Tanucan, Sherry Faye P. Cabo, Marie Joe Phyllis J.Lomente, June Paul F. Grate, Rhyle Jay L.Oling, Donnel L. August 2010 ETHICAL LEADERSHIP OF SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK) OFFICIALS AND THE SATISFACTION OF YOUTH CONSTITUENTS IN SELECTED BARANGAYS IN CEBU CITY: PROPOSED ETHICAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM

Rationale: “The Philippines is the first and the only country with a structure such as Sangguniang Kabataan,” said party-list representative Raymond Palatino of Kabataan (Cebu Daily News, 13 August 2010). Nineteen years since Sangguniang Kabataan has established, and in the recent development in political arena, Secretary Robredo of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) submitted a draft abolition of Sanguniang Kabataan citing the failure to be functional and effective in the delivery of public services under the Local Government Code ( In other hand, youth advocates acknowledge the presence of the problem in the system and proposed for reforms. Existing problems have seen in the thrust of Sangguniang Kabataan officials and thus the researcher decided to conduct a study on their ethical leadership and the satisfaction of their constituents in the hope of describing whether the ethical leadership of the Sangguniang Kabataan officials affect its youth constituents’ satisfaction. The researchers also hope to develop an ethical training leadership program based on the findings generated from this study.

Principle Centered Leadership (Covey, 2007) Path- Goal Theory (House, 1996) Contingency Leadership Theory (Fielder, 1994) Normative Decision Making Theory (1964 updated by Envision Software, 2009) Expectancy Theory (Vroom, year not cited) Attribution Theory (Calder, 1997 cited by Winkler, 2009)

This study will determine the ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan officials and the satisfaction of youth constituents in selected Barangays in Cebu City. The findings of the study will be the basis of the proposed ethical leadership training program. Specifically, answers to the following queries will be sought; 1. What is the profile of the Sangguniang Kabataan Officials in terms of; 1.1 age; 1.2 gender; 1.3 civil status; 1.4 religion; 1.5 educational background; 1.6 office position; and 1.7 seminars attended?

2. What is the degree of ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan officials in the aspect of: 2.1 relationship to self; 2.2 relationship to others; and 2.3 relationships to the whole? 3. What is the level of satisfaction of the youth constituents? 4. Is there a significant relationship between the profile and degree of ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan oficifals? 5. Is there a significant relationship between the profile of SK officials and level of satisfaction of youth constituents?

6. Is there a significant relationship between the degree of ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan officials and the level of satisfaction of the youth constituents? 7.What ethical leadership training program can be proposed based of the findings of the study? STATEMENT OF NULL HYPOTHESIS There is no significant relationship between the profile and degree of ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan officials. There is no significant relationship between the profile and level of satisfaction of youth constituents. There is no significant relationship between the degree of ethical leadership of Sangguniang Kabataan officials and the level of satisfaction of the youth constituents.

 1991 Local Government Code (LGC), also known as the “Local Autonomy Law” the 1991 LGC or RA 7160 formally abolished the Kabataang Baranggay (KB) and provided the youth another opportunity to directly participate in governance from the grassroots level to the national level through the Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK) and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).  Power and the Functions of Sanguniang Kabataan: * Promulgate Resolutions * Initiate programs designed to enhance the social, political, economic, cultural, intellectual, moral, spiritual, and physical development

* hold fund-raising activities * submit annual and end-of-term reports * consult & coordinate with all youth organizations in the Barangay * coordinate with appropriate national agency (LGC, Chapter 8, section 426)  Gibbs, (1969, cited by Rost, 1993) indicates that there have been various proposals to reserve the term leader for those who lead by virtue of their personal charisma and esteem in which their subordinates hold them. The term head supposedly designates the administrator or manager who holds the virtue of administrative appointment.

 Also, Dobel cited in his article Public Administration Review (Vol. 58, 1998) noted that the disjunction of ethics and achievement has inspired many to despair of the relationship between ethics and leadership, best summed up by Niccolo Machiavelli, “the man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous” (1973).  Leadership entails ethics because leaders have responsibilities. Persons in positions of leadership make a difference; they can bring about changes in behaviour that would not occur without their presence and actions (Dobel,1998)..

 Research Design Descriptive Correlational Method  Research Respondents Approximately 150 youth constituents years of age.  Research Local To compare and contrast the findings of the study, the researchers choose four Barangays in Cebu City, specifically 2 mountain barangays Guba and Busay and 2 urban barangays of which are Barangay Lahug and Guadalupe.

 Research Instrument * standardized questionnaire of The Institute For Ethical Leadership (1998) * standardized questionnaire from the Leadership Profile and Leadership Profile- Individual Contributor (TLP and TLP-IC, 2004) * researcher’s made profile for the SK officials  Sampling Design Purposive Sampling  Treatment of Data * Simple Percentage * Weighted Mean * Chi Square Method * Pearson r correlation coefficient