21/12/2025
2025 Christmas Message from the PLS Board of Directors (BOD) :
Wishing you all, PLS Lifesavers and your families, a Merry Christmas.
As we exit 2025 with full Hopes for 2026, we wish to thank all our PLS Lifesavers.
We Thank you for your hard work, dedication and your unwavering support to our Drowning Prevention and Lifesaving Advocacy.
The year 2025 marked our 19th year commitment of serving our constituency in Drowning prevention.
We have grown to 65 Lifesaving Centers which had delivered 67,327 trained Lifesavers, a few number short to our 75k target by end of 2025. These milestones were not achieved with ease - they were earned through everyday efforts
and support by PLS' remarkable strong team of Swim and Survive Program Instructors nationwide.
In delivering Drowning Prevention to our constituency (particularly the children), let us remember to choose patience with kindness, these two, we believed, can offer something beyond Lifesaving - that, we offer comfort in water safety, dignity in teaching it, and compassion to those who participate in skills learning - these virtues would truly set us, the PLS, apart with the rest.
That is why we enjoined all the PLS officers to strengthen their passion in drownproofing others, even when no one is watching. Because, truthfulness of commitment, when present, gains impact to mankind, then comes respect and trust. And when trust is there, we grow (even in the midst of storms), not just as a Lifesaving institution, but as strong advocates in saving lives.๐๐๐
Thank you once again and seeing you all hit the targets in 2026.๐ค๐ค
P. S. Credits to the untiring PLS Centers who had conquered Universities, Colleges and Swim Schools in the past 5 months, which brought a massive growth to our 75K trained Lifesavers target this year, as follows:
-Metro Dumaguete College (PLS Siquijor)
-St. Anthony College (PLS Antique)
-University of the Cordilleras (PLS Baguio)
-University of Baguio
-Easter College (PLS CAR),
-Philippines Science Baguio
-Visayas State University (PLS EV)
-International School Manila
-Polytechnic University of the Philippines
-Colegio De San Agustin Makati
-Bert Lozada Swim School
(PLS Luzon)
We anticipate a more diverse, inclusive, and robust Philippine Life Saving Community by 2026.โ๏ธ๐ช
KODUS.๐
International Life Saving Federation (ILS)
Royal Life Saving Society Australia
Surf Life Saving Australia
Bert Lozada Swim School
Philippine Aquatics, Inc.
Special Olympics Pilipinas
Philippine Drowning Prevention Council (PDPC)