INAPRUBAHAN ng Kamara de Representantes ang panukala na ideklara ang Marso 10 bilang National Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines Day, isang special working holiday.

Ang House Bill 7587 ay pinaboran ng 271 mambabatas na pangunahing inakda nina House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe ng Zamboanga City’s 2nd District, Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, and TINGOG Reps. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez at Jude A. Acidre, naging National President ng JCI noong 2021.

Ang JCI Philippines ang pambansang organisasyon ng JCI sa bansa, isang global non-profit organization na ang mga miyembro ay edad 18-40 at may higit sa 500,000 miyembro sa 100 bansa.

“This proposed legislation aims to commemorate the annual anniversary of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines and recognize its long history of providing leadership development opportunities, humanitarian work and youth engagement to uplift the conditions of Filipino people,” sabi ni Speaker Romualdez.

“The declaration of March 10 of every year as the National JCI Philippines Day is consistent with the constitutional mandate under Section 23, Article II, of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that ‘The State shall encourage non-governmental, community-based, or sectoral organizations that promote the welfare of the nation’,” saad naman ni Acidre

Oras na maisabatas, ang JCI Philippines ay papayagang makipag-ugnayan sa iba’t ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan, lokal na pamahalaan at pribadong sektor para sa kanilang programa at aktibidad upang masiguro maibahagi sa kabataan at susunod na mga lider ang diwa ng National JCI Philippines Day

Noong Marso 10, 1948, sa ikatlong World Congress ng JCI na ginanap sa Rio de Janiero, Brazil, ay ginawaran ng charter ang JCI Philippines, na noon ay Philippines Jaycees, at napasama sa unang national organization sa Asya.

“Throughout its seventy-five years of existence in the Philippines, JCI Philippines has committed to develop its members and equip them with the necessary skills to create positive change and provide them with the unique opportunity to share their voice and engage with the community to address community challenges and create sustainable impact,” ani Romualdez