Cluster 1 was held at the Convention Center of the Municipality of San Isidro, while the venue for Cluster 2 was Kawa Resort, General Luna.

 

The stirring summit brought together young leaders, students, and teachers from the nine (9) municipalities of Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands to discuss, collaborate, and drive positive environmental change.

 

The participating schools and organizations include San Isidro National High School, Sapao National High School, and San Benito National High School, under Cluster 1, and Dapa National High School, Siargao National Science High School, General Luna National High School, Del Carmen National High School, Socorro National High School, Surigao del Norte State University (SNSU), Sea Movement Youth and Bucas Grande Island Youth Movement Association for Cluster 2.

 

The event included exciting activities such as Pawikan Game Cards, Quiz Bee, Charades, Puzzle, Mystery Box, and Tukaa na, dubbed as “Eco-Challenge,” designed to introduce the youth to the various environmental challenges of today like biodiversity loss, pollution, climate change and to harness and stimulate collaboration among them to help solve these problems/challenges.

 

The series of environmental lectures highlighted the significant learnings from the environmental challenges and some shared personal and organizational level practices, as discussed in the Overview of SIPLAS (status of natural resources, biodiversity, and issues) by Ms. Gelanie L. Superada, Environmental Stewardship presented by Mr. Joseph G. Navarro, and DENR Youth Desk Program shared by DENR Caraga Youth Desk Officer Communications Development Officer II Maria Catherine G. Yu.

 

Protected Area Superintendent, Samuel L. Malayao expressed his gratitude to the non-government organizations, namely, USAID-SIBOL and SIKAT, Incorporated, for their utmost support as partners in the environmental campaign, especially to the youth.

 

The SIPLAS Youth Summit is an annual activity that promises to be a transformative event that aims to inspire and empower the youth to shape a brighter environmental future.