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LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Hinamon ng pamunuan ng Kabacan Chamber of Commerce sa Kabacan, North Cotabato ang mga nanalong opisyal hindi lamang sa nabanggit na bayan kundi maging sa buong probinsya na bigyang kaukulan ang nagpapatuloy na krisis sa kuryente.
Ayon kay Kabacan Chamber of Commerce vice president Elizabeth Navarro, kailangan nang bigyang pansin ang matagalang solusyon sa kakulangan sa kuryente.
Aniya, malaking lugi lalo na sa mga negosyante ang mahahabang power interruption na nararanasan sa buong lalawigan.
Sinabi ni Navarro na bagama't nakararanas ngayon ng tuluy-tuloy na serbisyo ng kuryente ang il...
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11May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 11 (PIA) -- An official of electric cooperative here has called on the public to be vigilant against power sabotage intended to mar the election process on Monday and during the canvassing period. Engr. Godofredo Guya, general manager of the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, urged the residents here to immediately report to police authorities and barangay officials any suspicious move and actual act of impairing electric lines especially during the counting of b...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Christened with a gentle-sounding name-Miriam. Her nickname “Yam” bears out her approachable and gentle personality. Tagum Cooperative's newest Chairperson, Miriam Baloyo or Madam Yam as she is fondly called has set a track record of 34 years in the banking industry before joining Tagum Cooperative. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), she left the industry as a retired manager of the Philippine National Bank. She started serving as an officer of Tagum Coope...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- On its eighth year of its Mass Blood Donation Program, Tagum Cooperative has again inculcated the importance of giving blood. Tagum Cooperative Board of Directors Chairperson Miriam Baloyo highlighted the relevance of donating blood during the opening ceremonies of the Mass Blood Donation activity last Saturday at the conference hall of Tagum Cooperative Main Branch. With facts gathered through her research, Baloyo debunked the common notion that donating blood...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- Don Bosco Multipurpose Cooperative in M’lang, North Cotabato has increased its presence in the global market as exporter of organic rice. Some 15 metric tons of organic black rice produced by farmer-members of Don Bosco MPC formed part of the 35-MT first shipment of rice export to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ceremonial send-off, led by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and DA 12 Regional ...
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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- Three major power distributors in the province have assured the residents of an uninterrupted power supply for the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) caters to the cities of Bacolod, Talisay and Silay and the municipalities of Murcia and Salvador Benedicto; the VMC Rural Electric Service Cooperative or VRESCO provides power to the northern part of the province and the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) ...
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22Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 22 (PIA6) -- A cooperative in Aklan involved in the piña-weaving industry has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as its qualified cooperator/partner in the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project under its “Big Push” for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Program in the province. The SSF, according to DTI-Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr., is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative which will be implement...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Nilagdaan kamakailan ang isang energy supply contract (ESC) sa pagitan ng Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) sa P-Palma Area at Therma South, Inc. (TSI) ng Aboitiz Power. Ito ay may kaugnayan sa ginagawang coal-fired power plant sa Toril Davao City. Sa ilalim ng kontrata, bibili ang Cotelco P-PALMA ng 5MW na kuryente mula sa 300-MW circulating-fluidized bed (CFB) sa coal plant ng Toril district. Ayon kay Felix Canja, general manage...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- Local power distributor, South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) is considering rental of a modular power generator to avoid much longer rotating brownout in August. Santiago Tudio, general manager of Socoteco 1, said the cooperative’s contract with the National Power Corporation (Napocor) will end on August 31. Although the cooperative is already set to extend its contract with Napo...
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04Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 4 (PIA) -- A farmers’ cooperative in nearby Banga town has received a grant worth P1.763 million from the Department of Agrarian Reform in South Cotabato. The organization, identified as Maguad Farmers Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Brgy. Kusan in said town, received common service facilities (CSFs), a report from DAR- SoCot showed. Facilities turned over to them include four hand tractors, ...
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26Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- Naglatag ng solusyon kahapon sa isinagawang Power Crisis Forum ang isang pribadong organisasyon kaugnay ng nararanasang power crisis ngayon sa Mindanao partikular sa unang distrito ng North Cotabato. Sa pamamagitan umano ng ‘waste to energy’ technology ay makakapag- generate ng karagdagang suplay ng kuryente gamit lamang ang mga organic agricultural waste. Ayon kay Atty. Gao Pronove ng Eco Marketing Solutions, iipunin ang mga rice husk...
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21Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 21 (PIA) -- One of the power barges owned by Therma Marine, Inc (TMI) in Maco, Compostela Valley shut down recently causing longer brownouts in towns of North Cotabato, an official of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) said. Cotelco spokesperson Vicente Baguio said that the diesel-fired power plants underwent repairs after the engine bogged down due to prolonged usage. Baguio announced this after their office received complaints from businessmen a...
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20Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- A total of P6,327,687,301 in assets have been posted by the First Community Cooperative (FICCO), whose main office is located in Cagayan de Oro City, as of December, last year. This amount is actually P694,861,017 or 12.34 percent higher compared to P5,632,826,284, its total assets at the end of 2011. The assets already took in all of its 66 branches, including the newly opened branches of Makati City in Luzon, Mandaue City in Cebu and Tagbilar...
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13Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 13 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform is bringing the program closer to the students and starting it out with the young ones. DAR- South and North Negros conducted an orientation on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Extension and Reforms or CARPER, its Implementing Rules and Regulations and other related issues to students through its Speaker’s Bureau Team. The DAR’s Speaker’s Bureau Team and the OIC- MARO of Himamaylan City conducted an O...
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08Mar2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, March 8 (PIA) --Fifty-five entrepreneurs from the province’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have attended a seminar on Basic Accounting for Non-Accountants conducted by the Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO). The seminar is the first developmental training provided by PCLEDO for Cavite MSMEs. Mr. Raegan L. Capuno, Chairman of the Accountancy Department at First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities...
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18Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the Tagum Cooperative and the Province of Davao del Norte for the grant of a half million financial assistance that the former will provide to the Luntiang Paraiso Regional Rehabilitation Center in New Corella, Davao del Norte. “The MOA binds the two signatories to work together in making a difference in the lives of alcoholics and drug dependents undergoing rehabilitation in Luntiang Paraiso,” ...
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08Feb2013CARMEN, Davao del Norte, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Some residents in four flooded barangays in Carmen, Davao del Norte received food packs over the weekend donated by cooperatives from Luzon and Visayas. Four hundred residents in barangays Guadalupe, Tuganay, Salvacion and Maligaya of Carmen town benefited from the food assistance distributed by Tagum Cooperative which served as the conduit of Cebu CFI (Court of the First Instance) Community Cooperative, San Jose Del Monte Cooperative in Bulacan, Nova...
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28Jan2013BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Three towns in the province will experience a whole-day power interruption, Tuesday, while several other towns will encounter short shutdowns due to maintenance operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The power interruption in the neighboring municipalities of Hermosa, Orani, and Samal which will start at 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. while that in Balanga City and the towns of Limay, Orion, Pilar, Bagac, Morong, and Abucay will be f...
