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Philamlife has continued to work towards educating Filipinos on the importance of financial planning, savings and investments as a venue to improving their way of life.
Philamlife grants P5 million to promote English proficiency in universities nationwide
In its commitment to improve the level of English proficiency in the country, Philamlife granted PhP5,000,000 to the Promoting English Proficiency (PEP) initiative of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and the Makati Business Club.
The Philamlife-PEP program trains an estimated 6,600 teachers and students through computer-aided English language instruction.
Philamlife has chosen six beneficiary schools across the country. These are Far Eastern University; Araullo University in Cabanatuan City; De La Salle University in Lipa City; Cebu Normal University; Cagayan de Oro College; and University of Mindanao in Davao.
“We think that this is a good opportunity for Philamlife and our mother company AIG to contribute to the long-term development of the Philippines. By equipping current and future teachers with better English skills, they become more effective mentors to their students,” Cuisia said.
Studies show that the Philippines' competitive advantage in the global workforce is its large English-speaking and readily trainable human resource. However, in recent years there has been a decline in English proficiency due to poor English instruction in private and public schools. The Philamlife-PEP program hopes to address the problem by providing supplementary English training to in-service and future teachers and students.
The project involves the installation of DynEd software in existing computer laboratories to establish Computerized English Language Centers (CELCs) in selected schools nationwide. The DynEd courseware developed by California-based DynEd International is a leading multimedia software used for English language training.
Philamlife’s five million-peso grant is the largest donation to the PEP program since its inception in 2003. The project is in line with Philamlife's aim of providing support to meaningful education programs. In 2006, the company teamed up with the Department of Education for a project that would introduce insurance awareness courses in public secondary schools.
The Philamlife-PEP program is part of the company's 60th anniversary celebration this year.
 Araullo University Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija March 22, 2007 |
 Far Eastern University Manila March 27, 2007 |
 De La Salle Lipa Lipa, Batangas April 19, 2007 |
 Cebu Normal University Cebu City, Cebu May 16, 2007 |
 Cagayan de Oro College Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental May 23, 2007 |
 University of Mindanao Davao October 2007 |