Article
IV
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF
TERMS. – As used in this Code, the following terms shall mean
as follows:
(a) “STATE”
refers to the Republic of the Philippines;
(b) “CITY GOVERNMENT OF BUTUAN” (“City
Government”) refers to the local government unit of Butuan established by the
laws of the Republic of the Philippines for the people, by the people, and of
the people of Butuan;
(c) “YOUTH” is
the critical period in a person’s growth and development from the onset of
adolescent towards the peak of maturity, self –reliant and responsible
adulthood comprising the considerable sector of the population from the age of Fifteen
(15) to Thirty (30) years;
(d) “YOUTH ORGANIZATION” shall
refer to those organizations whose membership/composition are youth;
(e) “YOUTH – SERVING ORGANIZATIONS” shall
refer to those registered organizations whose principal programs, projects, and
activities are youth – oriented and youth – related;
(f) “CODE” refers
to the anthology of principles, policies, ideals, beliefs, programs, services,
and actions to bring forth full development to the youth of Butuan;
(g) “THE BARANGAY” refers
to the local community with system – efficient governance within the vicinity
of the City Government;
(h) “PARENTS” refers to the biological and/
or foster person/s that has custody and/or supervision to the youth;
(i) “YOUTH DEVELOPMENT” refers
to the holistic approach and positive outcome in the life stage of the youth
bring forth by development mechanisms and measures;
(j) “BUTUAN YOUTH WELFARE, DEVELOPMENT, AND
PROTECTION OFFICE” (“BYWDPO”) refers to the executive
department of the City Government to handle prime operations and services for
the youth development as specified in this Code;
(k) “BUTUAN COMPREHENSIVE, AND COORDINATED
ACTION PLAN ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT” (“The Youth Plan”) refers
to the compilation of services, plans, programs for the youth development of
Butuan;
(l) “BARANGAY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN” refers
to the barangay-level youth development plan;
(m) “BUTUAN YOUTH WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL” (“BYWAC”)
refers to the multi – sectoral open participative mechanism to generate advisory,
suggestions, guidance, and recommendation on youth development programs and
actions as provided for by this Code;
(n) “BARANGAY YOUTH WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATING OFFICE” (“BYWDCO”) refers to the community – level
development mechanism or arm to consolidate, monitor, facilitate, assist,
conduct, report, coordinate, and implement youth development programs and
services at the barangay level;
(o) “BUTUAN CITY YOUTH PARLIAMENT” (“The
Youth Parliament”) refers to the annual high profile gathering of qualified
young Butuanon to tackle issues and concerns of the youth, recommend and pass
preventive measures and development programs, and consolidate pressing needs of
the Butuanon youth;
(p) “BUTUAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER” (“The
Youth Center”) refers to the one – stop – shop recreational center to
facilitate daily needs of youth development and welfare affairs;
(q) “FOREIGN INTERNSHIP AND EXCHANGE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM” (“FIEDP”) refers to the international
internship and exchanges for the Butuanon youth;
(r) “ANNUAL BUTUAN YOUTH REPORT” (“The
Youth Report”) refers to the compendium of results of the interventions,
services, statistics, analysis, study, research, and programs applied to mean
development into the lives of the youth;
(s) “LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE YOUTH” (“LAPY”)
refers to a legal assistance to youth in time of legal contests;
