National Youth Commission (NYC) ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ emphasized the importance of ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ about the West Philippine Sea among Filipino youth, highlighting their crucial role in fostering informed and responsible citizenship.
Chairperson Ortega compared defending the West Philippine Sea to protecting oneโs home from outsiders trying to claim it without legitimate grounds. The commission continues to ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ with ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, recognizing its key role in ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.