03/10/2026
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Boys’ & Girls’ Week 2026 💙
Very happy to be with our young leaders today. For 45 years, the Rotary Club of Iloilo City, in partnership with the local government, has continued this meaningful tradition with the Iloilo City Government and DepEd.
Last year, we started bringing them beyond the offices—to city programs and activities, with field trips and debriefing—so they could see the bigger picture of public service.
Indi kinahanglan nga may titulo para mangin leader.
One time si Thea nagsiling sa iya mga pakaisa while they were playing, “I’m the leader.” Pero ginhambalan siya indi pwede kay number 5 siya sa anum kag ang number 1 dapat ang leader.
I told them: anyone can be a leader.
So after that, she led her cousins, and said, “Tomorrow, you can be the leader.”
Nakibot gid ako—she knew when to stand up and when to step down. And at 3yo, she already has a sense of leadership.
To our youth, suguran na ninyo subong - work as a team, learn from your mistakes, and do not be afraid to take initiative.
Kabataan man kamo nga nagatuon kag nagahandum pa lang sa subong, apang nagapati ako, mahimo kamo nga mangin Lideres nga may dignidad kag hugot nga pagpalangga sa siyudad - sa palaabuton.