“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela, South Africa President 1994-1999 In as much as education cannot be caged or taken away, we all have the right to have it. I am Kenneth Macaldo Apatay, 25 years old, born on December 27, 1995. I was continue reading : Speech of ALS graduate Kenneth Apatay during the Duterte Legacy Campaign, PICC
Teaching has always been considered a noble profession that requires great passion. Being a teacher in the Philippines is a far more interesting story to tell. The challenges abound and one’s passion can truly be tested, and if one prevails, a diamond in the rough emerges. For the past three decades, Teacher Jacquelyn Rachel L. continue reading : The passion that lit a hundred burning passions: A teacher’s story of toil and triumph
Heavy rains and the blazing sun are her companion. Distance and people are parts of her encounter. From the start, she has been shaping futures and fulfilling dreams. In her 12 years of service, Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Teacher Maria Rosario Landicho Banzuela has toiled to reach 20 barangays in Calamba City to teach continue reading : Illiteracy buster: The story of an unsung hero
How does one find the strength and motivation to still pursue teaching after nearly losing one’s life? For Marites Magno, an Alternative Learning System (ALS) mobile teacher from San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, this challenge was not difficult to overcome. Teaching is what kept her alive amid her near-death experience after suffering from hemolysis, elevated liver continue reading : A new lease on life: The love and passion of an ALS teacher
September 7, 2019 – In every celebration of the National Teachers’ Month, we commonly see and hear tributes to teachers in the formal education sector. Little attention is given to the equally commendable work of teachers in informal education programs such as the Alternative Learning System (ALS) — the Department of Education’s (DepEd) second chance continue reading : A superhero from the sidelines: The story of an ALS mobile teacher
June 27, 2019 – Most 65-year-olds nowadays would either be looking after their grandchildren or enjoying life to its fullest after their retirement. Whichever the case may be, it is something that may indicate a sense of culmination, like a falling action in a typical plot of a story. Aida Morales’ story is rare but continue reading : ALS for everyone: 65-year-old woman completes elementary education
By: Allan M. Delos Reyes, Master Teacher II/District ALS Coordinator (Minalin, Pampanga) It has been said time and again that teaching is more than just a profession. To many, it is a calling, a vocation, and a mission, as it equates to honing, nurturing, and enriching the lives of children entrusted upon the teacher’s care. continue reading : Teacher Eds and the many faces of Alternative Learning System
By: Ednalyn E. Fajardo, Master Teacher II/District ALS Coordinator (Pulungmasle Elementary School, Guagua, Pampanga) Allan M. Delos Reyes, a District Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinator in Minalin, Pampanga, has lots of stories to tell. Years before he reaped his roster of accolades – Most Outstanding District ALS Coordinator of Pampanga 2010; Most Outstanding Informal Education continue reading : Former gasoline boy now fuels hopes, dreams of out-of-school youth, adults
June 20, 2018 “Ang Alternative Learning System (ALS) ay isang programa na nagbukas muli sa aming pag-asa.” This was the testimony of 24-year-old Armina A. Omar in front of her fellow ALS high school completers during their graduation at the City Coliseum of Tetuan. This native of Matikang Lantawan, Basilan has always dreamed of becoming continue reading : Armina Omar: ALS fueled our hopes, rekindled our dreams
June 20, 2018 Confucius once said, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Zsarra Liez Sinsuan is a living testament that downfalls serve as wake-up calls to rethink and reprioritize our goals. Despite the difficult circumstances she had to endure during her teenage years, Zsarra – a continue reading : Rising from every fall: The story of an ALS completer, passer in Zamboanga City