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2023
August
In July and August 2023, LVE Philippines hosted two Online Distance Train-the-Educator Courses for a total of 90 Values Teachers and members of the Dept of Education. The success of these first-ever LVE online group two-day workshops was expressed in the following sample evaluations received from participants:
July
We have just had the most amazing experience with the first-ever online/Zoom meeting in the Philippines for the LVE Distance Train-the-Trainer. About 40 people attended, mostly drawn from the country's 23,000 Values school educators, several further such two-day events are booked for coming months.
April - Introducing Brian
Brian U. Bantilan hails from the Pearl of the Orient, known today as The Philippines in the Northern part of Mindanao. He was a former teacher at the Department of Education. He was designated as the school Guidance Counselor to which he was also affiliated with Save the Children, an Australian Funded NGO as the focal person in charge of the cases in OSAEC or Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children. Furthermore, he served as a member of Child Protection in the said school.
He is now connected with Philippine Science High School - Central Mindanao Campus, a Science Premier School in Asia, as a Values Education Teacher and the Man behind the creation of the first-ever Values Policy Committee in the entire Philippine Science High School System in the country in which he is the Committee Coordinator.
A Public Service Values (PIES) Advocate of the Civil Service Commission in the country, thus he gives webinars, workshops and, seminars about Public Service Values, Values Education Training, Life Coaching and Human Resource Development in the different Public Schools of the Department of Education, State College and National Government Agencies in the country.
A visionary servant that will revolutionize the Living Values Education in the educational system in the Philippines, transforming every school into a Values-based Atmosphere.
Foreword: The Pearl of the Orient, Embraces the precious Peal of the Living Values Education
ALIVE Philippines was re-established last January 2023 after the confirmation of the application of Brian Bantian as the Country Representative and Associate. The exchange of words and vision between Brian and Roger Miles, the Deputy President, ignites the flame of desire to introduce LVE in the Educational System in the country. I am pleased to share the development of ALIVE Philippines through its LVE Program.
February 2023
Letter of Introduction and Invitation was sent to the different Regional Offices of the Department of Education in the Country. Several days weeks later, responses were received happily endorsing the DFT - LVE Training to their Values Education Teachers or ESP (Education sa Pagpapakatao).
DFT LVE Orientation: Department of Education, Oriental Mindoro: February 25, 2023
The first ever DFT LVE was given to the teachers, School Principals, Public Schools Education Supervisor, District Coordinator, and Public Schools Superintendent of the Department of Education, Oriental Mindoro. Around 150 participated and attended the said orientation. The Country Representative and DFT LVE Course Administrator, Brian Bantilan, facilitated the event and were graced by the presence of Roger Miles, Deputy President and Distance Course Director, and Indu Gupta, Board of Director for India.
Succeeding weekends were maximized by the other regional offices of the Department of Education attending the DFT LVE Orientation from March to April 2023, respectively with a total of 456 participants.
March 2023: Educational Covenant with NEAP
With a Vision of revolutionizing the educational system of the country through LVE programs under the mandate of Republic Act 11476, also known as the Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education as core subjects in the K to 12 curriculum, Brian Bantilan the country representative to ALIVE attended the Department of Education 'National Educators' Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) that supervised the responsibility for the design, development, and delivery of professional development for teachers, school leaders, and other teaching-related personnel as one of the Training Service Provider and Partner of professional development programs and courses. After the said meeting, ALIVE was given a go signal to introduce LVE programs/training in the entire Values Education teachers in the country following the DepEd Order No. 001, s. 2020 also known as Guidelines for NEAP Recognition of Professional Development Programs and Courses for Teachers and School Leaders.
Memorandum of Understanding - ALIVE Phil & DepEd Calabarzon Region
ALIVE Phil and DepEd CALABARZON Region drafted the memorandum of understanding to introduce LVE programs to all the Values Education/ESP Teachers as part of Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao Capacity Training to enhance the GMRC program of K to 12 Curriculum and promote Values-based Atmosphere in the classroom. The official signing of the documents will be announced at a later date.
April 2023 & Beyond: Looking Beyond the Horizon
- 1st TTT's to the pioneer batch of ALVE DFT LVE Level 2 graduates.
- Summer In-house LVE Orientation & Training around the country.
- Application of ALAB Philippines (ALIVE) for Securities and Exchange Commission as Non-Profit Organization
- Crafting of Memorandum of Understanding between ALIVE Phil and Department of Social Welfare and Development (Children in conflict with Laws, Trauma Survivor, Child Rehabilitation, etc.)
- Crafting of Memorandum of Understanding between Save the Children Philippines and ALIVE Phil (Capacity Training of Save the Children focal persons and beneficiaries)
- Crafting of Memorandum of Understanding between the Brotherhood of Christian Businessman and Professionals (Values in the Business World)
- World Values Day Celebration:
~ International Values Based Atmosphere Forum (Hybrid)
~ Recognition and Awards to the Values Champion in different categories
~ Values Jam
~ Values Model School - Creation of Values Education Training Center in the Philippines in cooperation with the Department of Education - NEAP making ALIVE DFT LVE a required and CPD short course to Values Education Teachers.
ALIVE DFT LVE Summary: One, Two, Three and counting...
Number of Participants:
LVE Orientation 520
Application 350
Level One Participants 54
Philippines Values-Based Atmosphere at a Glance"¦
Participants of LVE Level One already applied what they learned so far in the module in their different schools. The result were all extravagant.
2005 July
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 Womens 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. |
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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
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. |
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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. |
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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