This study was undertaken to assess the program implementation of Alternative Learning System - Balik-Paaralan para sa Out-of-School Adults (ALS-BP-OSA) in its one of selected school implementer through identifying the completers` reasons for enrolling in the program, its effects on their lives, and their personal views toward the program. It utilized a descriptive-phenomenological research design involving 18 participants selected to participate based on their availability and capability. The participants` reasons to enroll in and views toward ALS-BP-OSA, their experiences, and achievements have manifested the program`s positive effect on their lives as a whole. It is deemed suitable that the program must be implemented in a broader scope to reach out to out to all the out-of-school youths in the locality. Increasing the program`s fund allocation and continuous review and update of the curriculum are likewise suggested.
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