Young Public Servants

Why YPS?

A question we were asked when we started this group was "aren't there enough youth oriented sites spreading the gospel of community involvement?". Well I suppose the answer is yes and no. Yes if you consider the sheer number of youth oriented websites and no if you consider that there are still too many people who have no idea on how to get involved with their community.

Featured Blogs

Alec Baldwin, Mail Order Brides, and Bong Revilla: Context Context Context!

Jaime Garchitorena

Someone should start a fund raiser where the main goal will be to help finance the search for the Filipino's sense of humor. To those who may not know it, David Letterman hosts a talk show where COMEDY is the operative word every day. Now though some jokes may be funnier than others I don’t think this one is worthy of a diplomatic or legislative storm.

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What is the Con Ass and What Can We do About It

Ching Jorge

Our Constitution, the fundamental law of the land, can be changed in three ways. One is through a Constitutional Convention where delegates are elected by the people. This is how our 1987 constitution was drafted. Second is through an initiative where twelve percent (12%) of the total registered voters can sign a petition for charter change.

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Continuously Seeking for TRUTH, Demanding Public ACCOUNTABILITY, And Pushing For Meaningful & Long-term REFORMS

Randy Tuaño

Find below the statement of the public accountability group that I belong to. This statement was written on the eve of Arroyo's state of the nation address.
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Beaches and Political Comfort Zones

Tanya Hamada

We all have to get out of our political comfort zones!

That’s if you have one to begin with. If not, read this as if you have one or want to have one. And yes, this piece is, as usual, a reflection on the past week’s happenings in “Reform Constituency” land. Reform what? Precisely!

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