KABATAAN Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago was named one of the outstanding young politicians in the world. Elago was one of five politicians selected at the third annual One Young World Politician of the Year Award. The award seeks to recognize politica...
KABATAAN Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago was named one of the outstanding young politicians in the world.Elago was one of five politicians selected at the third annual One Young World Politician of the Year Award. The award seeks to recognize political leaders aged 18 to 35, “who are using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries.”
The winners were selected by a panel of judges composed of former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, former the Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Pakistan Senator Sherry Rehman; Tara Houska, tribal attorney and former advisor on Native American Affairs for Bernie Sanders; Thuli Madonsela ,former Public Protector and one of the writers of the South African constitution; and Yuriko Koike, current and first female Governor of Tokyo.
The One Young World cited Elago’s profile as the youngest of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Parliamentarians for Human Rights, and an ambassador for various non-profit organizations.
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