ALS learners to receive P562 million worth of support under 2023 national budget

Under the 2023 national budget, Senate committee on basic education Sherwin Gatchalian said learners enrolled under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS) will receive support worth P562 million.

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Gatchalian said the Congress had approved his proposal, on Monday, to allocate P562 million of the DepEd budget for the implementation of ALS programs and the provision of ALS learning resources during the bicameral conference committee report on the 2023 national budget.

ALS gives a second chance to our countrymen who did not finish their education. But when the pandemic hit, the ALS programs suffered a severe blow, which is why under the 2023 national budget, we ensured that ALS students will be given support so that they are not left behind as the country recovers,

he said.

He added that the allocation also covers the provision of transportation and teaching aid allowances to ALS teachers and DepEd-engaged community ALS implementors and will fall under Flexible Learning Options.

ALS is a parallel learning system that provides a viable alternative to existing formal education instruction covering both non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.