ACT Teachers Partylist

The ACT Teachers Partylist is a political party representing teachers and education sector workers with a seat in the 15th and 16th Philippine Congress,[1] and with two seats in the 17th Philippine Congress.[2] It is represented in the 18th Philippine Congress by educator and trade union organizer France Castro.[3] ACT Teachers Partylist is part of the left-wing Makabayan Bloc,[4] and is known for its active campaign for salary hikes for teachers,[5] successful tax reduction initiatives, optional poll service duty for teachers, and lowering of optional retirement age of public school teachers.[1][6]

Not to be confused with ACT-CIS Partylist or A Teacher Partylist.

ACT Teachers Partylist
IdeologyEducator interests
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationMakabayan
ColorsNavy Blue, Red
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)
ACT Teachers Congresswoman France Castro speaking in a mobilization against oil price hike, March 18, 2022.

ACT Teachers Partylist is also an active proponent of the Supreme Court cases against the Philippine government's K to 12 system, co-filing at least two K to 12-related cases in 2015,[7][8] and successfully securing a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a government order that abolishes Filipino language subject in college.[8] It also supported the abolition of the corruption-prone pork barrel system in the Philippine congress.[9][10]

ACT Teachers Partylist was founded by members and affiliates of Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines on January 5, 2008, in an assembly at Quezon City.

References
  1. "REP. ANTONIO L. TINIO". ACT Teachers Party-list. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. Uy, Jocelyn R. "New groups make it to party-list's Top 10". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. Ingles, Macel (April 16, 2019). "ACT Party-list's Castro wins international award for work on trade union rights". ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. Ager, Maila. "Makabayan bloc endorses Poe-Escudero tandem". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. "SSL hurdles final reading at lower house". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. "ACT Teachers Party-list  » House Bills". www.act-teachers.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. Torres-Tupas, Tetch. "K-12 to displace thousands of teachers, students, say critics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. "SC stops CHED's 'anti-Filipino' new GE curriculum". Rappler. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. Gamil, Jaymee T. "Congress urged to junk 2015 budget due to pro-DAP provisions". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. Cruz, RG. "Scrap legislative, executive 'pork', PNoy urged". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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