A Teacher  | |
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| — Philippine partylist — | |
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| Full name | Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc. | 
| Sector(s) represented | Education | 
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Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc, also known as A Teacher Partylist, is a party-list in the Philippines. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote (and has subsequently has seen been given another seat due to the litigation in the BANAT vs. COMELEC case).
A benefit e-concert was held on December 11 by the party-list for their campaign with singers Lani Misalucha and Ice Seguerra. [1] According to a website, the party-list "aspires to be the voice of the education sector, representing teachers, students, non-teaching staff, and academic institutions." The party-list supported giving fresh graduates teaching experience. [2] In the results the party-list gained 62nd place with 218,389 votes or 0.60 percent of the votes. [3]
According to The Philippine Star , the party-list gained attention to voters around the country after conducting door-to-door campaigns. Nominee Virginia Rodriguez warned voters to carefully pick candidates. Rodriguez created food caravan and feeding programs in schools around the country. [4] The party-list supported vouchers for the children. The party-list supports focusing on smaller schools for decongestion. [5] The party-list gained 82nd place with 156,775 votes, 0.38 percent of the votes. [6]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 490,379 | 3.07% | 2 | 
| 2010 | 617,898 | 2.07% | 2 | 
| 2013 | 1,034,164 | 3.80% | 2 | 
| 2016 | 475,488 | 1.47% | 1 | 
| 2019 | 274,460 | 0.98% | 1 | 
| 2022 | 221,327 | 0.60% | 0 | 
| 2025 | 157,116 | 0.37% | 0 | 
| Period | 1st Representative | 2nd Representative | 
|---|---|---|
|  14th Congress  2007–2010  | Mariano Piamonte Jr. | Ulpiano Sarmiento III | 
|  15th Congress  2010–2013  | Mariano Piamonte Jr. | Julieta Cortuna | 
|  16th Congress  2013–2016  | Mariano Piamonte Jr. | Julieta Cortuna | 
|  17th Congress  2016–2019  | Julieta Cortuna | — | 
|  18th Congress  2019–2022  | Mariano Piamonte Jr. | — | 
| Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives. | ||