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09Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) --Gitudlo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang National Electrification Administration (NEA), National Power Corporation (Napocor) ug ang mga Local Electric Cooperatives isip mga puli kun deputy kalabot sa pagahimoon nga eleksiyon sa May 13, ning tuig. Ang maong pagtudlo ang nahisubay sa Resolution No. 9597 nga gipagawas sa Comelec, aron matubag ang kasegurohan sa walay pagkapalong nga elektrisidad sa mga adlaw sa eleksiyon. Magpatuman usa...
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03Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 3 -- The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) is set to lose at least P66 million worth of revenue every month, until its power lines are able to transmit power to its consumers as a result of the damage wrought by Typhoon Pablo last December. “Mga 30 to 40 percent ang mawala sa DANECO in terms of revenues (DANECO is set to lose 30 to 40 percent in revenues),” said DANECO OIC Manager Engr. Benedicto Ongking said during the Kapihan sa PIA Friday. Ongking said the ...
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07Dec2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO), in partnership with the Provincial Cooperative Development Council (PCDC), will be conducting a three-day Strategic Planning Workshop for Cooperatives on December 10, 11, and 13 at the Cavite Cooperative Development Center here. Rene R. Tongson, PCLEDO officer-in-charge said the seminar is required for board of directors and managers of primary cooperatives as in...
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04Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 4 (PIA) -- Ilang buwan matapos tanggapin ang P150,000 na capital seed fund mula Pangkabuhayan Para Sa Kapayapaan Program ng opisina ni Cong. Jesus Sacdalan, umaasa ang MFPC o Midsayap Fisherfolks Producers Cooperative na mapapalago nila ang pondong ipinahiram ng pamahalaan. Ang nabanggit na grupo ay piniling gamitin ang pondong natanggap sa pagpapalago ng kanilang palaisdaan sa lugar. Aminado naman si MFPC President Nilo Fuerte na patuloy pa rin silan...
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28Nov2012This woman holds this year’s crown as the Most Outstanding Cooperative Leader in the Philippines, besting two other nominees to the 2012 Gawad Parangal of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), but such an award is seen as long overdue because she has been living and giving her best all the time. She’s a vibrant woman, mother, wife, entrepreneur, church volunteer, Rotarian, Girl Scout leader, gender and family enrichment advocate, lector, resource speaker, mediator rolled into one...
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27Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) finalized its preparations for the upcoming ‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ slated December 12, 2012. Participants of the fun run will assemble at 4:30 a.m. The run will start at exactly 5 a.m. at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium and will end at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, Butuan City. A ‘Hataw’ exercise and short progra...
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16Nov2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- Taytay Palawan Municipal Employees Multi Purpose Cooperative (TMEMPC) bested all finalists in the 2012 Search for Outstanding Cooperatives held in conjunction with the Provincial Cooperatives Convention. TMEMPC is one of the fast growing cooperatives in Palawan since its organization in 2005 with an estimated P24.5M total assets as of last year. Its business operation caters not only to the members but also provides honorarium loan to non-member...
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12Nov2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov 12 (PIA) – Cooperatives in Northern Mindanao have accumulated a paid-up capital of P1.25 billion had been accumulated, as of the second quarter of 2012. This capitalization grew by 3.15 percent compared to P1.22 billion, in the same period, last year, Orlando Ravanera, regional director of the Cooperatives Development Authority (CDA), region 10 said. The CDA data revealed that the number of cooperatives in the region, during the period, grew from 1,405 to...
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03Nov2012CARMONA, Cavite, Nov. 3 (PIA) -- The provincial government through its Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO) and the Cavite Provincial Cooperative Development Council recently awarded the 2012 Outstanding Cooperative Development Council to this first-class municipality. Through its Municipal Cooperative and Development Council (MCDC), the award, which they have been winning for three years in a row demonstrate the excellent performance of the local g...
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30Oct2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The provincial government will honor today the best cooperatives in the province, who excelled in financial management and especially in helping members uplift their living conditions. The activity is part of the cooperatives' month celebration this October, with the theme “Kooperatiba ay pagyamanin, Mga kasapi paramihin,” which connotes that cooperatives should be improved and membership should be expanded. Lawyer Noel Manuel Lopez, provincial adminis...
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29Oct2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct 29 (PIA) -- Consumers of the Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) II experienced rotating brownouts three days in a row, last week. These brownouts took place during the following days: October 22, from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; October 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and October 24, from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The browouts were all due to generation deficiency, said Jemilo L. Pelimer, general manager of MOELCI II. Meanwhile, Pelimer said the brow...
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29Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Oct. 29 (PIA) -- Home-grown Tagum cooperative emerged this year as the “Most Outstanding Large Cooperative”. Its chairperson, Norma Pereyras was also adjudged as the “Most Outstanding Cooperative Leader.” The awards were part of the Gawad Parangal Search for Most Outstandign Cooperatives, Coop Leaders and Cooperative Development Office in the local government units (LGU) that the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) stages annually since last year. T...
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22Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- The local government, through the Makati Cooperative Development Office (MCDO), will hold a fund-raising tonight at the Grand Theater of the University of Makati, as part of this month's celebration of Cooperative Month. Dubbed “KoopBida: A Night of Music and Laughter,” the concert, which starts at 6 p.m., will feature live performances by Rico J. Puno, Nonoy Zuñiga, Councilor Tosca Puno-Ramos, and other artists from the city government and the cooperative se...
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17Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct 17 (PIA) -- The Tagum Cooperative topped the list of the Top 20 cooperatives in Southern Mindanao in terms of net surplus and was also chosen as the country’s most outstanding large cooperative during the 11th Cooperative Summit held in Cagayan de Oro City last week. Next are the Sta. Ana Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Davao City with a net surplus of P24.97 million and the Agdao Multi-Purpose Cooperative with a net surplus of P22.34 million. “The cooperative was previously c...
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17Oct2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Oct. 17 (PIA) --The Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO) will be hosting on Thursday, October 18 a Barangay Livelihood and Enterprise Development (B-LED) forum-workshop at General Trias Convention Center. The forum to be held from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. is intended to raise the awareness of livelihood and enterprise opportunities at the grassroots level. Discussions will focus on the national Small and Medium Enterprises (SME...
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15Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct 15 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte may be gearing itself up as the center of cooperativism in the region but the residents have been warned against joining newly-formed cooperatives especially during the election season. “We encourage people to join cooperatives that are already strong instead of joining new ones that may have been formed only for purposes of solicitation during the election period and which will quickly disappear after the election,” Humber Cabunoc, supervising co...
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14Oct2012PARAÑAQUE CITY, Oct 14 (PIA) -- In celebration of the Cooperatives Month this October, the city government of Parañaque organized a three-day "tiangge (flea market)" on October 15-17 at the San Antonio Sports Complex at the back of the Parañaque City Hall. With this year’s theme “Kooperatiba ay pagyamanin, mga kasapi paramihin,” various cooperatives and livelihood groups are expected to join in this event. “The cooperative movement continues to contribute to the improvement of th...
