Resumen
This study attempts to explore the involvement in graft and corruption among elective barangay youth officials in a city inSouthern Philippines. Using a qualitative research design employing a case study method, 10 informants were included in thisstudy and were selected using snowball sampling technique. The findings indicated that the informants were aware of the formsof graft and corrupt practices stipulated in the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in the Philippines (RA 3019) and other legaldocuments. However, despite this, most of them admitted to have been involved in any of the follow-ing irregular acts while inpublic service: malversation of public funds, evasion of public bidding in the purchase of supplies and equipments, forgery,bribery, making ghost projects and payrolls, abuse of powers, among others. It was known also that corruption was causedmainly by bureaucratic dys-functions especially in the delay of budget releases and political socialization with older and corruptbarangay officials who passed on the techniques of corruption to the young leader informants. The policy implications of thestudy demands further strength-ening of governmental structures and processes that would ensure observance of goodgovernance among public officials both at the barangay ( local) and national levels.