Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc, also known as A Teacher Partylist, is a party-list in the Philippines. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote (and has subsequently has seen been given another seat due to the litigation in the BANAT vs. COMELEC case).
2022 elections A benefit e-concert was held on December 11 by the party-list for their campaign with singers Lani Misalucha and Ice Seguerra. According to a website, the party-list "aspires to be the voice of the education sector, representing teachers, students, non-teaching staff, and academic institutions." The party-list supported giving fresh graduates teaching experience. In the results the party-list gained 62nd place with 218,389 votes or 0.60 percent of the votes.
2025 elections According to The Philippine Star, the party-list gained attention to voters around the country after conducting door-to-door campaigns. Nominee Virginia Rodriguez warned voters to carefully pick candidates. Rodriguez created food caravan and feeding programs in schools around the country. The party-list supported vouchers for the children. The party-list supports focusing on smaller schools for decongestion. The party-list gained 82nd place with 156,775 votes, 0.38 percent of the votes.
Electoral performance Election Votes % Seats2007 490,379 3.07% 22010 617,898 2.07% 22013 1,034,164 3.80% 22016475,4881.47%12019274,4600.98%12022221,3270.60%02025157,1160.37%0
Representatives to Congress Period1st Representative2nd Representative14th Congress2007–2010 Mariano Piamonte Jr. Ulpiano Sarmiento III15th Congress2010–2013 Mariano Piamonte Jr. Julieta Cortuna16th Congress2013–2016 Mariano Piamonte Jr. Julieta Cortuna17th Congress2016–2019 Julieta Cortuna18th Congress2019–2022 Mariano Piamonte Jr. Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.
References
A TEACHER Party-list Official Website Nominees in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election