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A new milestone for Peso Smart! 💚🌱

For the first time, the Peso Smart program is being implemented in the Farm Schools, bringing financial literacy learning opportunities to even more young Filipinos. We are excited to see how the modules will help our farm school learners develop smart money habits and make informed financial decisions, particularly in managing the income they earn from the produce they grow on their farms.

We had a successful series of Peso Smart launches last August 17–18, 2026, at:

📍 Cansilayan Farm School, Negros Occidental
📍 Manghanoy Farm School, Negros Occidental
📍 Eva J. Montilla Farm School, Negros Occidental

This milestone would not have been possible without the strong support, leadership, and advocacy of Negros Occidental Schools Division Superintendent Gladys Amylaine D. Sales, CESO V, who recognized that the Peso Smart financial literacy program would be a valuable complement to the activities and lessons of our Farm Schools. We likewise thank Assistant Schools Division Superintendents Enjenette D. Baroa, CESE, and Julito L. Felicano, CESE; CID Chief Arch. Nelson G. Bedaure; OIC-SGOD Chief Dency Grace A. Padillon; and Senior Education Program Specialist–SM Maoel John N. Barredo for their invaluable support, warm welcome, and commitment to the successful implementation of the Peso Smart program. 🙌💚

We also extend our appreciation to the school heads, teachers, facilitators, volunteers, and everyone who helped make these launches successful.

Together, we continue to empower students with essential financial literacy skills, helping them make smart money choices and turn their dreams into achievable goals. 💪🏼💚

🌾 From growing crops to growing financial confidence!

We are happy to share that this week, we launched the pilot implementation of Manulife Philippines' Peso Smart program in three farm schools in Negros Occidental: Cansilayan Farm School (Murcia), Manghanoy Farm School (La Castellana), and Eva J. Montilla Farm School (Cauayan).

This initiative stems from our partnership with the Schools Division Office of Negros Occidental, which recognized the value of equipping farm school learners, many of whom already earn income from their agricultural activities, with practical financial management skills.

Together, we are helping young learners become not only skilled farmers but also smart money managers.

📌 𝙏𝙄𝙋 #12: 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙠𝙤𝙡 𝙨𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙜-𝙖𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙠. 𝘼𝙣𝙤? 𝙋𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙤? 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙤? 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙤, 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨.

Sa dami ng gawain at abala ng mga magulang, minsan ang pag-aaral ng anak ay nauuwi sa simpleng “kumusta ang grades?” o “gawin mo na ang assignment.” Ngunit higit pa rito ang kailangan ng bata—ang tunay na interes at gabay ng magulang.

Alamin ang kanilang subjects, kung paano sila nag-aaral, at sino ang kanilang mga kasama. Maaari itong gawin sa pamamagitan ng pagku‑kuwentuhan tungkol sa aralin, pagtulong sa paggawa ng project, o pagbibigay ng payo sa tamang study habits. Ang pagbibigay ng payo nang may malasakit, hindi utos, ay nagpapalakas ng tiwala at motibasyon ng bata.

✨ Tandaan: Ang gabay na puno ng malasakit ay mas epektibo kaysa utos.

💬 𝘗𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯?

📌 𝙏𝙄𝙋 11: 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣, 𝙥𝙖𝙜-𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙠, 𝙣𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙜-𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜.

Sa dami ng oras na ginugugol ng kabataan sa gadgets at social media, madalas nagiging hamon para sa mga magulang na makasabay at makaintindi. Minsan, nagdudulot pa ito ng hindi pagkakaunawaan sa bahay.

Makipag‑usap sa kanila tungkol sa kanilang online activities nang may malasakit at pang‑unawa. Maaari itong gawin sa pamamagitan ng pagku‑kuwentuhan habang nagbabrowse sila, pagtanong tungkol sa mga kaibigan nila online, o pagbibigay ng payo sa ligtas na paggamit ng internet. Kapag naramdaman ng bata na hindi sila hinuhusgahan, mas magiging bukas sila sa pagbabahagi.

✨ Tandaan: Ang social media ay mas nagiging ligtas kapag may gabay ng magulang.

💬 𝘈𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘨‑𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘱 𝘬𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢?

Before the week draws to a close, we want to share a story that reminds us exactly why we do what we do.

Our story with RVAlbay Batbat ES, Guinobatan, Albay started two years ago. We cannot remember if somebody mentioned the school to us or if we received a letter requesting a partnership, but what we do remember is that they had been on our list of schools for some time, and we simply cannot find a sponsor for them. So, when boxes of books arrived at our office from Keys International School, we immediately thought of the school. However, we still had to figure out how to get the books to them. Thankfully, the school knew someone with a pickup truck who was returning home to Guinobatan. Logistics is often one of the biggest challenges in this work, and many of our projects move forward because people generously step in to help. In this case, Jas Moral volunteered to bring the books home, ensuring they arrived safely at Batbat Elementary School. For that, we remain deeply grateful.

In the past year, we kept in touch with the school. Since they have no library, the principal's office doubled as one. They procured steel shelves and set up the books and encouraged the children to borrow from the collection.

Fast forward to July this year, we received five big boxes of children's books from Saint Paul School, Vancouver, Canada, through the initiative of Ms. Anna Santa Ana. So, since we were already travelling to Albay to launch Peso Smart in three schools, we thought, why not bring some of the storybooks from the boxes, along with Filipino storybooks donated by Rotary Club of Pasig South, to replenish Batbat Elementary School's collection? So we did.

