March 11, 2025
Peace-Building and Security
Major Classification. – Organizations registering under this program shall be classified primarily into: (a) BKD YOUTH ORGANIZATION – shall refer to an organization with members in good standing entirely composed of the youth, whose ages range from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years old with a core advocacy focused on drug prevention, awareness, and youth empowerment. (b) BKD YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION – shall refer to a registered organization with members in good standing whose principal programs, projects, and activities are related to drug abuse prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation for the youth. The organization should be duly recognized or accredited either by proper national or local government registering entities. Organizational Level. – Registering organizations shall be classified according to their scope of membership and operations, as follows: (a) NATIONAL BKD ORGANIZATION – a BKD youth organization or BKD youth-serving organization with members coming from the three (3) island groups and whose major programs are national in nature and scope. (b) INTER-REGIONAL BKD ORGANIZATION – a BKD youth organization or BKD youth-serving organization with members coming from at least two (2) regions but not from the three (3) island groups, and whose major programs are either regional or national in nature and scope. (c) REGIONAL BKD ORGANIZATION – a BKD youth organization or BKD youth-serving organization with members coming from at least two (2) provinces within a region and whose major programs are regional in nature and scope. (d) PROVINCIAL BKD ORGANIZATION – a BKD youth organization or BKD youth-serving organization with members coming from at least two (2) cities and/or municipalities of a province and whose major programs are provincial in nature and scope. (e) CITY/MUNICIPAL BKD ORGANIZATION – a BKD youth organization or BKD youth-serving organization with members coming from at least two (2) barangays of a city or a municipality and whose major programs are municipal in nature and scope.