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11Oct2012STA CRUZ, Laguna, Oct. 11 (PIA) --The Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCDO) will lead this year's cooperative month celebration from October 15 to 19 at the cultural center of Laguna in this municipality. This year’s theme for the 2012 cooperative month celebration is “Kooperatiba ay Pagyamanin, Mga Kasapi Paramihin.” The theme is a sub-theme of the 2012 Philippine International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) theme, “Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity a...
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10Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 10 -- After a decade, the Cagayan de Oro, the City of Golden Freindship, will again host the 11th National Cooperative Summit from October 10 to 12. This is in time with the celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives as United Nations Declared. Four thousand cooperative officers, delegates and advocates all over the country are attending the Summit. The National Cooperative Summit is held biennially with the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) as the Lead C...
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10Oct2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Oktubre 10 (PIA)--Aabot sa 19 na kooperatiba sa Midsayap, North Cotabato ang sinanay kamakailan hinggil sa basic cooperative course. Ang nabanggit na pagsasanay ay pinangunahan ng Mindanao Alliance of Self-Help Societies, Inc.-Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center, Inc. (MASS-SPECC) Cooperative Development Center at ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Midsayap. Kabilang sa mga paksang tinalakay ay ang fundamentals of coop thought and practice, legal f...
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10Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has recognized the exemplary performance of the cooperative sector in Davao del Norte. Addressing the recently held Cooperative Month opening rites held in Sto. Tomas, CDA Regional Director Elma Oguis revealed that the sector delivered highest performance on membership, total assets and in net surplus. CDA XI data on cooperative performance showed that cooperative membership in Davao del Norte swelled at a rate of ...
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09Oct2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Science and Technology and Department of Trade and Industry Rizal provincial offices have joined forces to provide two Jalajala farmers’ cooperatives with financial grants and loans this October 8 at the Jalajala Municipal Hall. The Integrated Jalajala Federation of Cooperatives (INJAFEDCO) and Sipsipin Multipurpose Cooperative (SMPC) were granted P900,000 and P498,600 res...
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07Oct2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct. 7 (PIA) -- Laumang matubag na ang dakong panginahanglan sa probinsyal nga pangagamhanan sa Misamis Occidental ang produksyon sa organic fertilizers ug bio-pestidices. Kini human namugna ang Misamis Occidental Organic Producers Cooperative (MOOPC), sanglit pinaagi sa kooperatiba aduna nay kaduulan ang mga organiz producers sa tibuok probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental nga makatabang kanila sa pagbaligya sa ilang mga produkto, sa ingon usab niini maila ang mg...
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03Oct2012LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The province is set to conduct the third Benguet Cooperative Convention in celebration of Cooperative Month this October. The convention on October 17 and 18 will be graced by Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Head Emmanuel Santiagel on the first day, and Ponciano Payuyo, Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) party-list representative on its second day. It will be highlighted by a program, educational forum, mini-trade fair and parade...
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03Oct2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Misamis Occidental has recently created a body to respond to the need of farmers for organic fertilizers and bio-pesticides here. Called the Misamis Occidental Organic Producers Cooperative (MOOPC), the body will take charge not only of the production of fertilizers and bio-pesticides but also in its marketing and sale, province-wide, Governor Herminia M. Ramiro said. An initiative of the governor and the techni...
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03Oct2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Oct 3 (PIA) -- National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has moved the scheduled power interruption in Northern Zambales today to next Wednesday, October 10. NGCP Public Affairs Officer Lilibeth Gaydowen said “the resetting of the outage is meant to give way for the ongoing filling of Certificates of Candidacy of aspirants for the 2013 local elections in the affected areas.” On October 10, Consumers of Zambales Electric Cooperative 1 (Zameco 1) in ...
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18Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 18 (PIA) -- Besides being a primary producer of organic rice, Surallah town in South Cotabato could soon be a major source of herbal medicine products courtesy of a cooperative assisted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 12). From its original three products, namely: turmeric, sambong, and avocado granules, the Centrala Alternative Medicine Producers Cooperative (CAMPC) in Surallah’s Barangay Centrala have expanded to incl...
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14Sep2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Sept 14 (PIA) -- A total of 254 households in two barangays of the municipalities of Rosario and San Luis here now enjoy the luxury that electricity can give, having been energized recently. Sitio Sinug-ang of Barangay Bayugan 3, Rosario, Agusan del Sur was energized after a ceremonial switch-on done by second district Rep. Evelyn Plaza-Mellana. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) General Manager Emmanuel Galarce said the cost of electrification of Sitio Sinug-ang reac...
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10Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012 will culminate with a fun run activity, dubbed “Cooperative Advocacy Run” on December 12, 2012, done simultaneously in all regions. The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Caraga through the Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) chaired by Mr. Brix Merlin will be spearheading the said activity that will start at 5 a.m. The event is anchored on the theme, “Transformative Cooperatives f...
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08Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- The cooperatives in Caraga region will be participating in this year’s 11th National Cooperative Summit on October 10-12, 2012 to be held at the Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City. This year’s summit is anchored on the theme “Cooperative Enterprises Build Better Philippines.” Cooperative Development Authority Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said the summit will put more meat on what has already been agreed upon on operational terms in the...
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17Aug2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Aug 17 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Palawan and 10 cooperatives are putting in P4 million to raise and mobilize Palawan’s credit surety fund (CSF) to improve access of micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs) in rural areas to credit and other banking services. This was disclosed by Victoria Ladica, chief of the Provincial Cooperatives Development Office (PCDO) in a recent interview. Ladica said everything is set for the launching of the Palawan Credit S...
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16Aug2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- The lone district lawmaker of this province disclosed that a new credit cooperative which he helped organized was already registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). The Pinoy Credit Cooperative was also recognized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to be able to avail of tax exemptions due cooperatives, said Congressman Roger Mercado. “All elected officials of the province of Southern Leyte are the initial members of the n...
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03Aug2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Aug 3 (PIA) -- Tagum Cooperative, an affiliate of Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) joined the celebration of the 2012 International Year for Cooperatives a month ago in Shirdi, State of Maharashtra, India. This was upon the invitation of the Maharashtra Federation of Cooperative Credit Societies (MAFCOCS). The Tagum Cooperative delegation was composed of the Director Norma R. Pereyras, chairperson; Director Monica L. Salido, vice-chair...
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01Aug2012MANILA, Aug 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Cooperative Union of the Philippines recently signed into an agreement to enrol 500,000 new Individually Paying members to the program. The signing ceremony was led by PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon and Felix Borja, engineer and secretary general of the Cooperative Union of the Philippines, a statement posted on its website said (philhealth.gov.ph). Under the MOA, the Cooperative Union ...
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23Jul2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, July 23 (PIA) -- More than 70 member-consumers of Capiz Electric Cooperative (Capelco) in Barangay Amaga in Sigma town attended the kick-off activity of a series of anti-pilferage information campaign last July 18. The information drive dubbed “Gabay Linya” is a joint effort of the electric cooperative and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Capelco public information officer Kenneth Tipon said the campaign covers barangays in the province being serv...