And boy, oh boy, were we inspired when we delivered the books! We arrived after classes started in the morning and sat down with the principal. When recess time came, the children lined up one by one to borrow books and log them out. The children moved through the process with ease. They lined up, browsed the shelves, and logged the books. One learner was looking for a specific title, and a classmate immediately pointed her to the right shelf.

The parents of the kindergarten learners who were waiting for their children's dismissal also casually mentioned that they themselves had been borrowing some of the books to read to the children at home. It was certainly a great visit.

So today, we are sending more books from the Saint Paul School donation. We are also sending Reading Challenge Kits, generously sponsored by Enzo Pastore of EPS painters & decorators. in Melbourne, Australia.

Our shared story with Batbat Elementary School is still being written, but it is a beautiful example of the Corazon Sanchez Atayde Memorial Foundation's mission: to be a channel of generosity.

Pagbati sa Albay! 💚

A successful series of Peso Smart launches last July 29–31, 2026 at Gubat Elementary School (Bacacay), Binitayan Elementary School (Daraga), and Guinobatan West Central School (Guinobatan) in Albay! Thank you for the warm welcome and for joining us in empowering students through financial literacy. 🤗

Financial literacy turns dreams into achievable goals. 💪🏼

Sinimulan namin ang School Year 2026–2027 ng AIA Healthiest Schools Program sa pamamagitan ng isang REORIENTATION kasama ang aming mga PARTNER SCHOOL.

Ibinahagi namin ang mga mahahalagang natutunan at tagumpay mula sa nakalipas na dalawang taon, kabilang ang:

✅ Mga mahahalagang milestone ng programa
✅ Paglawak ng programa sa mas maraming paaralan at rehiyon sa buong Pilipinas
✅ Mga pananaw at aral mula sa mga isinumiteng proyekto
✅ Mga layunin ng programa at ang iisang adhikaing nagbubuklod sa atin

📌 Mga bago sa Ikatlong Taon:
• Mas pinasimpleng project proposal template
• Kinakailangang paggamit ng AHS modules sa mga isusumiteng proyekto
• Mga bagong kagamitan sa pagtuturo, kabilang ang modularized materials, curriculum mapping, at mga paparating na materyal para sa mental well-being

Sa bawat bagong taon, mas tumitibay ang ating sama-samang pagkilos upang makapagtaguyod ng mas malusog, mas matatag, at mas handang mga paaralan para sa ating mga komunidad.

Pagbati para sa Tagbilaran, Bohol! 💚

A successful 3-school launch last July 16–17, 2026 at Cogon Elementary School, Cabawan Elementary School, and Dao Elementary School! Thank you for the warm welcome for the Peso Smart Program. 🤗

Financial literacy turns dreams into achievable goals. 💪🏼

𝐍𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐚, 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐮𝐠𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐋.𝐄.𝐓.𝐒. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐠.

Mahigit isang buwan na ang nakalipas nang unang tumuntong kami sa paaralan upang pag-usapan ang posibilidad ng isang sama-samang adhikain—isang adhikaing nabigyang-buhay sa pamamagitan ng malasakit at bukas-palad na suporta ng 𝐋𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑, na kaagapay namin sa pagtataguyod ng edukasyon at paglilingkod sa komunidad.

Mula noon, unti-unti naming binuo ang pundasyon ng programang ito;

🔸 Nakilala namin ang aming mga mag-aaral sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuri sa kanilang kasalukuyang kakayahan sa pagbasa.
🔸 Nakatuwang namin ang mga teacher volunteer at nabigyan sila ng mga kagamitan at gabay upang maging epektibong katuwang sa pagpapatupad ng programa.
🔸 Nakasama rin namin ang mga magulang upang pagtibayin ang kanilang mahalagang papel sa paghubog ng pagmamahal ng kanilang mga anak sa pagbabasa at pagkatuto.
🔸 At sa araw ng paglulunsad, hindi lamang isang programa ang aming sinimulan—pinagtibay namin ang isang pangakong sama-samang kikilos para sa mas maliwanag na kinabukasan ng aming mga L.E.T.S. Read Scholars.

Sa pamamagitan ng paglagda sa mga Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), opisyal naming pinagtibay ang aming pagkakaisa sa layunin. Sa pamamagitan ng mga kuwentong ibinahagi sa storytelling session, binuksan namin ang mundo ng imahinasyon at pagkatuto. At sa pamamagitan ng pamamahagi ng mga learning kit para sa mga iskolar at mga kahon ng story books para sa aming mga teacher volunteer, nagbigay kami ng mga kasangkapang magagamit nila sa kanilang paglalakbay tungo sa mas mahusay na pagbasa.

Habang sinasalubong natin ang Buwan ng Wika, ipinapaalala sa atin ng proyektong ito na ang bawat L.E.T.S. Read Scholars na natututong magbasa nang may kumpiyansa ay isang hakbang tungo sa mas matatag na kinabukasan. At sa likod ng bawat tagumpay ng aming mga L.E.T.S. Read Scholars ay isang komunidad ng mga g**o, magulang, katuwang, at tagapagtaguyod na sama-samang naniniwala sa kapangyarihan ng edukasyon.