Two South Sulawesi Students Elected By Paskibraka At The State Palace During The 17 August Independence Day Celebration

Head of South Sulawesi Youth and Sports Office Arwin Azis posing for a photo with the Paskibraka during the selection at GOR Sudiang Makassar/Photo: Antara

MAKASSAR - Two students were selected to represent South Sulawesi as candidates for the national Heritage Flag Raising Troop (Paskibraka) which will serve on Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, on August 17, 2022. assigned to raise the heritage flag on Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, on August 17, 2022," said the Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman in Makassar, Thursday, May 19. They are Bintang (daughter) from SMA Negeri 7 Baebunta Selatan, Regency North Luwu and Muhammad Azwar from SMA Negeri 3 Bone, Bone Regency, South Sulawesi. In addition, the Head of the Youth and Sports Office of South Sulawesi Province Andi Arwin Azis admitted that both of them were appointed as Paskibraka candidates after going through a selection stage which was attended by 99 participants from 24 districts and city, which was held at Sudiang Sports Center from 17 to 18 May 2022. This selection stage, said And i Arwin, starting with administrative selection, medical tests, written tests, Pancasila Ideology Development (PIP) tests by the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), and several other tests. . This year's test is added to the PIP test, the Pancasila Ideology Development test by the Central Pancasila Ideology Agency. This is within the framework of the requirements to become Pancasila Ambassadors," he was quoted as saying by Antara. "So all retired Indonesian Paskibraka later on who have served will automatically become Pancasila Ambassadors," he continued.

Another difference in this year's selection stage, he continued, was that it was carried out strictly and transparently by involving elements of the TNI and Police, retired Indonesian Paskibraka, Dispora South Sulawesi, and the Monitoring Team. Paskibraka candidates go through the Sudiang GOR tribune. So, Alhamdulillah, this result is believed to be the most open in the history of the assessment so far," he explained. Thus, Andi Arwin believes that the transparent selection process is proof of the absence of fraud during the selection stage.