Section 12Sec./Art. 12

Literacy Education Programs. - The LGUs shall endeavor to enhance basic capabilities of all Filipinos by, among others, developing and promoting adult literacy programs, which shall be offered in designated schools within the learning cities, municipalities, or barangays. This shall be done in accordance with the Literacy Coordinating Council created under Republic Act No. 7165 or "An Act Creating the Literacy Coordinating Council, Defining its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes", as amended by Republic Act No. 10122, as well as the Bureau of Alternative Education of the Department of Education created under Republic Act No. 11510 or the "Alternative Learning System Act".