The National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL), is a group of elected local lawmakers in the

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who are aged 40 years or younger. The local lawmakers are

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who hold positions such as municipal/city councilor, municipal/city vice mayor, provincial board member, and provincial vice governor.

History

NMYL was formed by the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (PCYA) under President Corazon C. Aquino as part of her administration's youth development agenda. Elected NMYL's founding president was Senator Francis PangilinanLiberal Party of the Philippines
/ref> in 1989, when he was still a councilor of

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. He saw the need to unite and develop young legislators to develop committed, strong, and principled leaders among youth legislators.

Past Presidents and Officers

Francis Pangilinan Francis Pancratius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan (; born August 24, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and farm owner who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008. A ...

- Philippine Senator; City Councilor; NMYL Founding President *Josefina De la Cruz - Governor of

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; NMYL President *Edgar M. Chatto - Philippine Congressman; Bohol Vice Governor; NMYL President *Del De Guzman - Philippine Congressman; Marikina Vice Mayor; NMYL President *

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- Vice Mayor of Quezon City; NMYL President * Julian ML. Coseteng - Councilor of Quezon City; NMYL President 2004-2007 * Cecilia Clare N. Reyes - Provincial Board Member of Isabela Province; NMYL President 2007-2010

Notes

References

Sunstar: The Young and the Restless
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Movement Of Young Legislators Political party factions in the Philippines