Youth formation workshop set

The Outstanding Students of the Philippines – Alumni Community Central Visayas (Tospac-7) and RFM Foundation Inc., in cooperation with the Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (CHED-7), will hold simultaneous Youth Hours in the cities of Cebu and Dumaguete on Jan. 28.

Tospac-7 representative Rolando Villamero Jr. said youth hours is an annual youth formation workshop focused on the three pillars of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines program: academic and professional excellence, leadership and social responsibility.

It also serves as a marketing tool to signal the start of TOSP 2012 search in the Philippines.

The TOSP search  started in 1961 with the aim of recognizing student leaders, who will in turn inspire and galvanize the youth to help in nation building.

The Youth Hours 2012 will be participated by student leaders and administrators from colleges and universities in the region.

They are chosen based on the three pillars.

Participants from Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental will have their Youth Hours at the Foundation University in Dumaguete City.

Cebu participants will hold the Youth Hours at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City.

To intensify the promotion of TOSP 2012, Cebu will also hold mini-Youth Hours in northern Cebu on Feb. 4 and in southern Cebu on Feb. 11.

TOSP alumni groups in Cebu and Negros Oriental will facilitate the workshop.