Year by year

Moments & Milestones

1999

Ayala holds the first Ayala Young Leaders Congress with 70 students from all over the country.

2000

Half of the delegates in 2000 are from the National Capital Region, which today comprise an average of 26 percent

2001

AYLC is held just a few days after EDSA Dos.

2002

Catherine Pabalan (AYLC 1999) is the first AYLC alumna to return as a panelist. The AYLC song, "We Are the Chosen Few", debuts; music and lyrics are by Ma. Jolina Bianca Mallari-Khan (AYLC 2000), musical arrangement by Candice Cabutihan-Cipullo (AYLC 1999), orchestration by Jeffrey Tarayo (AYLC 2000), and sung by Kathy Minoza-Cueson (AYLC 2000).

2003

Oung Chanthol, a Ramon Magsaysay Awardee from Cambodia, has been the only non-Filipino keynote speaker in the history of AYLC. Fourteen alumni of AYLC 2003 join the first Presidential Youth Fellowship Program. The 1st Grand Alumni Reunion is held at InterContinental Manila.

2004

Former President Corazon C. Aquino keynotes the 6th AYLC. AYLC delegates begin the tradition of adopting a batch name. The first is Bayanihan.

2005

Expanding areas of leadership, a panel comprising members of the arts and media is introduced.

2006

The Ayala Young Leaders Alliance co-leads a voter education campaign.

2007

AYLC alumni take part in disaster response and rehabilitation of the Bicol region, the area hit hardest by Typhoon Reming.

2008

On its 10th year, AYLC includes a panel discussion featuring alumni. It holds its 2nd Alumni Grand Reunion.

2009

Six AYLC alumni are among the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines.

2010

Delegates from seminaries, Pamulaan School for Indigenous Peoples, and the Philippine National Police Academy join AYLC for the first time.

2011

The AYLC-inspired Leadership Communities (LeadCom) program is launched by Ayala Foundation and Denmark-based Active Aid Partnerships.

2012

Ayala Young Leaders Alumni Association Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commision. Alumni contribute to the Ayala group's P3.5 million Ten Moves! Fund turned over to the Department of Education.

2013

The Project Ideation Workshop is integrated into the AYLC program design. The 3rd Alumni Grand Reunion is held at the newly launched Circuit Makati.

2014

Six of PMA's top 10 graduates and the top 2 of PNPA in 2015 are AYLC 2014 alumni. Four of the Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines are from AYLC 2015.

2015

Six of PMA's top 10 graduates and the top 2 of PNPA in 2015 are AYLC 2014 alumni. Four of the Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines are from AYLC 2015.

2016

With 22 chapters, AYLAA reports a total of 53 alumni-implemented community projects with more than 6,000 beneficiaries and a projected social value of P10.6 million.

2017

Vice President Leni Robredo keynotes the 19th AYLC.

2018

AYLC celebrates its 20th year. Ayala-Knowledge Management publishes a volume on AYLC in its Catalyst publication series.

2019

Nomination process shifted from school nomination to self- nomination.

2020

Implementation of digital process in all phases of the AYLC cycle.

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