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20Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- The sweet potatoes or camote will make it to the world market soon, as the province of Guimaras is set to have its processing plant through public-private partnership. Guimaras Governor Felipe Hilan Nava, said in a press statement that the plant is funded by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Science and Technology with counterpart from the province. Nava said the plant will be put up at the Nueva Valencia Multi-Purpose Cooperative which sha...
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17Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 17 -- Help for tropical storm Sendong survivors continue to come. Mayor Vicente Emano said the Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperative headed by Director Dr. Billy Tusalem will be constructing 300 houses in barangay Mambuaya, this city, for the calamity survivors. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Co-op Ville (Co-operative Housing and sustainable community) was held today, July 17 at the project site. Partners and stakeholders primarily compo...
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14Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 14 (PIA) -- City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano has announced that 300 houses intended for tropical storm Sendong survivors will soon rise in barangay Mambuaya, thanks to the generosity of a cooperative which also owns the land where the houses are to be constructed. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled on July 17, which will be attended by Dr. Billy Tusalem, director of the Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperative (FPSDC). The cooperative owns the land...
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11Jul2012TAGUM CITY, July 11 -- The provincial government has conducted its 4th Provincial Cooperative TEAMshop in celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives. TEAMshop (Together Everyone Achieves More), which may also mean workshop with emphasis on teamwork among cooperatives, is an annual gathering of all stakeholders particularly coop leaders and members in the cooperative movement here. It is also a venue for coop stakeholders to get updated of matters relevant to the movement. Cooperat...
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10Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- Cooperatives in this city are considered development players that propelled the local economy. In his state of the city address (SOCA) July 9, Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel underscored the contributions of the 70 cooperatives accredited by the city cooperative office to the city’s economy. Miguel said the city government has also extended support to these cooperatives in the form of trainings and seminars, technical assistance, as well as loan assista...
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03Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato July 3 (PIA) -- The provincial government of South Cotabato and South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) has signed a compromise deal that paves the way for the power distribution utility to pay its unpaid taxes amounting to P73 million. Alfredo Dumanig, chief of the Land Tax Division of the Provincial Treasurer’s Office said, the electric cooperative has agreed to pay its real property tax (RPT) arrearages after ...
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26Jun2012BACOLOD CITY, June 26 (PIA) --The cooperative development unit of Bacolod City and its head are strong contenders in the Region 6 search for nominees to the national Cooperative Development Authority Gawad Parangal awards. Bacolod City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office (CCLDO) is a top contender in the category of Outstanding Local Government Unit-CDA Office Award, while its head Brenda Burdeos is vying for Outstanding Cooperative Leader Award. City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he...
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22Jun2012ILOILO, June 22 (PIA6) -- Cooperatives and employees associations are now having a new venture: serving as outlets for medicines, including prescription or maintenance medicines, commonly needed by employees. “With a Botika in the office, low-cost but quality maintenance and other medicines are made accessible to the employees anytime of the day,” Rufino Leonoras, chief personnel specialist of the Civil Service Commission-6. Leonoras, who is also the Botika Para sa Taumbayan Project ...
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20Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 20 (PIA) -- Isang grupo ng magsasakang T’boli sa Barangay Salacafe ang pinagkalooban kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture ng P10 milyong piso para sa pagtatayo ng isang rubber plantation. Nitong Lunes, Hunyo 18, ibinigay ni Secretary Proceso Alcala sa South Cotabato Rubber-Based Farming Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SCRBF MPC) na kinabibilangan ng 84 na lumad na T’boling magsasaka ang tseke na nagkakahalaga ng P10 milyon....
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20Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez on Tuesday urged local tri-media here to help advocate to public the benefits of cooperativism. In a press conference held after the Power Forum, Dir. Pelaez emphasized that the local tri-media has the power to convey people on pertinent information that will give benefits to the majority. She said the capability of the local tri-media has been recognized for quite some time where plan...
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06Jun2012CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental, June 6 -- Lucky applicants can avail of Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) scholarship grants starting school year 2012-2013, in an effort to help its members-consumers with the education of their children. The scholarship mechanics state that there shall be two scholars from each of the six districts of DORECO, and scholars will enroll in a two-year course in a College accredited by DORECO. “The objective is for these students to finish the course, ge...
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02Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- The Nagkahiusang Miembro sa Mag-uumang Kapunongan Umagosnon Multi-Purpose Cooperative (NAMMUKAU MPC) of Umagos, Lagonglong in the province of Misamis Oriental received a livelihood grant amounting to P300,000 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Regional Office 10 last May 21. With the grant, NAMMUKAU MPC aims to produce quality lacatan banana, highly marketable in Cagayan de Oro City and neighboring municipalities of Misamis Oriental. The gra...
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27May2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 27 (PIA) -- Some 150 owners and operators of junkshops in various municipalities of Pampanga have organized themselves into a credit cooperative as they completed a one-day pre-membership educational seminar on cooperativism. Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Officer (PCEDO) Mamerto Gatus said that the junkshop owners were oriented on the importance, principles, success factors, structures, and other pertinent information on the organizat...
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27May2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Mayo 27 (PIA6) -- Ginpasidunggan sang National Electrification Administration (NEA) ang Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) sa ginpatigayon nga tuigan nga pagtililipon sang tanan nga mga electric cooperatives sa Davao City sang Abril agud nga magkilala sa mga talalupangdon nga hinimuan sang mga ini sa pagpaabot sang kuryente sa mga pumoluyo. Ang pasidungog nga ginbaton ni Engr. Edgar Diaz nga General Manager sang CAPELCO ang kaangut sa mataas nga accomplishment sang k...
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26May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 26 (PIA6) -- A special citation was received by Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) General Manager Engr. Edgar Diaz for the cooperative's valuable contribution to the national government’s ongoing countryside energization initiatives, through the flagship Sitio Electrification Project (SEP) and Barangay Line Enhancement Program (BLEP). The citation was given by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) during the annual gathering of electric cooperatives in D...
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25May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 25 (PIA) -- Residents in the coverage area of South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) are warned of a 10-hour total power shutdown scheduled tomorrow, May 26. SOCOTECO 1 General Manager Santiago Tudio announced via a text message to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 12 that the blackout will start at 7:00 a.m. and will last until 5:00 p.m. Tudio explained this is not because of insufficient power supply, but...
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25May2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 25 (PIA) -- Almost 100 percent of the residences in the province already have access to electricity but the remaining challenge is to energize additional houses, said the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO), the power distributor in Bataan. PENELCO’s Engineering Department Manager Edwin Zaldevar said all the households in Bataan’s 11 towns and capital city have been receiving continuous power supply. But, houses along the coastal areas continue to be erecte...
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24May2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 24 (PIA) -- Nine towns in the province and its capital city will experience blackouts today, in the morning and the evening due to the replacement of line hard wares, said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The operation of the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO), the power distributor in Bataan, will be affected by the replacement, triggering the blackouts. From 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today, the power interruptions w...
