Youth Vote Philippines is a network of progressive, reform-minded youth groups and organizations working toward voters’ education and empowerment. The alliance is pushing for a 2010 issue-based elections, using the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), a baseline measure of human development, as a framework.

Its four-point program agenda consists of:

• Voters’ registration
• On-the-ground voters’ education
• Online portal for comprehensive candidate information
• Development of a youth agenda for policy-making and action.


YouthVote has also been working with the Commission on Elections, election groups and the media to ensure the youth would be an enfranchised and significant voice in the 2010 elections.