16/10/2026
𝗞𝗨𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗡𝗜 𝗩𝗖𝗘𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗦 🫂❤️🔥
Get to know National Vice Chairperson for External Affairs Hans' Kuwentong Tiwala and discover how his journey in Liberal Youth strengthened his belief in the power of our generation.
“Like any other youth, I joined the Liberal Youth because I want to help the country. I was one of those young people in 2022 that were filled with hope to dare and dream that we can change the way our politics work, to strive for good governance. It is also the frustration in our political landscape that fueled my decisions to try and join a political group so when I finally had the opportunity to join last year, at a time when LY was rebuilding, I committed myself to contributing in whatever capacity I could. I knew that LY can be a force for change and I believed in what ir stood for and in what we could collectively achieve if we were willing to put in the work to do it, and so we did.
Since joining, I have witnessed how much a group of young people, with our shared values and a common vision, can accomplish. Despite the lack of resources, we were able to put the work together to slowly grow and rebuild LY to what it is today, malayo pa pero malayo na. And throughout all this, I have come to appreciate that building a movement is not simply gathering people who share the same beliefs but it is also trusting in their potential, consistency, willingness to listen and act, and determination to turn our principles into concrete actions for the communities we love, for the country we want to change.
My experience in LY has also given me the opportunity to engage with fellow young liberals outside the country, representing LY in international youth and liberal spaces such as IFLRY and CALD Youth, which made me realized na marami pala tayo, iba’t ibang karanasan at pinanggalingan pero iisa ang hangarin, ang mapalago ang ating kalayaan, mapangalagaan ang ating demokrasya, at maprotektahan ang ating mga karapatan.
Making sense of the fact that we are not alone in this fight, and working alongside young liberals from Taiwan, Cambodia, Singapore, and other parts of the region has been very valuable of an experience, because despite our different circumstances, I have seen how our international partners continue to organize amid political repression, advocate for their principles despite threats and harassment, and work toward a better future for their own communities with hope that one day, we may be able to build a humane and prosperous society.
They, too, believe in the capacity of their generation to make a difference. They, too, recognize that the future of their countries cannot be left entirely in the hands of those who came before them. They are willing to take on the responsibility of building the societies they want to live in. So why can’t we?
If our fellow young people in other countries trust their generation to shape their future, then why should we, as Filipinos, think any less of our own? Why should we settle for the idea that our politics will always be the way it is, that the same problems will continue to define our society, or that meaningful change is something we can only hope for but never achieve? Why should we allow cynicism to convince us that our young people have little to contribute when we have seen, in our own experiences, what our generation, filled with hope, can accomplish the moment we organize and commit ourselves to a common purpose!
Joining LY was a leap of faith from a hopeful youth who wants to change this country not just for myself but also and especially for my family, friends, and community. I joined LY dahil buo ang tiwala ko sa ating henerasyon. Tiwala akong kaya nating baguhin ang ating pulitika at ang ating kinabukasan tungo sa isang mas maganda, mas makatarungan, at mas makataong lipunan.”
𝗞𝗨𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗡𝗜 𝗩𝗖𝗘𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗦 🫂❤️🔥
Get to know National Vice Chairperson for External Affairs Hans' Kuwentong Tiwala and discover how his journey in Liberal Youth strengthened his belief in the power of our generation.
“Like any other youth, I joined the Liberal Youth because I want to help the country. I was one of those young people in 2022 that were filled with hope to dare and dream that we can change the way our politics work, to strive for good governance. It is also the frustration in our political landscape that fueled my decisions to try and join a political group so when I finally had the opportunity to join last year, at a time when LY was rebuilding, I committed myself to contributing in whatever capacity I could. I knew that LY can be a force for change and I believed in what ir stood for and in what we could collectively achieve if we were willing to put in the work to do it, and so we did.
Since joining, I have witnessed how much a group of young people, with our shared values and a common vision, can accomplish. Despite the lack of resources, we were able to put the work together to slowly grow and rebuild LY to what it is today, malayo pa pero malayo na. And throughout all this, I have come to appreciate that building a movement is not simply gathering people who share the same beliefs but it is also trusting in their potential, consistency, willingness to listen and act, and determination to turn our principles into concrete actions for the communities we love, for the country we want to change.
My experience in LY has also given me the opportunity to engage with fellow young liberals outside the country, representing LY in international youth and liberal spaces such as IFLRY and CALD Youth, which made me realized na marami pala tayo, iba’t ibang karanasan at pinanggalingan pero iisa ang hangarin, ang mapalago ang ating kalayaan, mapangalagaan ang ating demokrasya, at maprotektahan ang ating mga karapatan.
Making sense of the fact that we are not alone in this fight, and working alongside young liberals from Taiwan, Cambodia, Singapore, and other parts of the region has been very valuable of an experience, because despite our different circumstances, I have seen how our international partners continue to organize amid political repression, advocate for their principles despite threats and harassment, and work toward a better future for their own communities with hope that one day, we may be able to build a humane and prosperous society.
They, too, believe in the capacity of their generation to make a difference. They, too, recognize that the future of their countries cannot be left entirely in the hands of those who came before them. They are willing to take on the responsibility of building the societies they want to live in. So why can’t we?
If our fellow young people in other countries trust their generation to shape their future, then why should we, as Filipinos, think any less of our own? Why should we settle for the idea that our politics will always be the way it is, that the same problems will continue to define our society, or that meaningful change is something we can only hope for but never achieve? Why should we allow cynicism to convince us that our young people have little to contribute when we have seen, in our own experiences, what our generation, filled with hope, can accomplish the moment we organize and commit ourselves to a common purpose!
Joining LY was a leap of faith from a hopeful youth who wants to change this country not just for myself but also and especially for my family, friends, and community. I joined LY dahil buo ang tiwala ko sa ating henerasyon. Tiwala akong kaya nating baguhin ang ating pulitika at ang ating kinabukasan tungo sa isang mas maganda, mas makatarungan, at mas makataong lipunan.”
