Reaching the fringes of the Philippines
The story of Basilan scholars
The island province of Basilan is located just off the southern coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula. It is the largest island of the Sulu Archipelago. Basilan is a third-class province in terms of gross provincial income. And, ranked 20 among the Philippines’ 80 provinces in terms of incidences of poverty.
True to its word to “serve the fringes of society”, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) visited Basilan to campaign for students for scholarship and presented Dualtech as an option. It was quite easy to convince young men to enrol at Dualtech; to escape from poverty. Financial problems being the cause for dropping out of school is repeated often in Basilan.
How the Scholars of Lao Foundation are contributing to the enrichment of their community
As part of the vision to contribute in alleviating poverty across all regions of the Philippines, Dualtech Center, through the effort of the Community Relations Office and Partners and Programs Office, welcomed about 30 coordinators from Bohol, Cebu, and Davao last November 8-10, 2018.
On May 05, Hon. Mayor Mryna Mondejar from the Municipality of Veruela, Agusan Del Sur was the Guest of Honor and Speaker in Dualtech’s Commencement Exercises. This occasion also had guests and donors of the Dualtech Cafeteria which was inaugurated on the same day.
The Department of Education requires each Grade 12 student to attend 80 hours of company and workshop program as partial requirement in fulfilling their senior high school. This may be compared to on the job training or in-plant training. The students and the school do not have the time and resources to look for companies where these students can train. Dualtech was requested by some schools to provide such opportunity.
Dualtech students helped care for the Aged in Calamba City
