Comelec asked to junk another teachers' group
A TEACHERS’ group seeking congressional representation yesterday pushed for the disqualification of another teachers’ group from a similar legislative seat in the 14th Congress, accusing it of working not for the interests of a marginalized sector but for private and Catholic schools in the country.
The Alliance of Volunteer Educators (AVE), which was represented as a party-list group in the 13th Congress, said A Teacher, which was among the party-list organizations that could land a seat in the incoming legislature, is actually representing stockholders of private schools, majority of which are considered as the schools of the rich.
As proof, AVE Rep. Eulogio “Amang” Magsaysay said the principal nominee of A TEACHER to represent the group is Catholic Educators Association of the Philippines Executive Director Mariano Piamonte who was “very vocal” in defending the increase in tuition fees by private schools during past congressional hearings.
“How can this group justify its existence as a representative of the marginalized sector when it was Mr. Piamonte who defended the tuition fee increases by private and Catholic schools?” according to Magsaysay.
“A Teacher cannot be considered as a true representative of a neglected sector of society like the teachers,” he said.
Magsaysay, who claimed that AVE garnered the needed votes to enable it to have congressional seat as a party-list group, said Congress should look deeper into the real objectives of A TEACHER in seeking congressional representation.
“It is not what a real party-list group should be because it represents a sector with other interests,” he said.
The lawmaker said a real party-list group should represent a neglected sector like teachers, farmers, drivers, fishermen and other groups that need “government attention.”
“The motives of A TEACHER in seeking congressional representation are questionable,’ he added.
by Raul S. Beltran, p.5 PEOPLE’S JOURNAL TONIGHT, June 26, 2007
3 comments:
this should have been done long ago, even before we had elections
It was only brought to AVE's attention after elections. I, as as an elementary shool teacher, did not even know about the true identity of A Teacher Partylist. Its motive is highly suspect and shrouded with a high level of deception. Its nominees and officers are all integral part of the private school system in the country whose main objective is anchored on securing tuition fee increases which is to the detriment of the educational system in the country. How dare you A Teacher Partylist, kuno!
kala ko ba naman na mapagbantay kayo para sa ikauunlad ng edukasyon sa lipunan? nagkulang kayo sa resposibilidad nyo sa pag bunyag kung ano ba yan a teacher partylist. Tingnan nyo kung ano ang napala nyo...Ave, tshtshtsh...
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