1.  The Revised Implementing Guidelines on the Selection and Hiring of ALS Literacy Volunteers as stipulated in the enclosure of DepEd Order (DO) No. 59, s. 2012, Paragraph 5.2.2 states that:

 Conduct of Learning Sessions at the Community Learning Centers

 2.  The Revised Implementing Guidelines on the Provision of Teaching Aid and Transportation Allowances to ALS Mobile Teachers and District ALS Coordinators as stipulated in the enclosure of DO 19, s. 2013, Paragraph 2 states that:

     All Mobile Teachers (MTs) and District ALS Coordinators (DALSCs) are entitled to receive the teaching aid and transportation allowances. Such allowances shall be used to defray transportation expenses that they incur to reach all types of ALS learners in far-flung areas and other types of barangays. On the other hand, the teaching aid allowance is intended for purchase of supplies and/or reproduction of materials they will use in the teaching-learning process.

In order to qualify and avail of this benefit, all MTs and full-time DALSCs are required to enlist at least 75 learners for Nonformal Education (i.e Basic Literacy Program or Accreditation and Equivalency Program) excluding enrolees of Informal Education or InfEd (i.e. short term courses, livelihood training, etc.). However, their InfEd learners must still be included in their list of enrolees to be considered as a value-added to the ALS implementor’s performance. Part-time DALSCs on the other hand are required to enlist at least 50 Nonformal Education learners.

3.  The Guidelines on the Abot-Alam Program as stipulated in the enclosure of DO 17, s. 2014, Paragraph 4.2.2 states that:

     Teachers assigned to serve as, either full-time or part-time for the Abot-Alam Program shall receive the corresponding teaching aid and transportation allowances as provided to existing ALS Mobile Teachers and DALSCs pursuant to the guidelines stipulated in DO Nos. 58, s. 2012 and 19, s. 2013.

4.  While the 2015 Guidelines on the Abot-Alam Program as stipulated in the enclosure of DO 17, s. 2015, Paragraph 4.2.2 states that:

     If there are no more excess teachers, as attested by the school and SO, and there are OSYs who are still unattended in the area, mobile teacher items shall be requested by the SDO to the Central Office. If, after doing this, there are still a shortage of ALS teachers, Abot-Alam Facilitators shall be hired or contracted following the existing guidelines in the selection of ALS Literacy Volunteers (LV) (DO 59, s. 2012), except on the new qualifications as stated below:

5.  However, due to failure of some MTs (ALS and Abot-Alam), DALSCs (full-time and part-time) and LV (ALS and Abot-Alam) to complete the required number of enrolment of their learners in the Learner Information System (LIS) contained in Enclosure No. 1, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) has amended the aforecited provisions and shall read as follows:

     All MTs (ALS and Abot-Alam), District ALS Coordinators (full-time and part-time) and LV (ALS and Abot-Alam) who failed to complete the enrolment of their learners in the Learner Information System (LIS) but made an update on their enrolees in the LIS in May 2016 will receive their 2015 stipend, transportation allowance and teaching aid on a pro-rate basis as shown in the following tables:

a.  Transportation Allowance and Teaching Aid for MT and Full-time DALSC

b.  Transportation Allowance and Teaching Aid for Part-Time DALSC

c.  Transportation Allowance and Teaching Aid for Abot-Alam (MT and Excess Teacher)

d.  Transportation Allowance and Teaching Aid for LV (ALS)

 e.  Transportation Allowance and Teaching Aid for LV (Abot-Alam)

6.  Moreover, all schools division superintendents are requested to recall all excess formal school teachers assigned as Abot-Alam Facilitators. Also, contracts of all Abot-Alam LVs shall end in December 2016. Corollary to this, hiring of Abot-Alam Facilitators shall be discontinued until further notice.

7.  The Abot-Alam MTs shall be absorbed in the regular programs of ALS in 2017.

8.  All mapped prospective learners under Abot-Alam shall be referred to regular ALS program.

9.  All other provisions of DepEd Order shall remain in force.

10.  Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.