Presentation by Sen. Bam Aquino (Keynote Speaker) during the Philippine Model Congress Modeled after conferences hosted by Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and other international universities, the Philippine Model Congress is a collaborative effort by Filipino college students from various universities. The conference hopes to give students the opportunity to: 1. Give the youth an opportunity to be heard by our country’s leaders. 2. Increase awareness on national issues. 3. Create a community of young people committed to nation-building.

1. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF A YOUTH LEADER

2. As a toddler in the 1980s in a rally against the dictatorship

3. As a student council president in the 1990s

4. As Chairman of the National Youth Commission

5. As a social entrepreneur in Hapinoy

6. As a candidate in the 2013 national elections

7. As a young Senator in the 16th Congress of the Philippines