caught controversies due to alleged electioneering. Sangguniang Kabataan The agency serves as the National Secretariat of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), local youth councils in the Philippines. The agency conducts mandatory continuing program for elected SK officials and coordinates with relevant government agencies for policies involving the SK and Local Youth Development Offices. In coordination with various youth groups, the agency spearheaded efforts for the passage of RA 10742 in 2018. Youth Development Program The agency is mandated to formulate, approve, and implement Medium-Term Youth Development Program (MTYDP) every three years. Currently, the MTYDP in place is called the Philippine Youth Development Plan for 2017-2022. It is also mandated to conduct a study on the situation of the youth sector every three years to identify priority needs, prevailing attitudes, and gaps in service delivery. Its most recent study is entitled the National Youth Assessment Study (NYAS) conducted in 2015. Youth Organizations & Volunteer Program The agency contributes to the development and proliferation of youth organizations in the country. The agency's Youth Organization Registration Program (YORP) was launched to register, help, and facilitate the establishment of youth organizations and youth-serving organizations. The agency also founded the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards, an annual search and recognition program for outstanding contributions made by youth and youth-serving organizations nationwide. Under the term of NYC Chairperson Ronald Cardema, the agency stopped sponsoring the award-giving program establish the "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Youth Leadership Awards", which did not materialize. The National Youth Volunteer Program, initially established to mobilize youth volunteers for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, is now an ongoing platform for volunteer training and mobilization for various activities nationwide. Composition The agency is headed by one Chairperson, three Commissioners representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and two Commissioners-at-large. Its secretariat is headed by an Executive Director who concurrently serves as Chief Operation Officer. These officials serve for a term of three years, with reappointment for another term. Controversies Electioneering in the 12th National Youth Parliament In October 2018, the 12th National Youth Parliament held in Davao City was met by a series of controversies. First, then-NYC Chairperson Ronald Cardema was criticized for openly accusing youth groups Kabataan Partylist and Anakbayan as communist recruiters during the program's orientation. On the first day of the event, the program was suspended to accommodate then-senatorial candidate Bong Go, who discussed his campaign platform and invited delegates to support his