 1994-1998
- Objectives of the NYDP 1994-1998 (Section II):
• To maximize the youth's vital role in society and their active participation in nation building. (Section II)
• To promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being of the youth through the conscious exercise of their rights and duties. (Section II)
• To instill and encourage the youth's patriotism and nationalism. (Section II)
- Policies and Strategies (Section III):
In-School Youth:
• Develop critical thinking and enhance self-motivation among the in-school youth towards the protection of their rights as students and the realization of their potentials. (Section III, 1)
• Increase budgetary allocation for the education sector, particularly in school sports and cultural education programs. (Section III, 2)
• Institutionalize consultations with students, indigenous groups and other basic sectors with major changes in national policies, specifically on education curricula and developmental projects. (Section III, 3)
• Upgrade quality of teaching through increase in salaries, welfare benefits, institutionalization of teacher training, provision of scholarships and other means. (Section III, 4)
• Establish/Institutionalize career guidance counseling. (Section III, 5)
Out-of-School Youth:
• Increase out-of-school youth's access to education, skills training and other social services and expand programs and projects aimed at maximizing the economic productivity of the OSYs. (Section III, 6)
• Establish venues aimed at involving the out-of-school youths in the development of programs geared towards improving their welfare. (Section III, 7)
• Provide scholarship grants, student loans and incentives especially for students in the field of technical/vocational education and for OSYs who have aptitude for Math and Science courses. (Section III, 8)
• Create a system of equivalency for non-formal education, technical-vocational and formal education and a system of accreditation which shall consider programs being offered by NGOs. (Section III, 9)
Working Youth:
• Establish a system wherein government labor unions, non-government organizations and academic institutions can coordinate efforts in addressing the working youth's needs and aspirations. (Section III, 10)
• Strengthen and promote the working youth's protection and welfare and develop, enhance and upgrade their knowledge, attitudes and skills through programs and projects. (Section III, 11)
• Formulate programs and projects that will encourage working youth to use their skills and knowledge towards social change and economic progress. (Section III, 12)
• Establish/Institutionalize environmental education and values-education programs for the working youth and other basic sectors. (Section III, 13)
Special Youth:
• Develop the full potentials of the special youth towards self-reliance to maximize their contribution to national development. (Section III, 14)
• Provide special youth adequate access to quality education and other social services and develop their skills by recognizing their needs, goals and aspirations, and their especially difficult circumstances. (Section III, 15)
• Strengthen the special youth's participation in policy formulation/decision-making. (Section III, 16)
• Establish/Strengthen school systems for indigenous groups taking into consideration their unique traditions and integrate them into the national education system. (Section III, 17)
• Implement livelihood programs which can utilize skills of youth in indigenous cultural communities and youth with disabilities. (Section III, 18)
• Elect/appoint indigenous youth representatives in the local Sanggunians. (Section III, 19)
• Provide vocational training programs and job placement services for youth with disabilities. (Section III, 20)
• Formulate disaster-management programs in consultation with NGOs, youth victims of armed conflicts and other basic sectors. (Section III, 21)
• Incorporate the treatment and rehabilitation services for drug dependent youth in the primary health care system. (Section III, 22)
• Increase budgetary appropriation for health services. (Section III, 23)
• Implement income-generating programs for street youth including provision of assistance through self-employment and skills training. (Section III, 24)
• Develop a package of health programs for street youth, abused/exploited youth and other special groups of youth. (Section III, 25)
• Strengthen the National Program for Street Children. (Section III, 26)
• Revive Juvenile Domestic Courts and separate detention centers for juvenile offenders. (Section III, 27)
• Decriminalize vagrancy. (Section III, 28)
• Establish Crisis Centers. (Section III, 29)
• Provide the special youth with psycho-social rehabilitation and continuous psycho-social support to specific special youth categories and uplift their socio-economic conditions through the provision of equal opportunities to employment. (Section III, 30)
Other Policies and Strategies:
• Institutionalize Distance Education/Home Study Program. (Section III, 31)
• Vigorously implement Education For All (EFA) programs. (Section III, 32)
• Strengthen GO-NGO linkages/collaboration for youth welfare and development. (Section III, 33)
• Intensify advocacy for youth welfare and development through information dissemination and maintaining/upgrading of database on youth. (Section III, 34)
- Implementing Mechanisms (Section IV):
• The programs and projects in the NYDP shall be implemented through existing implementing mechanisms, i.e., through the different implementing agencies and NGOs indicated in the Plan.
