SEC. 34. Specific Duties and Functions of the Director of the Bureau of Physical Education and Sports Development. - The Director shall exercise supervision over the regional Physical Education and Sports Development programs and that of the field offices and perform the following duties and functions: (1) Formulate, develop, evaluate educational policies, plan, programs and standards with respect to the Bureau of Physical Education and Sports Development; (2) Develop guidelines necessary in guiding the regional and field offices in the proper implementation of such plans and programs; (3) Evaluate plans, programs and standards; (4) Provide technical assistance to the Regional Secretary of Department of Education on matters pertaining to physical education and sports development; (5) Coordinate closely with the bureaus in the regional and provincial or city offices; (6) Maintain dialogue with the regional and other field offices for the improvement of established plans and programs and to determine problems arising there from; and (7) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law. SEC. 35. Bureau of Alternative Learning System. - This Bureau shall be composed of a Director, and other education supervisors and staffs who shall be appointed by the Regional Governor upon recommendation of the Regional Secretary in accordance with paragraph 6, Section 22, Article II of MMA Act 279 and pertinent Civil Service rules and regulations. It shall perform the following functions. (1) Provide alternative learning systems (informal education) aimed at attaining specific learning objectives for a particular clientele, especially the unschooled, illiterates and out-of-school youths and adults, including those run by the „A & E system‟, indigenous informal education and various creative learning programs; (2) Provide pathways into alternative learning systems for those who do not successfully complete their schooling; (3) Provide a program to raise the level of literacy of the population, in order to allow them to become citizens who can fully and knowledgeably participate in modern Philippine society and achieve greater employment opportunities and economic productivity; (4) Provide pathways from alternative learning system into mainstream education programs, including, technical-vocational, and higher education, for those who have demonstrated equivalency through recognized examinations or other recognized means; 78