Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association explained

Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association, Inc.
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Sector:Youth
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House Seats: (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.

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

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17th Congress
2016 - 2019
Virgilio Lacson
18th Congress
2019 - 2022
Virgilio Lacson
19th Congress
2022 - 2025
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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives . 17 September 2023 . The Philippine Star . 22 July 2019.
  2. News: Uy . Jocelyn . Haves get to represent have-nots in Congress . 17 September 2023 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 23 May 2016 . en.
  3. News: Noriega . Richa . Comelec proclaims 55 winning party-list groups in Eleksyon 2022 . 17 September 2023 . GMA News Online . 26 May 2022 . en.
  4. News: Reyes . Mary Ann . From bad to worse . 17 September 2023 . The Philippine Star . 9 September 2018.