EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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Introduced by SEN. SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM OF EDUCATION FOR
ADULTS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, MEMBERS OF CULTURAL M IN O R ITIE S,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND PERSONS W IT H D IS A B ILIT IE S
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Education has consistently been one o f the focal agenda o f the Philippine
government
from
the
past
administrations
to
the
present,
believing
that
in
strengthening the role of education, national development and global competitiveness
will be accelerated. Despite the concerted effort, UNESCO reports th a t the Philippines is
still lagging behind their target in its initiative of Education For All (EFA), a goal which it
has set in its commitment to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal.
This bill envisions to promote non-formal education in the most convenient way.
Its vision is to bring the ALS Program to every barangay . . . thereby "bringing
education where the learners are. " A transcript o f its presentation goes on to describe
the program as "an enabling factor, releasing people's capacities, rather than giving
deprived individuals what they do no t have. " Although the concept is not altogether
new, this legislation seeks to institutionalize the program and the support fo r national
government funding in its integration into the system.