Manila Teachers Party-List

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Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association, Inc.
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Seats in the House of Representatives
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(Party-list seats only)

The Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association is a Filipino political party and associated financial lending organization which 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 loans to salary loans to public schools.

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]

Representatives to Congress

Period1st Representative2nd Representative3rd Representative
17th Congress
20162019
Virgilio Lacson
18th Congress
20192022
Virgilio Lacson
19th Congress
20222025
Virgilio Lacson

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]

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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.