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SEAnag Silangan Sweeps Kadaiyahan 2026 Awards, Champions Youth-Led Climate Action from Davao Oriental
SEAnag Silangan Sweeps Kadaiyahan 2026 Awards, Champions Youth-Led Climate Action from Davao Oriental
Press Release | June 17, 2026
SEAnag Silangan Sweeps Kadaiyahan 2026 Awards, Champions Youth-Led Climate Action from Davao Oriental
TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE — June 13, 2026. SEAnag Silangan of Davao Oriental made a historic mark at the MuSEAkahan 2026 Grand Ceremony held at Epark Tagum after earning a sweep of major awards under the Kadaiyahan 2026 program, affirming the power of youth-led, community-rooted climate action.
Guided by the values of sea, science, service, and stories, SEAnag Silangan emerged as the Overall Champion of Kadaiyahan 2026, bringing pride to Davao Oriental and highlighting the role of young environmental advocates in transforming community experiences into science-based action, policy engagement, and public storytelling.
Kadaiyahan, also known as Dyesabel’s SEAtizen Scientists Program, is an initiative that empowers young people to become community-based citizen scientists. Through activities such as coastal monitoring, environmental data gathering, storytelling, and policy-oriented outputs, the program promotes the democratization of science by making environmental work more accessible, participatory, and grounded in the lived realities of coastal communities.
During the ceremony, SEAnag Silangan received the highest recognition as Kadaiyahan 2026 Champions and brought home the following awards:
Most Outstanding SEAtizen Scientist – Cardiff Vann S. Burgos Jr.
Best Ordinance Draft – SEAnag Silangan, Davao Oriental
Most Outstanding Writer – Lorjie Bation
Most Outstanding Storyteller – Renz Lanaban
Most Outstanding Creatives – Renz Matabalan
Overall Champion – SEAnag Silangan, Davao Oriental
About Kadaiyahan. Kadaiyahan, also known as Dyesabel’s SEAtizen Scientists Program, is a youth-centered environmental science initiative that trains and empowers young people to become community-based citizen scientists. The program promotes coastal stewardship, participatory data gathering, environmental storytelling, and policy-oriented action, allowing youth and local communities to contribute directly to marine conservation and climate resilience.
From mangrove geotagging and field-based environmental documentation to local policy drafting and creative advocacy, the team demonstrated how youth can turn scientific data into meaningful public action. Their work reflects a growing movement where communities are not only recipients of climate solutions but active leaders in producing knowledge, shaping narratives, and advancing environmental justice.
The recognition also underscores the importance of empowering young people in coastal provinces such as Davao Oriental, where communities are directly connected to marine and coastal ecosystems. For SEAnag Silangan, the achievement is more than a set of awards; it is a call to continue building a future where science is accessible, stories are rooted in community, and climate action begins from the ground.
With this milestone, SEAnag Silangan brings home a message of hope from the east: the youth are not merely waiting for a better future. They are building it—one coastline, one story, one ordinance, and one act of stewardship at a time.
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