Knowledge Channel Foundation marks 25 years

The Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) commemorates its 25th anniversary-celebrating a quarter-century of serving Filipino learners through multimedia educational content, early childhood development programs, policy advocacy, and community partnerships.

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KCFI president and co-founder Rina Lopez, ABS-CBN Chairman Mark Lopez, and KCFI Board of Trustees vice chairman Francis Giles Puno

The milestone was marked by "25th Anniversary: Celebrating 25 Years of Knowledge, Inspiration, and Hope," held in Makati City on November 27, which gathered representatives from the Lopez Group and KCFI's key partners from the private sector.

In her anniversary address, Rina Lopez, president and co-founder of KCFI, reflected on a journey anchored on purpose, perseverance, and the belief that education changes lives.

"We were guided by an audacious question: 'What if?' What if we could harness media to democratize learning? What if we could bring excellent teaching into public schoolsno matter how remote?" Lopez said.

Lopez emphasized how KCFI evolved from a pioneering educational cable channel into a national learning ecosystem on-air, online, and offline bringing content and training into communities across the Philippines.

She also highlighted the expansion of KCFI's work in early childhood development (ECD) through programs such as Wikaharian, Ready, Set, Read!, MathDali, I Love You 1000, and the KCare Training Program, which equips child development workers (CDWs), barangay health workers, nutrition scholars, and caregivers with essential skills in early learning, health, and responsive caregiving the passage of Republic Act 12199, which KCFI actively championed alongside government partners.

The law strengthens the country's early childhood care and development system, including provisions that support the professionalization, standards, and improvement of systems for training and assessment for the early childhood workforce serving children ages 0-8.