The Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association is a Filipino

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and associated financial lending organization that holds party-list representation in the

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of the

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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".

Electoral history

Manila Teachers won its first seat in the

as a party-list group following the 2016 election. 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

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and

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. Lacson likewise reprised his role as Manila Teacher's representatives for both Congresses.

Electoral history

Representatives to Congress

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

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to member public school teachers through its Manila Teachers' Mutual Aid System Inc. (MTMAS). The Department of Education revoked its accreditation in 2023 citing an order from the

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, the Philippines' central bank.

References

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