• The coordination and monitoring of the plan shall be done by the PCYA in consultation with concerned agencies.
- Monitoring and Evaluation (Section V):
• The NYDP 1994-1998 Monitoring and Evaluation System aims to facilitate the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NYDP.
• Specific objectives include providing up-to-date information on program/project implementation, identifying problems/issues, assessing effectiveness and responsiveness of policies, assessing impact on beneficiaries, and upgrading database on youth.
- Programme Management (Section VI):
• The Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) shall undertake biannual assessment of implementation, generate data on goal achievement, receive reports from implementing agencies, develop relevant indicators, and develop standard monitoring forms.
• Information requirements include indicators, physical and financial accomplishments, and policy/program/project issues, gaps and recommendations.
- Roles of Agencies (Annex B):
• Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS): Formulate, plan, implement, and coordinate policies, plans, programs/projects in areas of formal and non-formal education for in-school and out-of-school youth.
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD): Provide programs and services for out-of-school and special youth, ensure their rights and welfare.
• National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC): Ensure availability of trainings for out-of-school youth, increase their clientele, ensure their rights and welfare.
• Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE): Plan and implement programs and services for working youth, promote employment opportunities, ensure their rights and welfare.
• Non-Government Organizations and KABISIG: Participate in planning and implementation of services for youth, create linkages, ensure rights and welfare of youth subsectors they serve.
• Local Government Units (LGUs): Lead implementation of NYDP at local level, ensure convergence of programs and services, mobilize resources.
- Timetable of Activities (Annex C):
• Approval of the NYDP by the President/Cabinet: April 19, 1994
• Launching of the NYDP: May 5, 1994
• Adoption and Implementation: April 1994-1998
• Monitoring of the Implementation of the NYDP: Quarterly
• Assessment of the Implementation of the NYDP: Yearly starting January 1995
• Update of the NYDP: Yearly starting March 1995
Approving and Adopting the National Youth Development Plan (NYDP) 1994-1998
- Objectives of the NYDP 1994-1998 (Section II):
• To maximize the youth's vital role in society and their active participation in nation building. (Section II)
• To promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being of the youth through the conscious exercise of their rights and duties. (Section II)
• To instill and encourage the youth's patriotism and nationalism. (Section II)
- Policies and Strategies (Section III):
In-School Youth:
• Develop critical thinking and enhance self-motivation among the in-school youth towards the protection of their rights as students and the realization of their potentials. (Section III, 1)
• Increase budgetary allocation for the education sector, particularly in school sports and cultural education programs. (Section III, 2)
• Institutionalize consultations with students, indigenous groups and other basic sectors with major changes in national policies, specifically on education curricula and developmental projects. (Section III, 3)
• Upgrade quality of teaching through increase in salaries, welfare benefits, institutionalization of teacher training, provision of scholarships and other means. (Section III, 4)
• Establish/Institutionalize career guidance counseling. (Section III, 5)
Out-of-School Youth:
• Increase out-of-school youth's access to education, skills training and other social services and expand programs and projects aimed at maximizing the economic productivity of the OSYs. (Section III, 6)
• Establish venues aimed at involving the out-of-school youths in the development of programs geared towards improving their welfare. (Section III, 7)
• Provide scholarship grants, student loans and incentives especially for students in the field of technical/vocational education and for OSYs who have aptitude for Math and Science courses. (Section III, 8)
• Create a system of equivalency for non-formal education, technical-vocational and formal education and a system of accreditation which shall consider programs being offered by NGOs. (Section III, 9)
Working Youth:
• Establish a system wherein government labor unions, non-government organizations and academic institutions can coordinate efforts in addressing the working youth's needs and aspirations. (Section III, 10)
• Strengthen and promote the working youth's protection and welfare and develop, enhance and upgrade their knowledge, attitudes and skills through programs and projects. (Section III, 11)
• Formulate programs and projects that will encourage working youth to use their skills and knowledge towards social change and economic progress. (Section III, 12)
• Establish/Institutionalize environmental education and values-education programs for the working youth and other basic sectors. (Section III, 13)
Special Youth:
