EDUCATION Secretary Leonor Briones led the launch of the Financial Literacy Program for Schools, a partnership project of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Education (DepEd), and BDO Foundation in Mandaluyong City. In her keynote address, Briones reiterated the importance of financial literacy. “This is what financial literacy is all about. Having already incorporated Financial Literacy in the K to 12 Basic Education Program, and in the in-service training (INSET) program for teachers and non-teaching personnel, the Education department partnered with BSP and BDOF to further advance the development of financial education initiatives. Republic Act 10922, otherwise known as the “Economic and Financial Literacy Act,” mandates DepEd to “ensure that economic and financial education becomes an integral part of formal learning.”

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2018 17:03 UTC