Teachers across the country are encouraged to integrate financial literacy in their lessons by utilizing free and ready to use teaching resources developed through the collaboration of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Education (DepEd) and BDO Foundation.
More than 300 lesson exemplars and 10 financial education videos are readily available on the DepEd Learning Portal. Aligned with the K-12 curriculum, these tools can be used in classroom and co-curricular activities, empowering teachers to make financial concepts relatable and actionable for Filipino learners.
The learning materials cover essential topics such as saving, budgeting, financial planning, and avoiding financial scams. This initiative supports BSP’s National Strategy for Financial Inclusion and DepEd’s broader goal to promote financial education as a key life skill among students.
BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank Inc., has been instrumental in producing learning resources to help cultivate responsible financial decision-making from a young age.
“Teachers are our strongest allies in building a financially responsible generation. We created these tools to make it easier for them to teach money skills in the classroom without the need to develop materials from scratch,” said BDO Foundation President Mario A. Deriquito.
Forging stronger ties for financial education. Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara and BDO Foundation President Mario A. Deriquito share a warm handshake to reaffirm their shared commitment to financial education (Photo courtesy of the Department of Education)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (left), Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara (middle), and BDO Foundation President Mario Deriquito (right) hold the memorandum of agreement to boost financial literacy among K-12 learners and teachers, as well as DepEd personnel during a courtesy meeting on 08 January 2025 at the DepEd Central Office, Pasig City. Secretary Angara vowed to intensify the dissemination of the learning materials produced under the partnership, particularly the lesson exemplars and videos for learners and teachers. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Education).
