On Feb 28, we reported that of the 19 candidates in the town of Bay, Laguna Province, who passed the examination held last November for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) examination at secondary level, 4 were Goducate students. These 4 were part of the 13 Goducate students who sat for that examination. Nationally, of the 221,598 candidates who took that examination, only 72,076 passed.
Jessica Iglesias, one of our 4 successful students has now been admitted to the Laguna State Polytechnic University, to take a 2-year diploma course in information technology. When she gets that diploma, she can continue working for another 2 years for her bachelor’s degree at the same university.
Jessica had only completed her 2nd year of education in a conventional high school, and has been working as a home help. She has now been awarded a 4-year scholarship under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s 4 Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) scheme, which aims to eradicate extreme poverty in the Philippines by investing in health and education,
The other 3 successful Goducate candidates are Goducate helpers. One of them, Jonathan Catedral is completing a TESDA course in pipe-fitting. Jenelyn Inopia is one of our Family Development Sessions facilitator, and Annaliza Espinola is a day-care teacher.
