Inmates given chance to continue basic education through DepEd’s ALS program 

Futch Anthony Inso 05/29/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Around 10,467 inmates or Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) will be given an opportunity to continue their studies in basic education through the alternative learning system (ALS) program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Amaryllis…

Leigh Chanelle Ong’s advocacy: Promoting Alternative Learning System 

Michelle Joy Padayhag 03/28/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines — Promising Cebuana beauty queen Leigh Chanelle Ong wants to highlight the importance of Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the country. Ong, from Alcoy town, southern Cebu, wants to emphasize this cause in…

Mandaue marks ALS Day

Norman V. Mendoza 09/20/2016

THE Mandaue City celebrated the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Day last Friday along with the Mandaue City Schools Division and the Department of Education regional office. This year’s theme is “Strengthening the ALS Learners.” The activity was…

Grandma among 700 ALS grads in Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 08/25/2016

More than 700 students graduated from the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in Lapu-Lapu City. The graduation ceremony was held at the Hoops Dome last Tuesday. Soledad dela Cruz, a 67-year-old grandmother from Barangay Babag, was one of…

Inmates find time to graduate

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/16/2015

Dressed in a white toga and cap,  inmate  Larry Biazon smiled and held his chin up as he walked down the quadrangle of the provincial jail yesterday. The 42-year-old Biazon was  part of the first batch of…

‘Help out-of-school youths’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/25/2015

“Give the out-of-school youth  access to education.” This was the challenge of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro to members of the Philippines Business for Social Progress (PBSP) during their 27th Visayas membership meeting yesterday at Casino Espanol…

Property tycoon Andrew Tan takes the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge”

PR 08/30/2014

Heeding the worldwide call to raise funds in the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), or commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Megaworld chair Dr. Andrew L. Tan becomes the first Filipino tycoon to take part in…

‘Iced’ chief going back to MCIA

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/28/2014

Director Ahmed Cuizon will be vacating his post as regional head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) in October and will return to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) as assistant general manager. Cuizon’s…

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