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23May2012QUEZON CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- A group of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of Boston, USA said in a press release that they want to start a business in the Philippines to bring a marketplace and mobile banking platform to cooperatives, using both short messaging system (SMS) and Internet applications. SMART (Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources and Trade) Coops aims to link farmers with banks, crop input suppliers, and produce buyers using mobile phones, hopi...
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23May2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 22 (PIA) – The Tagum Cooperative held a training for youth dubbed Summer Saya 2012 on May 19 with the theme “Enhancing the Cooperative Movement through Youth Involvement.” Now on its sixth year, the event was participated in by 252 young savers of Tagum Cooperative. It offered sessions on art workshop for 5 years old to seven years old, building youth leaders for eight years old to 12 years old, and building entrepreneurial skills for 13 years old to ...
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21May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 21 (PIA) -- A farmers group in Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS) town on Saturday received from the Department of Agriculture Region 12 and Maguindanao 1st District Rep. Bai Sandra Sema a nursery project worth P5 million. Rep. Sema and DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan led the turn-over ceremony of the Datu Kagui Rubber Project to Tapadaken Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative in Barangay Bagoinged. The project, which was im...
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19May2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, May 19 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) provincial office here and its allies in the cooperative movement are working together to help the 23 newly organized and registered cooperatives in the province. CDA provincial officer Abel Dawey said the CDA, the Kalinga Provincial Cooperative Office, the Kalinga Provincial Cooperative Union and the newly organized City Cooperative Development Council are conducting trainings to educate and inculcate the val...
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14May2012BASCO, Batanes, May 14 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority conducted a two-day-seminar on basic cooperative course at the Ivatan conference hall of the Department of Education last May 11 to 12. The seminar, which is already the second one which was conducted by Natividad since he assumed as CDA provincial head, was participated by all current board of directors, committee chairs, managers, secretary, and treasurers of all cooperatives operating in the province. CDA Specialist F...
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11May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region 2 is conducting trainings and seminars to different established cooperatives to ensure strong foundation and to put them into mainstream of development. Assistant Regional Director Artemio N. Guzman said to ensure a long-lasting cooperative, CDA requires all members to attend trainings and seminars they are conducting before issuance of registration and giving assistance to all types of cooperatives. “We inst...
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10May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region 2 is set to recognize cooperatives, local government units, and partner organizations for the exemplary performance, best practices ,and good governance in its Gawad Parangal awards. Artemio Guzman, assistant regional director, said the Gawad Parangal is the CDA’s banner program to commend the achievements of cooperatives and its partner agencies to serve as inspiration to those who are instrumental to such su...
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09May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 9 (PIA6) -- A series of tree planting activities in Capiz will kick off in June as part of the National Greening Program (NGP) implementation in 2012. NGP – Capiz coordinator Edwin Borja said that the onset of the rainy season in June will be favorable for the survivability of seedlings that will be planted on identified planting sites provincewide. On the second year of NGP implementation, the program targets about 1,100 hectares of Capiz’s upland and urban areas ...
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08May2012BASCO, Batanes May 8 (PIA) -- Officers and members of cooperatives and residents of this island province are expecting for better services once the extension of the Basco port here will be realized. Charles Ibaňes, chairman of the Batanes Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BMPC) disclosed that some officials of the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) from Manila were in the province recently to assess the situation in the area, and after seeing the urgent need for port extension, the PPA officials propo...
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04May2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Quezon Provincial Office headed by Provincial Officer Virgilio Magsino formally turned over a livelihood check worth P279,425 to the Pinagbakuran Multi-purpose Cooperative of Sariaya, Quezon on May 1. Raymond Ramos, labor and employment officer III of the DOLE Quezon Provincial Office said the fund will be used by the said cooperative for honeybee production and processing project in Sariaya town; there are 6...
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02May2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) - Quezon and SM City Lucena has awarded to two cooperatives in the province financial assistance for palay and honeybee production during the job fair held recently at SM in this city. According to DOLE Provincial Director Virgilio Magsino, the Sumagonsong Farmers Agrarian Reform Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Barangay Pakiing, Mulanay, Quezon and the Pinagbakuran Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Barangay Concepcion Pin...
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01May2012DAVAO CITY, May 1 (PIA)-- Cooperatives are helping the government meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by way of alleviating poverty, sending children to school and empowering women. Benjamin Togonon Sr, networking officer of MASS SPEC (Mindanao Alliance for Self-Help Societies-Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center) explained that the capitalization that cooperatives enables its members put up their businesses, which in effect generates employment. “The P20 billion ...
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29Apr2012BAGUIO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- A two-day seminar on basic cooperative course was sponsored by the city government here to guide cooperatives towards attaining their goals. The course is in compliance with Memo Circular No. 2011-27 of the Cooperative Development Authority for the implementation of training requirements for cooperative officers. The activity was held at the city’s multi-purpose hall last April 10 and 11, where at least 27 cooperatives from the city attended. The participants...
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28Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 28 (PIA) -- AboitizPower and Therma Marine Inc. (TMI) did not refuse to deliver power to Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) nor did they impose P16.11 per kwh rate on the cooperative, Cotelco General Manager Godofredo Homez said. Last Wednesday, several radio stations and newspapers reported that negotiations between Cotelco and TMI for a 8-MW supply of electricity have stalled because the latter would charge Cotelco P16.11/kw...
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27Apr2012TAGUM CITY, April 27 (PIA) --Home-grown billionaire Tagum Cooperative is intensifying efforts to promote savings consciousness among its members. Guesting in the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo, Tagum Cooperative Board of Directors chairperson Norma Pereyras explained savings has enabled the cooperative to widely extend its services. The cooperative puts together members’ deposits and investments so it can extend services such as loans, insurances and health care services to members, Pereyras sai...
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27Apr2012TAGUIG, April 27 (PIA) –- The city government of Taguig recently awarded 24 outstanding cooperatives with certificates of appreciation and financial assistance. According to Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, the awards were given to select cooperatives in recognition of their notable contributions to the city government’s effort in creating livelihood opportunities for Taguigenos, as well as their important role in nation-building. The awarding rites held last Tuesday, April 24 at the City Hall...
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27Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 27 (PIA) --The local power distribution utility in Surigao del Sur is optimistic that the power crisis in Mindanao can be addressed fairly. Iglorio Hinayon, General Manager of Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II, said the proposal of putting up a Mindanao Power Commission (MPC) under Mindanao Development Authority has already reached Malacañang, adding that the legality of the move is now under study. He cited that stakeholders, primarily the Associat...
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26Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 26 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) will be recognizing outstanding cooperatives this year in a bid to promote and encourage good management systems among cooperatives in the country. Florida Tallud, senior cooperative development specialist said the “CDA Gawad Parangal 2012,” which will be held in October this year, also intends to recognize good governance of cooperative partners such as local government units, leaders, and non-governmen...
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26Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 26 (PIA) -- Officials of the Cooperative Development of the Philippines (CDA) here has called on registered cooperatives to comply with the requirements of the amended Cooperative Code of the Philippines, now known as Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 or Republic Act 9520. “We are calling our registered cooperatives to submit their yearly requirements on time under the law so that they will not be penalized,” said Arturo Palafox, provincial cooperative deve...
