ALTERNATIVE learning systems (ALS) and other flexible education programs offered by the Department of Education (DepEd) were becoming popular among Filipinos who were unable to finish their formal basic education.

After a decade, Jacky Medel, a 59-year-old mother, received her senior high school diploma at Tunasan National High School via ALS on April 15.

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