Editing SANLAKAS Youth UP Diliman (section)

==Four Pillars==
*'''A Government of the People, by the People and for the People'''
More than Lincoln’s famous rhetoric in Gettysburg, these words embody our ideals of a good government. Our definition of a democratic state is founded upon the rights and welfare of the people that comprise it. Here in our country, democracy is synonymous to mere suffrage. This false democracy only allows a few wealthy and influential people to compete, through elections, on who will be the next authoritarian; the Chief Executive Officer of social, economic and political exploitation. Our quest for good governance, then, is not just about the persons who are on top of the state apparatus but more on the prevailing system that corrupts most of those who try to engage in government.

*'''National Sovereignty and International Solidarity'''
In the age of neo-liberal globalization, the competition of imperialist powers changed from territories to markets. Powerful countries divide the impoverished world where they influence governments for their interests; where they can dump their surplus products and even garbage. Thus, the struggle for national sovereignty remains while we recognize that the masses in each and every country, even in the wealthiest states, have their share of oppression. A better world is possible through the oppressed people’s own version of globalization: globalized resistance.

*'''Social Progress with Social Justice'''
The concepts of progress and justice are both noble. Yet when one displaces the other, problems do arise. We engage the powers-that-be (our government, international institutions, school administrations, etc…) to include social justice in their developmental plans while we educate the people of the necessity to cope up with the modernizing world. The balance of these concepts plays a significant role in our advocacy of a better society.

*'''Unity and Struggle'''
It is always easy to say that we believe in the most noble principles we could imagine, but if we don’t act to realize these causes, our principles and causes are mere meals of our brains and hearts for intellectual and social satisfaction. We are activists not because of the adventure or the camaraderie. We are serious in our quests and responsible in our tasks. Fence-sitters and armchair activists are not welcome in our ranks. Our being organized should make us feel the need to organize others. Unite them through our principles so they can struggle with us, with our causes.