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25Apr2012ALICIA, Isabela, April 25 (PIA) -- Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) I member-consumers are assured by management that there will be cut in power rate this month of April due to the decrease in generation charge from power producers. Virgilio Montano, ISELCO I general manager, said all member-consumers of ISELCO I can avail of the P.54 centavos per kilowatt hour from electric bills of residential consumers, P.57 centavos per kilowatt hour for commercial consumers and P.63 centavos per kilo...
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23Apr2012LEGAZPI CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has served notice of the scheduled power interruption due to the shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in areas covered by Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO). Nelson S. Bautista, NGCP South Luzon Corporation communication officer, said the company has set power interruption in some areas in Albay on April 25, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to replace some electric poles, insulators and other line...
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20Apr2012LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, April 20 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) forged partnership with the provincial government and the Benguet Cooperative Development Council (BCDC) through Memorandum of Agreement to firm up commitments of the involved stakeholders to further boost cooperative movement in the province. According to CDA-Cordillera Acting Director Franco Bawang Jr., the MOA is intended to formalize partnership and to ensure close supervision of cooperatives following ...
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20Apr2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, April 20 (PIA) -- The Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Enterprise Development Office (PCLEDO), in cooperation with the provincial offices of the Departments of Trade and Industry and Interior and Local Government recently conducted a two-day seminar/workshop called Barangay Livelihood and Enterprise Development (BLED) at the Cavite State University (CavSU) in Indang. This kind of project is part of PCLEDO’s vision to encourage entrepreneurial spirit among p...
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19Apr2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, April 19 (PIA) -- The provincial government offers livelihood loan assistance to organized peoples’ organizations and cooperatives to help them start business or add on to their capital. Provincial Planning and Development Assistant Coordinator Gerry Donaal said the Kalinga Technology and Livelihood Development Center, an entity within the provincial planning and development office, has funds for livelihood assistance from the 20 percent development fund of the province...
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15Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 15 (PIA) – A paid-up capital of P1.217 billion have been accumulated by a total of 1,436 cooperatives in region 10, as of the end of December 2011. This amount is actually 0.79 percent higher compared to the accumulated paid-up capital of only P1.208 billion during the previous year, Director Orlando Ravanera of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), region 10, said. Ravanera said the number of cooperatives also increased, from 1,354 to 1,436 or...
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12Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- Officials in South Cotabato hope tomorrow’s Energy Summit in Davao City would end with solutions that would address the power crisis in Mindanao. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel, and South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) General Manager Santiago Tudio said they will be attending the summit. South Cotabato First District Representative, Daisy Avance-Fuentes...
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07Apr2012CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, April 7 (PIA) -- The provincial government here is pushing for non-cash benefits to assist sectors like tricycle drivers. With the initial P5-million seed money approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the Provincial Cooperative and Enterpreneurship Development Office (PCEDO) is now preparing for the implementation of “motorcycle spare parts” loans. Cabanatuan, being the country's trike capital, was chosen by PCEDO as pilot area for the program promoted by Bo...
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03Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) launched nationwide the 2012 Award and Recognition Program “CDA Gawad Parangal.” Gawad Parangal is one of the banner programs of CDA, which gives recognition for cooperatives, cooperative leaders and partner organizations for exemplary performance in motivating other cooperatives to emulate and strengthen their operational capacities that will put them in the mainstream of the development process. The program starte...
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03Apr2012ILAGAN, Isabela, April 3 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is currently conducting a two-day training to linemen of the Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) II on April 2 and 3 at ISELCO II main office at Alibagu, Ilagan, Isabela. Lilybeth P. Gaydowen, northern Luzon corporate communications head, in an email to PIA, said the training is offered free to ISELCO II linemen to equip them with advance technical knowledge on the maintenance of electric lines in their ...
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30Mar2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Mar. 30 (PIA) -- To shore up people’s trust and confidence, Tagum Cooperative is eyeing to pass the standards of the International Standards Organization (ISO). Newly elected Tagum Cooperative chairperson of the Board of Directors, Norma Pereyras revealed this in an interview as she assured members that Tagum Cooperative will remain worthy of their trust. Pereyras said the ISO certification would come as the next hallmark standards that Tagum Cooperative intend...
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27Mar2012COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, March 27 -- The ComVal Capitol Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CCMPC) in its 3rd year has posted remarkable gains in its business operations. With 788 members, the Coop has now a paid-up capital of P5,331,800.00 This data was bared by the Chairman, Executive Assistant IV Isabelo L. Melendres during the Coop’s 3rd Annual General Assembly on March 21, 2012 at the Capitol’s Social Hall with the theme, “CCMPC: Onward to Stability and Strong Cooperative.” Its main...
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23Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 23 (PIA) -- Emma, a 32-year old mother of three, canceled her plan of finding work in Metro Manila. Instead, she used the money intended for her allowance to pay for the electric connection and other fees as a new member-consumer of the Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) since their community in Jamindan, Capiz was energized. “I considered this development in our place as an opportunity to start a small business,” disclosed the former rice field work...
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15Mar2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, March 15 (PIA) --A memorandum of agreement (MOA) that would enhance the capacity of cooperatives in the city was signed recently among the city government of Antipolo, the Cooperative Development Authority-Calamba Extension Office (CDA-CEO) and the Antipolo City Cooperative Development Council (ACCDC). Mayor Nilo Leyble signed the MOA along with officer-in-charge regional director Felipe Deri of CDA-CEO and witnessed by city cooperative and livelihood office (CCLO)...
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13Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Electric cooperatives in Mindanao are meeting today with the Department of Energy and the Mindanao Development Authority to come up with an immediate workable solution on the problem of power in this side of the country. A representative from the Department of Energy, members of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) and Mindanao Development Authority Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino will lay down issues and possible solutions ...
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06Mar2012MANILA, March 6 (PIA) -- The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the consolidation of the First Community Cooperative Bank of Misamis Occidental (FBMO), Cooperative Bank of Davao del Sur (CBDS) and Cooperative Bank of Surigao del Sur (CBSS) to form a new cooperative bank to be known as Consolidated Cooperative Bank (CCB), a statement said. First Community Cooperative (FICCO), a primary cooperative based in Cagayan de Oro City, which is the ...
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29Feb2012NAIC, Cavite, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- The Palangue Agrarian Reform Cooperative of this coastal municipality has received P400,000 worth of financial support from the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC) through their corporate social responsibility program. This was recently announced by Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO), Cynthia Lapid noting that this financial help was given to sustain the cooperative’s vegetable trading, loan assistance, mini-grocery a...
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27Feb2012TAGBILARAN CITY, February 27 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes hailed members of the Bohol DAR employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative for their pro-active move to strengthen cooperation among its employees and help each other in tough times. Secretary de los Reyes graced the 24th General Assembly of the multi-million cooperative, which registered this year assets worth P61 million, from a P12,840 paid up capital in 1991. De los Rey...