• Develop the full potentials of the special youth towards self-reliance to maximize their contribution to national development. (Section III, 14)
• Provide special youth adequate access to quality education and other social services and develop their skills by recognizing their needs, goals and aspirations, and their especially difficult circumstances. (Section III, 15)
• Strengthen the special youth's participation in policy formulation/decision-making. (Section III, 16)
• Establish/Strengthen school systems for indigenous groups taking into consideration their unique traditions and integrate them into the national education system. (Section III, 17)
• Implement livelihood programs which can utilize skills of youth in indigenous cultural communities and youth with disabilities. (Section III, 18)
• Elect/appoint indigenous youth representatives in the local Sanggunians. (Section III, 19)
• Provide vocational training programs and job placement services for youth with disabilities. (Section III, 20)
• Formulate disaster-management programs in consultation with NGOs, youth victims of armed conflicts and other basic sectors. (Section III, 21)
• Incorporate the treatment and rehabilitation services for drug dependent youth in the primary health care system. (Section III, 22)
• Increase budgetary appropriation for health services. (Section III, 23)
• Implement income-generating programs for street youth including provision of assistance through self-employment and skills training. (Section III, 24)
• Develop a package of health programs for street youth, abused/exploited youth and other special groups of youth. (Section III, 25)
• Strengthen the National Program for Street Children. (Section III, 26)
• Revive Juvenile Domestic Courts and separate detention centers for juvenile offenders. (Section III, 27)
• Decriminalize vagrancy. (Section III, 28)
• Establish Crisis Centers. (Section III, 29)
• Provide the special youth with psycho-social rehabilitation and continuous psycho-social support to specific special youth categories and uplift their socio-economic conditions through the provision of equal opportunities to employment. (Section III, 30)
Other Policies and Strategies:
• Institutionalize Distance Education/Home Study Program. (Section III, 31)
• Vigorously implement Education For All (EFA) programs. (Section III, 32)
• Strengthen GO-NGO linkages/collaboration for youth welfare and development. (Section III, 33)
• Intensify advocacy for youth welfare and development through information dissemination and maintaining/upgrading of database on youth. (Section III, 34)
- Implementing Mechanisms (Section IV):
• The programs and projects in the NYDP shall be implemented through existing implementing mechanisms, i.e., through the different implementing agencies and NGOs indicated in the Plan.
• The coordination and monitoring of the plan shall be done by the PCYA in consultation with concerned agencies.
- Monitoring and Evaluation (Section V):
• The NYDP 1994-1998 Monitoring and Evaluation System aims to facilitate the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NYDP.
• Specific objectives include providing up-to-date information on program/project implementation, identifying problems/issues, assessing effectiveness and responsiveness of policies, assessing impact on beneficiaries, and upgrading database on youth.
- Programme Management (Section VI):
• The Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) shall undertake biannual assessment of implementation, generate data on goal achievement, receive reports from implementing agencies, develop relevant indicators, and develop standard monitoring forms.
• Information requirements include indicators, physical and financial accomplishments, and policy/program/project issues, gaps and recommendations.
- Roles of Agencies (Annex B):
• Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS): Formulate, plan, implement, and coordinate policies, plans, programs/projects in areas of formal and non-formal education for in-school and out-of-school youth.
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD): Provide programs and services for out-of-school and special youth, ensure their rights and welfare.
• National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC): Ensure availability of trainings for out-of-school youth, increase their clientele, ensure their rights and welfare.
• Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE): Plan and implement programs and services for working youth, promote employment opportunities, ensure their rights and welfare.
• Non-Government Organizations and KABISIG: Participate in planning and implementation of services for youth, create linkages, ensure rights and welfare of youth subsectors they serve.
• Local Government Units (LGUs): Lead implementation of NYDP at local level, ensure convergence of programs and services, mobilize resources.
- Timetable of Activities (Annex C):
• Approval of the NYDP by the President/Cabinet: April 19, 1994
• Launching of the NYDP: May 5, 1994
• Adoption and Implementation: April 1994-1998
• Monitoring of the Implementation of the NYDP: Quarterly
• Assessment of the Implementation of the NYDP: Yearly starting January 1995
• Update of the NYDP: Yearly starting March 1995