WVSU - DagYoung Student Ambassadors

Congratulations to our very own 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐢 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐏. 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐨 for being officially recognized as an 𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 💙🧡

Your dedication, passion, and leadership continue to inspire us all. We’re so proud to see you shine and represent our community on this prestigious platform. Keep leading with purpose and making a difference!

As we welcome the New Year, may it bring 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, and 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Let us step forward with empowered hearts, guided by integrity and service, and create meaningful beginnings that inspire change in our communities.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲, 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠.

May it inspire us to share kindness, embrace compassion, and uplift our communities—reflecting the spirit of youth leadership and service that guides us every day.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝.

📁𝐃𝐒𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟎𝟏𝟕 |🎄𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The WVSU DagYoung Student Ambassadors and ILLO came together on December 12 to celebrate the close of 2025 through an evening of gratitude, reflection, and shared accomplishments. The Year-End Christmas Party served as a moment to recognize collective efforts, strengthen camaraderie, and appreciate the dedication that shaped the year’s initiatives and milestones.

As the year ends, the celebration stands as a reminder of the value of collaboration and purpose-driven service—closing 2025 with gratitude and moving forward into the new year with renewed commitment and momentum.

𝗪𝗩𝗦𝗨 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗬𝗣

Showcasing West Visayas State University’s commitment to youth leadership and internationalization, Johnric G. Vargas—DagYoung Student Ambassador and Political Science student—represented Iloilo City and the entire Region VI as its lone delegate to the 13th National Youth Parliament (NYP) National Assembly held in Vigan City from November 18–20, 2025.

The National Youth Parliament, a biennial policy-making convention mandated by Republic Act 8044 or the Youth in Nation-Building Act, brings together exceptional young leaders from across the Philippines to craft informed, future-oriented policy recommendations. Echoing WVSU’s global outlook, the NYP fosters a culture of international cooperation, policy innovation, and youth engagement aligned with global development agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international mobility frameworks.

Throughout the assembly, delegates examined youth issues through a global lens—economic empowerment, good governance, digital innovation, and greater mobility across cultures and borders—reflecting the increasingly interconnected role of youth in nation-building.

Vargas took on major leadership responsibilities that highlight his capacity to engage in both national and international youth development work. He served as the National Cluster Chairperson on Economic Empowerment and Global Mobility, Regional Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Governance, and was elected Regional Convener for the 13th NYP. He likewise contributed to the Philippine Youth Development Plan – Regional Inter-Agency Committee (PYDP-RIAC), ensuring that Western Visayas’ priorities resonate with broader cross-regional and global youth development perspectives.

Following the deliberations of the National Assembly, the 13th National Youth Parliament successfully passed key resolutions aligned with the 10 Centers of Youth Participation—selected from hundreds of proposals submitted by regional clusters nationwide. These recommendations strengthen youth involvement in governance, economic mobility, and strategic partnerships, echoing international best practices in policy-driven youth development.

These resolutions will be formally transmitted to the Philippine Congress and the Executive Branch for appropriate legislative and executive action, reinforcing NYP’s role as a national platform contributing to policy systems comparable to youth parliaments and councils across Asia and beyond.

𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝟎𝟏𝟔 | 𝐖𝐕𝐒𝐔’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞–𝐏𝐇 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 & 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.

Through the 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴: 𝘚𝘦𝘢 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, our delegation underscored WVSU’s commitment to youth-driven climate action and coastal protection. Held in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement (COP21), the event strengthened France–Philippines collaboration in empowering youth and advancing sustainable, community-grounded ocean initiatives.

Led by Chairperson Aihrich M. Toreres, Special Projects Coordinator Johnric G. Vargas, and Education & Training Coordinator Amabela Fiona Le B. Benid, the DagYoung delegation demonstrated how student leadership can translate environmental policy into measurable impact for coastal communities.

FILE 015 | 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝗩𝗩𝗖 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.

As the program continues, our ambassadors take part in immersive cultural interactions, community upliftment activities, and collaborative efforts with fellow youth leaders from across Western Visayas.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Through these experiences, WVSU strengthens its mission of nurturing leaders who are empowered, empathetic, and grounded in authentic community engagement.

📁FILE 014 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐕𝐕𝐂 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 “𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.”

This marks the start of a series meaningful and engaging days ahead, where our ambassadors will join forces with fellow student leaders, partner universities, and organizations across Western Visayas. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

Their presence reflects WVSU’s commitment to 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

📁FILE 013 | 𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀’ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 brought together students and partner institutions for a day filled with rich conversations, inspiring exchanges, and moments that highlighted the beauty of coming together across places, backgrounds, and perspectives. With the theme “𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯,” the event reminded us that even in a fast-changing world, our ability to connect, collaborate, and stay human remains our greatest strength. 🌍💫

To everyone who joined us and helped make this event truly special — thank you. Your presence, energy, and openness elevated the entire experience. We give a special shoutout and heartfelt thanks to our partners and guests:
• Philippine Normal University (PNU)
• PNU InVoLB
• University of Antique (UA)
• UA Red Antbassadors

Your participation added depth, color, and community to this year’s celebration. We’re grateful to have shared this space of learning and connection with you.

Here’s to continuing these partnerships and building even more meaningful connections ahead. 💙✨

✨ 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘! ✨

Our International Students’ Day 2025 celebration with the theme “𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” was a success — all because of 𝗬𝗢𝗨! 🚀💛

Your energy, insights, and presence made the event truly meaningful. Thank you for helping us create a space where technology and humanity meet with purpose.

Big shoutout to our amazing partners and guests:

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

• 𝘔𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦
• 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺
• 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 & 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀

• 𝘗𝘕𝘜 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴' 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺
• 𝘜𝘈-𝘙𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱
• 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴' 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜
• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘰
• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺
• 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 – 𝘙𝘖𝘛𝘊

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀

• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 – 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘢𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴
• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 – 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴
• 𝘞𝘝𝘚𝘜 – 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺

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