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23Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- As way of giving opportunities to Agusanons to avail the benefits they can get from a cooperative, the Agusan del Norte Teachers, Retirees, Employees and Community Cooperative (ANTRECCO) continuously conducts orientation to government employees on the advantages of being a coop member. According to ANTRECCO Marketing Officer Liezel Aspe, out of the 340,000 cooperatives of the country, ANTRECCO is one of the 10 nominees of the Philippine Federa...
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22Feb2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, February 21 (PIA) – The Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO) Entrepreneurial Division will be holding an entrepreneurial trip this Thursday, February 23 in several companies/establishments outside the province. The activity aims to provide micro entrepreneurs the technical know-how in production management, product packaging and proper marketing of products through exposing them to some companies/...
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16Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- Over 50,000 cooperative members are expected to gather for the "National Show of Cooperative Force" at the Quezon Memorial Circle on February 18 at 3 p.m. Organized by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in line with the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC), the activity aims to recognize the contributions of cooperatives to the economy and people thru employment generation, said CDA acting executive director Orlando Ravanera....
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16Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) – More electric cooperatives nationwide are already registering their respective cooperatives with the Cooperatives Development Agency (CDA). This was announced Tuesday by Orlando R. Ravanera, acting Executive Director of CDA at the program Talking Points. There are 119 known electric cooperatives in the country with a combined asset worth P300 billion, and with more than nine (9) million household members according to Ravanera. Only 12 electric ...
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15Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) is set to bestow Gawad Parangal, this year, which will give recognition for cooperatives, local government units, partner organizations, and cooperative leaders in recognition of exemplary performance, best practices, and good governance. “While not only few development experts and cooperative promoters acknowledge that indeed there are milestones and successes that some cooperatives have achieved, t...
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14Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Efforts are being made in Congress to strengthen the role of power cooperatives on rural development in the country. Representative Carlos Padilla in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya said there is a move among lawmakers supporting the Rural Electrification Program to consolidate five proposed bills in order to create one objective through the creation of a technical working group. Padilla said the consolidated bill intends to prevent discrimination by...
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13Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 13 (PIA) – A coffee company based in Mountain Province has recently sought the assistance of the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA-12) for its plan to expand coffee ventures in Soccsksargen Region. Danny Centillas, DA 12’s high value crops coordinator, confirmed the Rocky Mountain Arabica Coffee Corporation (RMACC) with base in Benguet would like to increase its coverage particularly in C...
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11Feb2012PAGSANJAN, Laguna, Feb. 11 (PIA) --The provincial cooperative development office (PCDO) held a cooperative orientation and pre-membership education seminar (CO-PMES) to 38 tricycle drivers and operators February 8 at the Department of Agriculture (DA) office in Barangay Sabang, this municipality. Topics discussed were the eight cooperative ethical values; five cooperative structure, duties and responsibilities; seven cooperative principles and practi...
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10Feb2012VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- This peanut butter producers' group in Ilocos Sur can testify to government willingness to help Filipinos who want to establish their own businesses. Trained by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in September 2008, the Metro Lubaco Coconut Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Santa Lucia town received P600,000 grant from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), P100,000 from the Department...
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10Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- Fifty thousand cooperative members from different provinces will converge on February 18 at the Quezon City Memorial Circle for the first salvo of the year-long celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). The United Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, to enjoin all member-countries to recognize the significant contributions of cooperatives in socio-economic developments. This recognition is contained in...
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07Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Despite reports of closure of some cooperatives, Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) urged those who are planning to establish cooperatives to have it registered. CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez recently said closure of some cooperatives is due to mismanagement. However, Pelaez said coop owners should register to CDA so that they can be assisted on how to improve the transactions undertaken by the cooperative. ...
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03Feb2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- A series of ceremonial energization activities is set to happen in six far-flung areas in Surigao del Sur. According to Agi Jaluag, Information Officer of Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II (SURSECO II), the energization program which covers a purok and five sitios started yesterday, Feb. 2 until Saturday, Feb. 4. Jaluag said these include Sitio Palompon, Barangay Mahaba, Marihatag; Purok 5, Barangay Siagao, San Miguel; Sitio A...
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03Feb2012SABLAYAN, Occidental Mindoro, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- A total of almost P17 million worth of farm machinery, equipment and inputs were turned over by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to organized groups like farmers' cooperatives and irrigators' associations in Sablayan, during the municipality's celebration of their 110th founding anniversary on Jan. 26. The turnover was held in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro and was graced by Governor Josephine Ramirez-Sato, Vice Governor Gene Mendiola and Ma...
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01Feb2012SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The City Government is doing the leg work to help some farm cooperatives to break into business. In her Ulat sa Bayan Monday night (Jan. 30), San Jose City Mayor Marivic Belena revealed that the trick is to provide commodities that supermarkets require instead of the traditional peddling of what have been harvested but without sure buyers. Mayor Belena said talking directly to supermarket giants like CDO and Waltermart in effect co...
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29Jan2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- To make power supply in the town of Lubuagan round-the-clock, the Kalinga-Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) proposes the ugrading of the Cagaluan in Pasil to Lubuagan main grid lines. Kaelco General Manager Corazon Tomas urged for the convergence of different local government units (LGUs), agencies particularly from the energy sector in order to opt for a 24-hour power supply. She said the upgrading needs P12.5 million which Kaelco could not affo...
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27Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative (NORECO-1), one of the two electric cooperatives in Negros Oriental, is seeking the electrification of 24 sitios in its coverage area this year. The cooperative has already submitted its request to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the installment of electricity in those sitios which do not have access to electricity due to its remote locations. Around P12.6 million is...
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27Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, January 27 (PIA) – The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) issued advisories on the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in specific areas of Eastern Visayas. In a statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency, Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer of NGCP said that on January 28, there will be a power shutdown from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. which will affect the areas under the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO). T...
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27Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) Member-consumers of Negros Oriental Cooperative 1 (NORECO-1) are set to take part in district elections for board of directors in February and March, this year. The three districts elections under NORECO-1 will be conducted in the towns of Vallehermoso on February 25; La Libertad, March 3; and Bais City on March 10. Institutional Services Manager Lynn Manlalangit of NORECO 1 explained that candidates should be a bonafide member of the ...
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26Jan2012by Margie L. Gadian SAN JOSE, Antique Jan. 26 (PIA) -- In line with the continuous upgrading of the power system, the Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) has announced that effective January 28, 5:00am to January 30, 8:00am, they will de-energized the 138KV Dingle-Bacolod transmission line. Relative to this the following activities will be undertaken; retiring of the existing and installation of new line protection system for 138KV Bacolod-Barotac Viejo transmission line (Baco...
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24Jan2012by Vicky S. Mendoza PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) is conducting a new round of competitive selection process (CSP) after failing to generate enough number of bidders from private power providers in last year’s CSP. The new round of CSP is conducted pursuant to the guidelines established by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and is being held to meet the projected demand and energy needs of the province in the ...
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24Jan2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan 24 (PIA) -- The lone district lawmaker of this province has set into motion the creation of a credit cooperative that would lend capital to qualified farmers, a move that was expected to boost agricultural production. “I announce the formation of a Pinoy First Credit Cooperative for our farmers,” Cong. Roger Mercado declared Thursday during the Agri-Tourism Coop Summit held at the DPWH Function Hall, this city. Mercado sa...
