The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, February 3, announced it is deepening partnerships with the Church and civil society organizations to ensure underserved learners—those affected by poverty, mobility challenges, and low retention—gain access to quality education. Speaking at the...
At 81, Eduardo Saplala is learning to read and write for the first time. A member of the Aeta community in Barangay Camias, Porac, Pampanga, Saplala walks into a modest community learning space not to relive a missed childhood, but to claim a long-delayed right—education. His journey is no longer...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 16, announced that around 400 Alternative Learning System (ALS) learners were recognized this week after completing DepEd’s Micro-Certification Program—an initiative developed in partnership with UNICEF Philippines to validate and...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund and BDO Foundation have partnered to expand educational opportunities for out-of-school children, youth, and adolescents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao through the Alternative Learning System. This initiative...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it has partnered with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to enhance educational access for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) through the Alternative Learning System (ALS). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd and...
BACOLOD CITY – Two senior citizens graduated from high school through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on August 25. NENITA Trenia, 88, of Barangay Haguimit, and Violeta Niña, 83, of Barangay Ara-al, receive their diploma during the 11th Closing...
Some 220 students at the Manila City Jail earned their certificates and diplomas through the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS), Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Thursday, Aug. 24. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) She...
The congestion rate in all the jails run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) across the country has dropped by 18 percent in 2022. In a statement, BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral said that from the 386 percent annual average rate in 2021, it went down to 368 percent in 2022. He...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte lauded the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for its support for the national education agenda during the recent 2022 Partners Appreciation ceremony held in Mandaluyong City. “We are humbled by the recognition...
A total of 129 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Cebu City Jail Female Dorm graduated from the alternative learning system (ALS), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Thursday, Aug. 18. The ALS is a parallel learning system in the Philippines that provides opportunities...
Some 128 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory (QCJFD) have completed elementary and junior high school under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. The QCJFD said that the graduation and moving-up ceremony was held inside the facility on Saturday, Aug....
The alternative Learning System is hope for the future for millions of out-of-school youth EVERYBODY DESERVES A SECOND CHANCEAlternative Learning System (ALS) students, from different walks of life, form a small circle inside a classroom in Cavite. (Frendy Tesorero) The limiting effect of...
