“Path Session”: A way to get away from drugs

A youth symposium was held last February 21, 2010 at Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The activity was initiated by a national organization called Alalay at Gabay sa Pag-unlad ng Pamayanan (AAGAPAY) particularly its youth sector, AAGAPAY Youth or simply AY along with Bible Readers (BREAD) Society International. The event could be deemed successful because it was attended by more than 1,500 individuals and the guest speaker was no less than the renowned Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Solon Hagedorn. The symposium was about drug prevention entitled "Path Session: A way to get away from drugs." Unlike other big events, it was evident that the activity reached every attendees, which were mostly youths coming from different colleges and universities in Palawan, different religious sectors and employees of Puerto Princesa City government. Among the participating entities were the Palawan State University, The Western Philippines University, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), ROTC cadets from 4th ARCEN, 40th PCDC and 420th Naval ROTC unit.