Education

The PSF believes in investing in our teachers and students through educational programs, grants and partnerships that can help uplift the overall quality of education in the Philippines.

Gabay Guro (Guide Teachers) Program

In coordination with the Managers Club of PLDT (MCI), the Gabay-Guro (Guide Teachers) Program aims to foster the professional development of teachers through scholarship grants, English proficiency and computer literacy trainings. In 2007, 30 teachers have been trained. Under the Gabay Guro Program also, the PSF and MCI give scholarship grants to deserving students taking up Bachelor of Science in Education, major in English, Math and Science. For the school year 2007 – 2008, 15 students from the Philippine Normal University have been recipients of this scholarship grant. Scholars are required to teach in a public school upon graduation in such number of years as they have been scholars of PSF. The whole project is in support of the Department of Education's goal of improving the quality of education in the country.

PSF Educational Grants

Deserving students of PLDT rank and file and supervisory employees, meanwhile, are given financial assistance under the Employees Educational Grant. The Employees Educational Grant is not a scholarship program but a one-time grant which allows the parents of the grantee to use the grant to augment tuition fees, and purchase books and school supplies as they may deem fit. A separate program is currently being planned for deserving students who are children of the Philippine National Police.