BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Youth for Peace Baguio Chapter, in partnership with the Baguio Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Pederasyon, organized a peace concert titled MusiKAPAYAPAAN: Music for Peace on April 4, 2025 at the Malcolm Square in Baguio City.
Themed “Harmony Through Music: Uniting Communities for Peace,” the event aimed to promote peace, volunteerism, and unity in diversity. Moreover, to encourage community development and a positive environment that contributes to the holistic growth of Baguio City.
Jenny Rose Palangdao, president of the Youth for Peace Baguio Chapter, explained the essence of combining music and peace.
“We are launching the MusiKAPAYAPAAN, the music and peace duo para ma showcase natin ‘yung talents ng ating kabataan, talents ng ating mga uniformed personnel, our culture, and of course, to show our support to the sustainable peace that our city is longing for,” Palangdao said.
She added that the concert is part of a bigger mission inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, which promotes peace, justice, and strong institutions.
“Our activity is anchored in the SDG 16, Peace, Justice, and Sustainable Development. The main goal of the activity is to show that the youth is conscious, the youth is very adamant in promoting peace po sa ating community,” added Palangdao.
The event brought together various organizations and groups in support of this advocacy.
“We have our youth from Found Youth, our partners from JCI, and the Sangunniang Kabataan Pederasyon. We also have our Joint Task Unit Panagkaykaysa, our support group, the Community Relations Group, and our Liga ng Barangays,” Palangdao said.
The event also served as a call to action for youth involvement in societal and governmental affairs.
“It was not merely a concert for peace but it is also a call for young people to get engaged in our society and our government… We would like to expound more information to young people na pumanig sa gobyerno, at makilahok, makialam sa mga nangyayari sa ating syudad, to protect the peace in our city and the country as a whole,” said SK Pederasyon president John Rhey Mananeng. (JDP/DEG/Trisha Reign Batoon-PIA-CAR-SLU Intern)
