FRANCE L. CASTRO | ACT Teachers Party-list
Titindig sa sahod, edukasyon, at karapatan

Unang-unang kinatawan sa kongreso na nagmula sa hanay ng mga pampublikong guro. Nagturo sa loob ng 25 taon.

Edukasyon:

  1. Gradwado (Kolehiyo): Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
  2. Kolehiyo: Philippine Normal College (Philippine Normal University), Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics (BSE Math), Cum laude
  3. Hayskul: Arellano High School
  4. Elementarya: P. Gomez Elementary School

Trabaho:

  1. Quirino High School, Master Teacher II (25 years)

Pamumuno:

  1. Aktibong miyembro ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers mula 1989
  2. President, Quezon City Public School Teachers Association (QCPSTA) (2001-2005, 2007-2012)
  3. Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) Board of Trustees (2010-present)
  4. Secretary General ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines (2012-2016)
  5. Former Education International World Executive Board (2015-2016)
  6. Kasalukuyang Vice Chair ng ACT Teachers Party-List 

Mga naipanalong laban bilang lider-guro sa Quezon City:

  1. P1,000 Rice Allowance kada Kwarter
  2. Longevity Pay from P50 to P100 for every five years of service
  3. Death Aid Contribution System (P130,000 to beneficiary)

PROFILE

Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers Party-List is a two-term Member of the House of Representatives and currently serving her third-term.  She was the founding president of ACT NCR Union, the largest union of government employees and the first union of public school teachers in the Philippines.  An advocate of education, Rep. Castro was instrumental in the passage of Republic Act 10931 which grants free tuition to students of state universities and colleges and RA 11997 which doubles the teaching supplies allowance to P10,000.  She is the principal author of House Bill 9920 – Increasing the Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers to P50,000, HB 206 – Lowering the Optional Retirement Age of Government Workers from 60 to 56, HB 549 – The Teacher Protection Act, among others.  She is currently the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

Rep. Castro graduated cum laude in 1987 from Philippine Normal College (now Philippine Normal University) with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, major in Mathematics.  In 1996, she earned her Master of Science in Mathematics Education from the Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila.  She taught for 25 years in different public schools in Metro Manila, finally as Master Teacher II at Quirino High School in Quezon City before resigning to serve as elected congresswoman for the sector which she came from.

Rep. Castro was awarded in 2018 as the Eminent Alumnus of Philippine Normal University, as well as the 2019 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights and the 2019 Febe Velasquez Trade Union Rights Award for her pioneering work in the trade union rights of teachers.

Plataporma | Ipaglaban ang:

  1. PAGPAPAUNLAD NG PAGKAKAISA AT MGA KULTURANG PILIPINO; MAKABAYAN, MAKAMASA, AT SIYENTIPIKONG EDUKASYON
    • Tunay na libreng edukasyon mula basic hanggang tertiary levels
    • Pondong katumbas ng di bababa sa 6% ng GDP para sa edukasyon (basic education, tertiary education, at technical-vocational education)
    • Pagdoble sa MOOE ng mga eskwelahan
    • Nakabubuhay na sahod, karampatang benepisyo, at siguradong trabaho para sa mga guro at education support personnel
    • Implementasyon ng Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education
    • At least 1 public school kada barangay
    • Regulasyon ng tuition at iba pang bayarin sa private schools
    • Pagbabalik ng Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas bilang subject sa HS
    • Pagbabalik ng Filipino at Panitikan bilang subject sa kolehiyo
    • Suporta mula sa pamahalaan para sa pagpapaunlad ng mga Wikang Filipino, kabilang na ang Filipino Sign
    • Language at mga wika ng mga pambansang minorya
    • Institusyonal na suporta para sa mga akdang Pilipino at mga manunulat, gaya ng tulong sa pagpapalimbag at produksyon ng mga klasikal na akdang Pilipino
    • Institusyonal na suporta para sa palakasan at para sa mga atleta mula sa antas ng mga paaralan (edukasyon) hanggang sa propesyunal na antas
    • Suporta para sa mga manggagawang pangkultura
    • Regularisasyon ng mga manggagawa sa edukasyon
  2. MABUTING PAMAMAHALA
    • Abolition ng confidential at intelligence funds
    • Defunding at abolisyon ng NTF ELCAC
    • Pagpapanagot sa mga naging sangkot sa korapsyon
    • Freedom of Information Act
    • Whistleblowers’ Act
    • Commission on Audit
    • Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
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