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| Colors | Green |
| Sector represented | Youth |
| Seats in theHouse of Representatives | 1 / 63 (Party-list seats only) |
TheManila Teachers Savings and Loan Association is a Filipinopolitical party and associated financial lending organization that holdsparty-list representation in theHouse of Representatives of thePhilippines.
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]
Manila Teachers won its first seat in theHouse of Representatives as aparty-list group following the2016 election.[2] The group's seat for the17th Congress was filled by Virgilio Lacson.
They were able to retain their seat for the18th and19th Congress, after securing sufficient votes in the2019 and2022 elections. Lacson likewise reprised his role as Manila Teacher's representatives for both Congresses.[1][3]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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| 2016 | 268,613 | 0.83 | 1 |
| 2019 | 249,416 | 0.89 | 1 |
| 2022 | 249,525 | 0.68 | 1 |
| 2025 | 301,291 | 0.72 | 1 |
| Period | Representative |
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| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | Virgilio Lacson |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Virgilio Lacson |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 | Virgilio Lacson |
| 20th Congress 2025–2028 | Maria Nina Francesca Lacson |
The Manila Teachers Partylist also ran as a loan agency under the name Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (MTSLAI). It offered salaryloans 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 theBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' central bank.[5]
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