1. PUNLAD (Pundasyon sa Pag-unlad ng Kumunidad) Program
Through the PUNLAD program, Letran expresses its utmost desire of extending its sphere of influence to contribute to the formation and growth of communities. As the frontline of development within the city or municipality, the barangays become the critical areas for change. Thus, the interventions of Letran to the poor families of the community barangays through its community-based programs hope to contribute to the national program of the government in relation to poverty alleviation and sustained development.

PUNLAD aims to build capabilities of the Filipino poor through community education directed towards the promotion of a sustained improvement of a quality life. It aims to empower the disadvantaged and the underprivileged through conscientization, values formation and skills development leading to a holistic community development. The following are the focus themes under PUNLAD:

1. Spiritual Formation Program – to build a Christ-centered community animated and nurtured by the Dominican charism and Letran tradition.
2. Socio-Economic Development Program – to promote the sustained improvement of the quality of life in the community.
3. Environment Preservation Program – to make the community an advocate of the protection and care of their environment.
   

The following are the different projects under the PUNLAD program aim to build capabilities of the people in the different partner community barangays of the Colegio:

1. KASAMPALATAYA (Kasama sa Pananampalataya)
As a Catholic institution, the Colegio is the most potent instrument in the renewed evangelization of Jesus Christ. As a Dominican institution, the Colegio is guided by the consecration to the truth from which springs the mission to live and proclaim the value of God’s kingdom. And inspired by the special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary, the Colegio continues the task of molding a Christian community. This project aims to educate the people in the communities on the areas of doctrine, moral and worship and to develop community of persons who embody a life of constant witnessing to the gospel message of Christ. Activities include:

1. Catechism for Children
2. Family Catechism
3. Sacramental Services
4. Youth Fora on Juvenile Problems and Moral Issues
5. Creative Parenting Seminars


2. KABALIKBUHAYAN (Kabalikat sa Pangkabuhayan)
   As less and less can be gotten out of nature, people move out in all directions. Direction of their own movement is dictated by the offer of better economic opportunities elsewhere. From the economically exhausted agricultural lowlands, they move up to public forestlands, or move down to the coast. Others migrate to the urban centers. Many of them end up as squatters in the new found haven and have to depend on an already impoverished environment because many others have been there much ahead of them. The out-migration from depressed provinces continue to add to the swelling urban squatter population that may already consist of fourth and even fifth generation squatter families. This project aims to develop the capability of the people in the communities through the promotion of basic literacy, skills training, non-formal and formal education towards the promotion of a sustained improvement of a quality life. Activities and training include:
   
   1. 3R Tutorial for Children
   2. Art Workshops for Children
   3. Scholarship Grants
   4. Skills Training on Basic Computer Applications
   5. Skills Training on Home Business-Crafts
   6. Skills Training on Home Business-Food
   7. Skills Training on Basic Financial Management
   8. Skills Training on Basic Marketing
   9. Skills Training on Small Business Management
   10. Skills Training on Cooperative Management
   
   
3. KABALIKASAN (Kasangga para sa Kalikasan)
   Environmental imbalance or simply pollution is present in the environment – air, water, and land - of waste material which the environment cannot handle, degrade, disperse or diffuse and that it becomes unclean and unhealthy. It is also the result of depleted coastal resources, degraded forest and mineral resources and the disregard for the integrity of nature. Continuing damage to the environment, particularly to land and marine resources, have marginalized many families dependent on farming and fishing. Being concerned of this present situation of the environment, this project aims to promote the protection and care of the environment in the communities leading to a balanced ecosystem for a sustained improvement of the quality of life. Activities include:
   
   1. Seminars/Fora on Health and Environmental Issues
   2. Medical Services
   3. Home-urban Gardening
   4. Clean Drive
   

1. Values Formation Program – to build a high degree of responsibility in the students of the partner public schools.
2. Continuing Students Learning Program – to enhance learning of students in the partner schools and provide access to college education.
3. Continuing Teachers Professionalism Program – to promote the continuing professionalism of teachers in the partner public schools.

The following are the different projects under the PANDARAL program aim to enhance capabilities of the people in the adopted school of the Colegio:

1. KASAMBUHAY (Kasama sa Pagpapahalaga ng Buhay)
   The culture of silence and indifference, the deterioration of traditional value system and the condition of neglect for the lives of the great majority of the Filipinos lead to so many social ills such as poverty-related illnesses and low nutrition levels, increasing mendicancy and vagrancy of children, rampant child prostitution, sex-exploitation of women and so much graft and corruption causing gross negligence and inefficiency in government service. This project aims to develop the students in public partner schools with the right sense of moral values, attitudes and motives to enable them to participate in the building of a just and humane society.
   
   1. Basic Catechism
   2. Fora/Seminars on Juvenile Problems and Youth Issues
   3. Creative Parenting Seminars
   
   
2. KASANAYAN (Kasama sa Sanayan at Aralan)
   As an institution of higher learning, the Colegio has the responsibility to assist public schools in the development of students and teachers who lack the opportunities and the facilities. This project aims to provide the students more opportunities for learning and the continuous professionalism of the teachers of public schools through training and seminars.
   
   1. Scholarship Grants
   2. Media Literacy
   3. Training on Basic Computer Applications
   3. Training on New Teaching Methodologie