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19Jan2012by Vicky Mendoza PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan Jan. 19 (PIA) -- A total of 19.6 million was raised for the establishment of a Credit Survey Fund (CSF) by the city government, millionaire-cooperatives and trustee banks during the launching of the project on Tuesday. Governor Armando M. Tetangco, Jr. of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas led the launch of the 20th CSF community in the country with the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the Asturias Hotel this city. C...
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15Nov2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- Some 5,000 leaders of cooperatives from all over the country converged at the Atrium, Lim Ket Kai Center for the Cooperative Peace Forum last Nov. 11. The cooperatives have vowed to become instruments of social justice, sustainable development, equity and peace. Acting Executive Director Orlando Ravanera of the Cooperative Development Authority, region 10 (CDA-10) said “where there is social injustice, there will always be conf...
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04Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 4 (PIA) -- South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO 1) today announced an 11-hour brownout on Sunday. Santiago Tudio, SOCOTECO 1 general manager, said, “the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a power shutdown on November 6 from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Tacurong-Koronadal-Surallah 69 KV transmission line.” SOCOTECO 1 covers the city of Koronadal and the municipalities of Banga...
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01Nov2011SUMILAO, Bukidnon, Nov. 1 (PIA) -– A year after they received the Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) for the 144 hectares awarded to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform, the Sumilao farmers have started to build a better future for their members. The PANAW Sumilao Multi-Purpose Cooperative, which the farmers have organized into, celebrated the 1st anniversary of the CLOA Awarding that also marked the 4th anniversary of their historic “walk for land, wal...
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26Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- It’s final. At least 300 gold tunnels in Barangay Kematu, T’boli town will be padlocked tomorrow, Oct 27. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. during the emergency meeting of the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board yesterday denied request of the management of T’boli Minahan ng Bayan Multi-Purpose Cooperative for at least one-month extension of their operations. “We are saddened by this developme...
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18Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- To address rising statistics on vehicular and related accidents involving teenagers, the Regional Development Council of Soccsksargen Region (RDC 12) recently conducted a trainers’ training on road safety advocacy. Information from RDC 12 says that statistics show that fatality rate among drivers aged 16 to 19 is four times higher than that of the 25 to 69 years old bracket. Crash fatality rate per 100,00...
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09Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- A P3.75-million asparagus packing plant will soon rise in Barangay San Jose, General Santos City. Just recently, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, along with Gensan Mayor Darlene Antonino Custudio, led a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Department of Agriculture-funded packing facility for the Greenland Asparagus Producers Multipurpose Cooperative (GAPMC). Alcala said funding for the project, which will initially benefit 60 asparagus grower-members o...
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11Aug2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 11 (PIA) -- After over 15 years of waiting, the construction of a bank that will cater the needs of the cooperative sector in the city is now a reality fallowing its ground breaking held recently. “Banco Cooperativa de Zamboanga” the first banking institution that will serve the needs of the various cooperatives of the city started its construction this week at the 200 meters, city-owned lot in the premises of the Sta Cruz Market at Veterans Avenue. The ...
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23Jul2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 23 (PIA) – - “Sell your palay (grains) to us and get incentives,” says the National Food Authority (NFA) here to Zamboanga’s rice farmers. NFA Provincial Manager Gaudencio Nuega, Jr. said farmers who sell their grains to the food authority will get incentives aside from the payment for their “palay” at P17 per kilo. Among the incentives according to are the Cooperative Development Incentive (CDI) of 30 cents per kilo for famers&rsq...
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06Jul2011LAOAG CITY, Hulyo 6 (PIA) -- Dalawang-libo na mga mahogany seedlings ang itinanim kamakailan ng isang multi-sectoral council sa Dilomot Watershed sa bayan ng Pasuquin sa Ilocos Norte. Pinangunahan ni Dr Teresita Orcino, pangulo ng multi-sectoral electrification council, kasama si Leonardo Velasco, director ng Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative, ang nasabing aktibidad. Sinabi ni Orcino na nais ng kanilang grupo na pangalagaan ang kalikasan, lalong-lalo na ang pagpapanatili ng malinis na in...
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27Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 27 (PIA) -- People from here can now sigh for relief following the confirmation of “No more blackouts” in the city according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP in its press statement said three units of Pulangi hydro-electric plant in Mindanao have been synchronized and connected to the power grid last night. “The Mindanao power situation is now normalized with the synchronization of the three units of Pulangi, and po...
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26Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr 26 (PIA) -- Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) General Manager Reinerio Ramos said the city will continue to experience blackouts following the official advisory he got from the Mindanao Regional Control Center (MRCC) announcing that rotational blackout schedule of eight hours duration per feeder will continue. It can be recalled, power curtailment started April 14 with the rotational cut-off of power starting 8 in the morning. “The power rotational...
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19Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 19 (PIA) – Consumers in South Cotabato will have to schedule their activities that require use of electricity for the whole duration of the Holy Week because South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) has implemented two-hour power curtailments. SOCOTECO 1 General Manager Santiago Tudio yesterday announced the rotating brownouts which started yesterday will be experienced until Easter Sunday, April 24. He explained that ...
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17Mar2011DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- The Provincial Cooperative Office here noted a decline in the number of cooperatives that registered anew with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). PCO officer-in-charge Danilo Cadungog said only 470 cooperatives complied with the mandate of the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 or Republic Act 9520, which required operating cooperatives to re-register with CDA. The figure only represented about 47 percent from the more than 1,000 registere...
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29Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) – Driven by a desire to collectively help improve the lives of government employees in region IX, the Regional Executives Association of Western Mindanao (REAWESMIN, Inc.) met recently to draft plans and course of action towards this goal. REAWESMIN President and Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Ponciano M. Ligutom presided the meeting attended by multi-purpose cooperatives, representatives of a banking institution and cooperative e...
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28Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 28 (PIA 9) – The city will now enjoy an improved power supply service as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) started unloading its new 100 MVA power substation at Sitio Pitogo, Sinunoc, Zamboanga City. The unloading, which started last Sunday, January 23, will boost NGCP’s flexibility to transmit power system in the city. The new substation will supply around 42 megawatts of power to Zamboanga City, representing half of its total curren...
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21Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (21 July) -- A paid-up capital of P3.323B had been put up by 48 newly registered cooperatives with 1,915 members in Northern Mindanao in the 1st quarter of 2010. Such amount was actually higher by 182.40 percent compared to P1.176B, the paid-up capital put up by 18 cooperatives with 477 members in the first quarter in the same period, last year. This year's figures posted a 166.67 percent increase in the number of cooperatives and 85.56 percent in membership com...
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18Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- The Microfinance Innovations in Cooperatives (MICOOP) is a modeling activity initiated by the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) to enable relatively weak agrarian reform beneficiaries and cooperatives to provide bank-like financial services through the build-operate-adopt-transfer (BOAT) scheme. NATCCO has pilot tested the scheme since calendar year 2007 under the AGRISOL program, a rural finance partnership endeavor between the Depart...
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