BAGANI: Rising Leaders' Development Program

LOOK | Youth Updates 2026 📊📈

How are Filipino youth doing in terms of population, employment, poverty, digital skills, and community participation?

Here’s what the latest PSA data shows:

📊 32.54 million Filipinos aged 15–30 were recorded in the 2024 Census of Population.
📉 14.1% was the youth poverty incidence in 2023.
💼 92.2% was the youth employment rate in 2024, equivalent to 14.21 million employed youth.
💻 83.0% of youth demonstrated above-basic ICT skills in communication and collaboration.
🤝 Cagayan Valley, CAR, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga recorded the highest youth community participation rates in 2024.

These figures offer a closer look at the current situation of Filipino youth and the areas where data can help inform programs, policies, and opportunities that support their development and participation in nation-building. 🇵🇭

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) invites the public to Dap-ayan ng Sining: INDIOGENIUS, an art exhibition featuring the works of National Artist Kidlat Tahimik.

Mounted in conjunction with the BAGANI: Rising Leaders' Development Program, this exhibition highlights indigenous cultural identity, artistic expression, and national heritage.

🎨 Exhibition: DAP-AYAN NG SINING: INDIOGENIUS
📍 Venue: DAPCC Lower Lobby, DAP Conference Center – Tagaytay City
⏰ Schedule: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
🎟️ Admission: Free and open to the general public

Follow the Development Academy of the Philippines and DAP Conference Center - Tagaytay on Facebook to stay connected and updated!

𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗱. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻. 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻.

Nakikiisa ang 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗗𝗔𝗣) sa pagdiriwang ng 𝗶𝗸𝗮-𝟭𝟮𝟲 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗼 𝗻𝗴 Philippine Civil Service Commission ngayong Setyembre, sa temang “𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗼, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻.”

Sa mahigit dalawang milyong lingkod-bayan sa buong bansa, ang tunay na sukatan ng serbisyo publiko ay hindi lamang kung gaano karami ang nagagawa—kundi 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗮: 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁, 𝗸𝗮𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻.

Bilang katuwang sa pagpapaunlad ng kakayahan ng mga lingkod-bayan, patuloy na isinusulong ng DAP ang 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗻 upang makatulong sa paghubog ng isang mas mahusay, episyente, at people-centered na public service.

Sa bawat lingkod-bayan na patuloy na naglilingkod nang may puso, dangal, at galing—𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘀𝘆𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻.

💬 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘆𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻?Ibahagi sa comment section.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗻𝗶 “𝗔𝗹” 𝗛𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗵! 🎉

The BAGANI: Rising Leaders Development Program proudly congratulates Alfadzni “Al” Haddimah, BAGANI Fellow, on his selection as a Participating Youth (PY) of the Philippine Delegation to the 50th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP).

This milestone reflects his dedication to youth leadership and his commitment to creating meaningful impact. We wish him a meaningful journey as he represents the Philippines and connects with fellow young leaders across Southeast Asia and Japan.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆! 💙

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟰 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗜!

To all our BAGANI Open Learning participants, your journey continues with 2 new courses!

𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗪, 𝗕𝗨𝗞𝗟𝗢𝗗, 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗔, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔 are now officially available on 𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗜, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 Open Learning Management 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

Explore the courses, gain new knowledge and perspectives, and equip yourself with the skills and insights you need to 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. Start learning today and take the next step in your leadership journey! 🇵🇭

📱 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: .baganiph | fb.com/dap.baganiph

📧 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: [email protected]

𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 | 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁

The 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 successfully conducted its two-day 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 last September 2–3, 2026, in preparation for the upcoming 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜: 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 – 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 this October 2026. ☀️

To ensure an impactful learning experience for the incoming fellows, the team focused on thoroughly reviewing the program curriculum and refining operational plans. Grounding their efforts in holistic leadership support, the activity also featured capacity-building sessions on 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, and 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱 to strengthen team synergy and readiness. 🤝

📲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 as we count down to the launch of the Agos Cohort this October!

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜, 𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧!

And just like that, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀!☀️

Our 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 officially took their first step into the 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 through our 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—getting to know the fellowship, what lies ahead, and the journey they’re about to take together.

To our 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜! This is just the beginning of a meaningful journey of 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. 🇵🇭

𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗧! 🎉

Congratulations to the 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

After a rigorous selection process, we are excited to welcome the 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀—young leaders who have demonstrated 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 🇵🇭

📩 𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹. Acceptance letters are currently being sent out, so make sure to 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁! ✨

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗! 📣

Applications for the BAGANI Open Learning – Batch 2 have officially come to a close.

Thank you to all 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 who took the opportunity to begin their BAGANI journey. Your enthusiasm and commitment to l𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 inspire us as we continue building a new generation of public service leaders. 🇵🇭

📩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? Keep an eye on your 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 and the 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 for updates and announcements regarding your application.

The application period may be over, but 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🌱