Manila Teachers Party-List

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Manila Teachers
— Philippine partylist —
Full nameManila Teachers Savings and Loan Association
Sector(s) representedYouth
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s)Virgilio Lacson

The Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association is a Filipino political party and associated financial lending organization that holds party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

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Outside its role in the Congress, it also offers salary loans to public schools teachers.

The Manila Teachers Partylist names the youth as the sector it represents and with the added goal to "ensure safe communities for conducive learning and promote national and cultural heritage". [1]

Electoral history

Manila Teachers won its first seat in the House of Representatives as a party-list group following the 2016 election. [2] The group's seat for the 17th Congress was filled by Virgilio Lacson.

They were able to retain their seat for the 18th and 19th Congress, after securing sufficient votes in the 2019 and 2022 elections. Lacson likewise reprised his role as Manila Teacher's representatives for both Congresses. [1] [3]

Electoral history

ElectionVotes%Seats
2016 268,6130.83
1 / 59
2019 249,4160.89
1 / 61
2022 249,5250.68
1 / 63
2025 301,2910.72
1 / 63

Representatives to Congress

PeriodRepresentative
17th Congress
2016–2019		Virgilio Lacson
18th Congress
2019–2022		Virgilio Lacson
19th Congress
2022–2025		Virgilio Lacson
20th Congress
2025–2028
(upcoming)		Maria Nina Francesca Lacson
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.

Operations as a loan agency

The Manila Teachers Partylist also ran as a loan agency under the name Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (MTSLAI). It offered salary loans to member public school teachers through its Manila Teachers' Mutual Aid System Inc. (MTMAS). [4] The Department of Education revoked its accreditation in 2023 citing an order from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' central bank. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Uy, Jocelyn (May 23, 2016). "Haves get to represent have-nots in Congress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Noriega, Richa (May 26, 2022). "Comelec proclaims 55 winning party-list groups in Eleksyon 2022". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reyes, Mary Ann (September 9, 2018). "From bad to worse". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Bautista, Jane (February 22, 2023). "Lender for teachers loses DepEd accreditation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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