DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. Alternative Learning System (ALS) students, from different walks of life, form a small circle inside a classroom in Cavite, in this undated photo. The ALS has been one of the education legacies fulfilled by the Duterte administration, which has been directly felt by over four million out-of-school-youth and adults since 2016. (Photo courtesy: Frendy Tesorero) MANILA - The limiting effect of unplanned circumstances on access to quality education has undoubtedly affected literacy in the Philippines, as the administration of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte pushed to widen the reach of the Alternative Learning System (ALS). For the past six years, the administration, through the Department of Education (DepEd), has intensified its move to ensure no one is left behind, especially the marginalized and most vulnerable sector of society. Since then, around 4,228,350 out-of-school youth and adults have been given a second chance at greater opportunities. This figure