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VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte and Go Negosyo pushed early entrepreneurship education, saying it benefits individuals and society.
“Entrepreneurship is a dynamic and critical element of the global economy, fostering innovation, economic growth and job creation,” Duterte said at the Go Negosyo’s Youthpreneur event at the Rizal High School in Pasig City Monday. “To cultivate a culture of innovation and equip the next generation with essential life skills, it is imperative to introduce entrepreneurship education at an early age.”
STARTING THEM YOUNG Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte and Go Negosyo founder Jose Ma. ‘Joey’ Concepcion 3rd (center) encouraged senior high school students at the Rizal High School in Pasig City to consider being entrepreneurs on Monday, April 8, 2024. With them are (from left) WomenBiz President and Palscon’s Rhoda Caliwara, Education Assistant Secretary Alma Ruby Torio, Undersecretary Gina Gonong, Angkas CEO George Royeca, and Richwell CEO Myrna Yao. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
She said teaching entrepreneurship and mentoring young kids have potential benefits for both individuals and society.
“It can also provide them with an alternative career in this rapidly changing world,” she said.
Youthpreneur is a program organized under an agreement signed in November 2023 between the Department of Education and Go Negosyo, a non-government organization that promotes entrepreneurship.
The program “aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset among Filipino youth, build skills through mentorship and increase financial literacy,” Go Negosyo said Monday.
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio poses with Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion during the Youthpreneur at the Rizal High School in Pasig City. Youthpreneur is a joint project of the Department of Education and Go Negosyo that aims to teach young Filipinos entrepreneurship. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
At the same event, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion described mentorship as “a very powerful tool” and said he had been mentored by his father, the industrialist Jose Concepcion Jr.
The Go Negosyo founder also said today’s youth have a “golden opportunity” because of social media, which is rapidly changing how products are sold.
“Digitalization is giving so [many] opportunities for many people to start their own business… You can post on your phone whether [on] TikTok, Instagram and have followers as much as a million. So, this is the golden opportunity that you have that I did not have when I was growing up,” he said.
The Rizal High School in Pasig City is the country’s biggest secondary school.
Almost a thousand senior high school students stayed for the half-day learning session with some of the country’s top businessmen to learn about the basics of entrepreneurship, Go Negosyo said.
Similar events have been held in Fairview, Quezon City; Binondo, Manila; Baguio City; and Laoag.
More than 1,800 students had gone through the program before Monday’s event. Go Negosyo said.
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