Includes bibliographical references (page 310).

Part 1. Five decades of the Filipino youth

The fabulous fifties

The swinging sixties

The storming seventies

The electric eighties

The nerdy nineties

A turbulent turn of the millennium

Part 2. Perspective & reflections

Family and values : changes and challenges in shaping the youth / Corazon C. Aquino

Technology and the youth : bridging the generational and digital divide / Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.

The Filipino youth : natural stewards of the environment / Loren Legarda-Leviste

The political voice of the youth : yesterday, today and tomorrow / Teodoro A. Casiño

Building our future in the global community / Jose Isidro N. Camacho

The youth as strategic assets : enhancing national security in the new millennium / Angelo T. Reyes

Overseas employment and its social impact on the youth / Patricia A. Sto. Tomas

Common myths about young Filipinos' sexuality / Michael L. Tan

Respecr for the law : do the youth still care? / Leonor Ines I. Luciano

Universal quality education : an (im)possible dream? / Edicio G. dela Torre

Poverty and its distortions of youth development / Solita Collas-Monsod

What would it take to save the youth from the drug menace? / Victor N. Corpus

The interactive generation : new mindset, traditional soul / Emily E. Abrera

Two young CEOs think aloud : Filipino youth in the workplace / Jose A. Concepcion III and Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr.

Religion : intimacy with God or membership in an institution? / Mario V. BAclig

Street children : facing a problem that will not go away / Rocky G. Evangelista

Science and the youth : is there an industrial future on the horizon? / Queena N. Lee-Chua

Literacy, language and reading : do we need a new paradigm? / Virgilio S. Almario

Re-affirming indigenous identity for service leadership / Ponciano L. Bennagen

Minors in entertainment : overabundant dreams of stardom? / Vilma Santos-Recto

Youth and sports : in search of balance, focus and excellence / Rafael V. Nepomuceno