Insular-Cebuana partnership to support ALS

To help Filipinos complete basic education, Insular Foundation, Insular Life’s corporate social responsibility arm, teamed up with Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation to support the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program.

The ALS program is a parallel learning system for those who do not have or cannot access formal education in schools. It includes both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.

To kick-off the partnership, Insular Foundation has donated a laptop, printer and projector, as well as ALS learning modules for the ALS Community Learning Center in Pedro Guevarra Elementary School in Binondo, Manila.

“Insular Foundation is here to do its share to bridge the gap between the hope that the students keep in their hearts, and the reality of a better future for themselves and their families. We have been doing this for 50 years now,” said Ramon Cabrera, Insular Foundation trustee and InLife senior vice president.

Cabrera noted that by supporting the ALS program, Insular Foundation will be able to help improve the learning outcome of students in the Pedro Guevarra community center.

“As it is our desire to make education inclusive and accessible to all, we entered into a partnership with the Cebuana

Lhuillier Foundation to support its Alternative Learning System program. We believe in this approach because it provides a practical option to the existing formal schooling,” he said.

Photo shows (from left) Insular Foundation trustee and InLife senior vice president Ramon Cabrera, Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation executive director Jonathan Batangan, and Insular Foundation executive director, and InLife vice president staff Ana Maria Soriano present the symbolic key to the ALS Community Learning Center students and officials, namely, Dr. George Borromeo, OIC, principal, Pedro Guevarra Elementary School (fourth from left), Merie Gerlie Capiral, public schools district supervisor, Department of Education (third from right), and Wendella Tabio, education program supervisor, ALS (2nd from right).