Philippines

Current Status - July 2005

Living Values Education Program was introduced in the Philippines in 1999, with the Philippine Montessori Center first implementing the program. The first LVEP Educator Training was conducted in November of the same year.

A new phase of Living Values Education began in 2003, with the collaborative effort of the Coalition for Better Education (CBE), the Archdiocese of Cebu through its Superintendent for Catholic Schools, the Institute for Peace and Values Centered Leadership (IPVCL), the Federation of PTAs of Cebu Catholic Schools (FPTACCS) and Brahma Kumaris. The partnership among these institutions has given birth to ALIVE, Advocates for Living Values Education, Inc. ALIVE is officially registered with Securities and Exchange Commission, Philippines. Their work is currently primarily centered in Cebu City, Southern Philippines. With the active cooperation, zeal, enthusiasm and interest of these organizers, a strong foundation of LVEP in Cebu City is established.

The ALIVE team has given many LVEP Educator Trainings, which are listed below. One outgrow of training about 400 practice teachers (4th year college students) of Cebu Normal University was that they organized themselves to conduct follow-ups and generate updates. They elected their own officers and called themselves ACTIVE, the Association of Concerned Teachers in Values Education, Cebu.

A Review - Facts and Figures

LVEP Educator Trainings

Dec. 16-18, 2003	Cebu Normal University	30 educators from 12 schools
May 20-22, 2004	University of Southern Philippines	29 educators from 10 schools
May 24-26, 2004	Ecotech Center, Lahug	20 trainees from 8 schools
June 2-4, 2004	Cebu Institute of Technology	62 high school teachers
June 19-21, 2004	Bantayan Southern Institute	43 teachers and women advocates of Women?s Action Team, Bantayan Is.
October 26-28, 2004	University of Southern Philippines	79 elementary and high school teachers of Mabini and Lahug campuses
September 20, 2004, and November 2004	Cebu Institute of Technology	17 teachers of College of Arts and Sciences
December 13-15, 2004	University of San Carlos-Girls High School	44 high school teachers
Total number of participants is 324 Two LVEP Educator Trainings and one LVEP Train-the-Trainer Seminar were conducted by LVE Country coordinator, Ms. Salud Idio and the LVEP Team from Manila. Five LVEP Educator Trainings were facilitated by ALIVE.

Number of Sites Using Living Values Education

Total number of sites 17

LVEP Pilot Schools (4)

Cebu Normal University
University of San Carlos
University of Southern Philippines
Cebu Institute of Technology

Other Partner Schools

Private Schools (9)

Bantayan Southern Institute

Center for International Education

Colegio del Sto. Nino

College of Technological Sciences*

Saint Alphonsus Catholic School

St. Joseph Academy

University of Cebu*

University of San Jose Recoletos

University of the Visayas

Other Partner Schools

Public Schools (4)

Abellana National School

Awihao National High-Toledo City

Cebu City National Science High School

Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School

Academe ? Community Based Trainings

June 16, 19, 26 and July 3, 2004	Cebu Normal University	308 student teachers SALVE 1
June 18, 2004	Cebu Normal University	53 caregivers of AMUMA Center
July 13, 2004	Port Coquitlam, Danao City	27 educators of CNU College of Teachers Education
Nov. 4-6, 2004	Cebu Normal University	311 student teachers SALVE 2
Nov. 3, 2004	St. Augustine International School-Mactan	15 student council officers (Self-Awareness Seminar)
November 20, 2004	Values Awareness on Responsibility	42+ Rotaract student leaders sponsored by the Rotary Port Center
November 27, 2004	Values Awareness-- Revisiting the Vision	17 Prosel Pharma Cebu administrative and sales staff
December 2, 9 and 10, 2004	Values Workshop for Professionals/ Organizations	108+ academic support staff of USC, at USC-GH
January 28 & February 5, 2005x	Values Workshop for Professionals	45 academic support staff of CNU
Total number of participants is 926 All 12 separate workshops were conducted by ALIVE Trainers.

LVEP Parents Workshops

August 5, 2004	Cebu Institute of Technology	800+ 1st year HS parents
August 19, 2004		600+ 2nd year HS parents
August 20, 2004		500+ 3rd year HS parents
August 27, 2004		600+ 4th year HS students
Total number of participants was more than 2,500. Facilitated by Mdmes Telly Ampatin and Delia A. Villacastin.

Living Values Education Activities

September 21, 2004	International Day of Peace, Parade and Program	Fuente Osme? Blvd., and Cebu Normal University
October 25, 2004	United Nations Day Program	Ayala Center Activity Area
December 2, 2004	Pasko sa Plaza Program	Plaza Independencia sponsored by the Cebu City Govt
January 20, 2005	Feeding body, mind and spirit	CNU grounds in cooperation with CNU, RCCPC, Gochinghai Foundation & CNU Rotaract
Total number of participants and public viewers, approximately 8000.

Project for Creating a Value-Based Atmosphere

Values Boulevard

Along Osme? Boulevard, Cebu City

Joint project with Cebu Normal University, University of Cebu and civic-minded souls.

Thrust for 2005

To provide regular re-tooling living values activities which will enhance the professional capabilities and role modeling of members and institution with major focus on the four pilot schools.
To create four Trainer Teams to handle LVEP orientation, LVEP Educator Training and parents workshops not only in Cebu but elsewhere.
To organize strong support committees which will sustain membership involvement. (Fellowship, Continuing Education, Ways and Means).
To generate resources to sustain the program.
To organize a special one-day LVEP Seminar directed to key decision makers of schools, universities and institutions (e.g., superintendents, principals, administrators, etc.) for the advancement of values education in accordance with the worldwide LVEP.

Impact

Sister Erlinda Hisug, the General Councilor of the Oblates of Notre Dame reported in May of 2003 that LVEP was provided to children, youth and adults, in Tawi-Tawi, in the southern Philippines including community leaders, both Muslims and Christians. ?The primary values were given emphasis. For one whole year, the leaders conducted sessions every week, following the six-step framework. The leaders were grateful with the result. After one year, they requested another session on LVEP so that the values that initially were shared would be interiorized. Better understanding and friendship between the Muslims and Christians in this small island has been the most rewarding result of LVEP.

In the midst of uncertainty and scarcity,

was abundance of courage

and determination?

In the midst of peacelessnes and chaos,

was abounding love,

respect and appreciation,

I am peace

I am love?He made me in

His own image and likeness?I am His child.

He is Light

who dispels the darkness

and calls, ?There?s a Better World!?

The individuals of the world can and should unite for a better world.

Self transformation begins the process of world transformation.

?The Legacy

you leave

is the one

you Live??