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Document Title: Review Date: 8/23/17

Manila Declaration on Strengthening
Participation in Sustainable Youth
Employment
Author(s): Category: Socio – Cultural
FOR BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:
 Pehin Dato Haji Awang Hussain
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
FOR THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA:
Chey Chap
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA:
Abdul Malik Fadjar
Minister of National Education
FOR THE LAO PEOPLE’S
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC:
Phetsakhone Luang Aphay
Acting Secretary General
Laos People’s Revolutionary Youth Union
FOR MALAYSIA:
Dato Talaat Bin Husain
Deputy Secretary General
Ministry of Youth and Sports
FOR THE UNION OF MYANMAR:
General Sein Htwa
Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES:
Paolo Benigno A. Aquino IV
Chairperson
National Youth Commission
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE:
Mohammad Maliki Osman
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC
and Council Member of the National Youth
Council
FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND:
Panit Nitithanprapas
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Social Development and Human
Security
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETN
AM:
Hoang Binh Quan
Chairman
National Committee on Youth of Vietnam
Document Type: Agreement Institution: ASEAN
Section Item Y N Comments/Analysis
The document was reflected in ☐ ☒ The document starting in the
the administration of former year 2003 until present.
president Fidel V. Ramos until
Overview former president Benigno Aquino
III.
The document is a landmark ☐ ☒
agreement between Philippines
and Singapore
Implementation The agreement was/needed to be ☐ ☒
ratified.
The document has the ratification ☒ ☐ - September 4, 2003
date of the agreement and the signed by
parties involved were identified. Philippines &
Singapore with the
rest of the ASEAN
 countries
The document contains ☒ ☐ - September 4, 2003
information about the entry to
force of the agreement.
The document discussed or cited ☒ ☐ - Inspections will be
the monitoring procedure for the one of the approved
agreement. facilities and
procedures
The document includes the ☒ ☐
general principles/ guidelines of
operation for the agreement to
take effect and be followed.
The document has taken into ☒ ☐ - UN Millennium Summit
account specifications in the Declaration
agreement such as priority -  to address
projects and program outcomes. unemployment and
underemployment as
an emerging major
area of concern for the
youth of ASEAN within
the context
of globalisation

The document tackled settlement ☐ ☒

of disputes that might arise in
enforcing the agreement.
Cases
The document has case/s on non- ☐ ☒
intervention by an signatory
member state or involved party.
Influence The document elucidates ☒ ☐
scenarios and conditions that
affected/ or might affect
cooperation in the international
level.
The document ascertains through ☒ ☐ This is to strengthen
facts and figures, the participation in sustainable
development in different sectors youth employment through
of the society and economy 10 ways.
because of the agreement.
The document enumerates ☒ ☐
examples and events that prove
and manifest shared Results and
wider effects between both
 countries.
Cooperation The document shows that the ☐ ☒
approach to cooperation is
through a bilateral agreement.
The document shows that the ☒ ☐ The agreement is signed and
approach to cooperation is ratified by 10 ASEAN
through a multilateral agreement. member states
The document shows that the ☐ ☒
approach to cooperation is
through a cross-organizational
agreement.
Challenges The document states that ☐ ☒
agreement is not binding on
membership and compliance.
The document reveals that the ☐ ☒
agreement has undergone
deferment and irregularities.
The document does not clearly or ☒ ☐ To address unemployment
sufficiently elucidate on the and underemployment as an
incentives and mutual benefits emerging major area of
gained either on specific terms or concern for the youth of
general guidelines. ASEAN within the context
of globalisation
The document manifests that the ☒ ☐ It started on September 4,
agreement has been long existing 2003
(either needed or not needed
ratification) but no evaluation
sheets or even substantial
progress/ assessment reports.