History
The MPSTA Through the Decades
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The MPSTA Through the Decades
The Manila Public Teachers Association is 50 years old this year. From where it is today, this teacher organization od seventeen thousand strong, can look back with pride achievements, the prestige that it has attained and the influence that it wields. For MPSTA is presently the vanguard of reforms and activities for all teacher organizations in the whole country. As the voice and trustee of the Manila Teachers, it has time and again, determinedly proved to be a tower of strength in times of crisis and disputes. No wonder, it has earned the respect not only of its member but also of high government officials.
Looking Back
After the Liberation, the Manila teachers revived their organization with Dr. Canuto Casim, its first president. It was called Manila Teachers Organization. In 1952-53, during the presidential term of Principal Augusto Alzona, the name Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) was adopted. The elementary and high school associations were fused. In 1960 the association won a seat in the PPSTA directorate.
The Birth of MPSTA
Manila Public Teachers Association is 50 years old this year. From where it is today, this teacher organization od seventeen thousand strong, can look back with pride achievements, the prestige that it has attained and the influence that it wields. For MPSTA is presently the vanguard of reforms and activities for all teacher organizations in the whole country. As the voice and trustee of the Manila Teachers, it has time and again, determinedly proved to be a tower of strength in times of crisis and disputes. No wonder, it has earned the respect not only of its member but also of high government officials.
The Activism in the 70s
The clamor for standardized-and-higher-salaries became more persistent, more impelling. The association worked hard so the Municipal Board and Congress would pass measures on teachers’ welfare. But the response, if there was one, was pitifully slow in coming. Hence, for the first time in the history of the MPSTA, the rally for salary differentials and the restoration of the p50-salary slashes was staged on September 27, 1968. For the same, reasons, the teachers staged the first mass leave of absence on January 18, 1969. They were, however, prevailed upon to return to work. They remained restive because the result did not turn up as desired. On October 17, 1969, 12,000 teachers went on mass leave in dead earnest. That lasted for one month. Ordinance 6020, providing for a P350-monthly basic pay plus P10-longevity pay for every of teaching service in Manila was passed shortly. The 1972 MPSTA directorate will be remembered for the P400-bsic pay and for some teacher Categories. For the same, reasons, the teachers staged the first mass leave of absence on January 18, 1969. They were, however, prevailed upon to return to work. They remained restive because the result did not turn up as desired. On October 17, 1969, 12,000 teachers went on mass leave in dead earnest. That lasted for one month. Ordinance 6020, providing for a P350-monthly basic pay plus P10-longevity pay for every of teaching service in Manila was passed shortly. The 1972 MPSTA directorate will be remembered for the P400-bsic pay and for some teacher Categories