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DID hails COOP-NATCCO Party-List Rep. Paez as one of 5 best partners in 2009

QUEBEC, Canada – Desjardin Developpement International (DID), Canada’s largest cooperative financial group, recently honored erstwhile NATCCO Chief Executive Officer and current Congressman, Cresente C. Paez, as one of its “five Outstanding Partners for 2009.”

Anne Gaboury, DID Chief Executive Officer, told Rep. Paez in a letter dated 1 February 2010: “It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been chosen as one of the five “Outstanding Partners” for 2009 as part of our program honoring the commitment of individuals working within our community finance institutions.”

“Make co-ops trustworthy, competitive, and disciplined” – Rep. Ping-ay

CAOAYAN, ILOCOS SUR -- “Now its time for us to make our cooperatives trustworthy, competitive and financially disciplined,” these were the words of Cong. Jose R. Ping-ay before a group of cooperative leaders representing more than 35 primary cooperatives in the 1st District of the Province Ilocos Sur.

After explaining the gains co-ops are now enjoying because of the Cooperative Code of 2008 or RA 9520, he said: “We should now show to our government that we truly deserve these privileges.” “Trustworthiness, competitiveness and stable financial status can only be achieved through good governance and strict adherence to operating standards for cooperatives,” he added.

Villamin deplores erosion of values in co-ops, launches co-op education video

QUEZON CITY – Institute for Coop Excellence CEO, Romulo Villamin, deplored what he considered “the erosion of cooperative values among many cooperative leaders in the Philippines.”

“Way back in the 70s, I remember that many cooperatives were still struggling. Cooperativism was still in its infancy in the country. Those were difficult times and leaders at the time were purely volunteerism,” he recalls.