Renaming Bureau of Nonformal Education to ALS

Address learning needs of marginalized groups including deprived, depressed, and underserved citizens.
Coordinate with various agencies to facilitate skills development, enhancing employability, efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness in the labor market.
Ensure expansion of educational opportunities to citizens of diverse backgrounds, capabilities, interests, demographics, and socio-economic statuses.
Promote certification and accreditation of alternative learning programs, both formal and informal, in basic education.

Rooted in Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9155 (The Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001) which guarantees the right to quality basic education accessible to all eligible Filipinos including out-of-school youth and adult learners.
Defined under Section 12.1 Rule XII of RA 9155 as a parallel learning system providing alternatives to formal education by integrating nonformal and informal knowledge and skills sources.
The Alternative Learning System is recognized as a major component of basic education aimed at marginalized learners.

Initial funding to come from existing funds within the Department of Education.
Subsequent funding to be included in the General Appropriations Act ensuring sustained financial support.

Any prior orders, issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly to maintain legal coherence.

The Executive Order takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette, ensuring prompt implementation following formal announcement.