I want to join YouthLead because I want to become part of the network that advocates for youth empowerment and leadership. As I have researched, YouthLead gives the young generation a powerful platform for them to use their advocacies whether it be in social media, environmental issues, gender sensitivity, food security, mental health, politics, or even technological advancement. Global Youth Leaders tend to use this tool for them to be heard and generalized by the community. As a young millennial, I advocate for the eradication of lack of support to child education. I, myself, at first hand, experienced the deepest fathoms of life - of what it felt like having no money to buy food, water, medicine, and even shelter when I was studying at college. And even after I graduated, I still find a hard time finding work, since I am not a graduate of one of the most prestigious universities in the country (i.e., University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and the likes) and I want to break that stigma and the usual standards of the academia. Intelligence and prestige do not quantify the potentials of a child. More often, it is the child's courage, persistence, and drive which makes him known successful in his endeavors. And tremendous life challenges shall make him even stronger and grow maturely in every decision he will make along the path he will take. Moreover, it is not poverty that kills a man's dream; it is the lack of child support. Even the poorest of the poor also has the right to quality education, and if given the key opportunity, we could all have equal chances to a better and sustainable living. And with this program, I want to become a catalyst, put out all the doubts, and prove them wrong.

In addition, I would also want to bring greater awareness to the worsening case on the biotic components of our environment. People tend to neglect their dull habits when it comes to proper waste disposal which in return contributes to increasing pollution. I give emphasis to this environmental issue because I am genetically born with bronchi asthma. You cannot call it sustainable living if you, yourself, is breathing unhealthy air. Component and highly urbanized cities started to become overly industrialized over the years. These industries go beyond their limits unknowing the adverse projected impact of their ecological solid waste management plans - or shall we say, they really don't have one. As a student of environmental planning, I gave importance to good and even better planning among cities and rural zones, most especially in central business districts in metropolitan areas. I planned to encapsulate the knowledge I earned in civil, environmental engineering, and urban planning. In line with the mission of the US and Philippine Green Building Councils, I also want to indulge to the government agencies to pursue and promote green building technologies in the country's infrastructures. We do not only need to provide structurally designed infrastructures but also bring ecological balance and well-being between human and its environment.

Lastly, I would also like to bring awareness to mental health. During my childhood, I, myself, was a victim of bullying. And as the time goes by, I want to raise this social issue as one of the primary parental concerns in the community. Align with other programs of the World Health Organization, I want to advocate for giving free seminars and orientations among schools and local government institutions, most especially, the parents to thoroughly guide their children at home with proper discipline and lead them by example, showing compassion and right treatment among others. Alongside the uprising issues on schools regarding rampant physical and cyber bullying, it is the primary obligation of the school principal or guidance counselor, and even the teachers themselves to keenly observe the student’s behavior in the classroom and monitor whether there may be signs or occurrence of school bullying among students in the campus to prevent hazing and any other form of violence. If physical health is important to human life, mental health should also be given equal attention and significance as vital part of child upbringing.