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People in poverty need to create opportunities for themselves to improve their economic well-being. The National Confederation of Cooperatives (formerly known as National Association of Training Centers for Cooperatives or NATCCO) was formed by cooperators who believe that the task of coop development lays primarily in the hands of the private sector.
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NATCCO is the National Confederation of Cooperatives, a co-op federation established in 1977 currently with membership of more than 1,000 primary cooperatives in the Philippines.
𝑰𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂 "𝑬𝒎𝒚" 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒔
(𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰, 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟮 – 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲)
The NATCCO family mourns the passing of 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖 "𝙀𝙢𝙮" 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙨, former head of the Member Relations and Networking Group (MRNG), who passed away on July 10, 2026. Emy didn't just witness NATCCO’s growth from a handful of co-ops to a network of 1,080, she helped write its history.
A legacy of service and brilliance, Emy’s lifetime of leadership at NATCCO spanned from 1989 until her retirement in 2017, during which she was a brilliant colleague, mentor, trailblazer, and true friend to the NATCCO family. Beyond the federation, she brought her transformative energy everywhere, serving as a University of the Philippines instructor, a legislative officer of Co-op NATCCO Party List and Akbayan Party-List, an NGO advocate and a former leader of CODE-NGO, and a passionate volunteer. As a lasting monument to her life's work, her final major contribution, NATCCO's Gender Mainstreaming Manual for Philippine Co-ops, will serve as a beacon for gender and development for decades to come.
In an interview in May 2026 for NATCCO’s 50th Coffee Table Book, Emy shared a powerful reminder for the youth: "𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝘾𝘾𝙊 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤-𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚... 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜."
We owe an immense debt of gratitude to Emy’s unforgettable warmth, sharp intellect, wonderful humor, and unwavering belief in human cooperation. Her legacy will be felt for generations.
𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝑴𝒂’𝒂𝒎 𝑬𝒎𝒚.
🎉🎂 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙈𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤! 💙🧡💛
Today, we also celebrate Ms. Annie Panerio, Chair of the Information Technology Committee, and honor her dedication, leadership, and commitment to advancing innovation and digital transformation within the NATCCO Network.
From your NATCCO Family, we wish you a joyful birthday and a year filled with happiness, fulfillment, and God's abundant grace. 🎈🎁✨
#HappyBirthday #NATCCONetwork #OurFutureToday #CooperativeLeadership #DigitalTransformation #LeadershipInInnovation 🎉
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Featured Cooperative of the Month
Toril Community Cooperative
Davao City
After a series of false starts, a group of some thirty men of the Santo Rosario Parish, Toril, Davao City, started attending orientation lecture on Credit Union given by social actionists from the Sta. Ana Parish. Foremost among the social actionists were Mr. Hardenio Hofilenia, Atty. Fernando Alag, Mr. Epifanio Datoy, Mr. Pablo Naong and Mr. Eustaquio Ancheta, the CCC of Davao City. These lectures were conducted sometime in November and December, 1968.
These culminated on December 29, 1968 when, under the supervision and guidance of the City CCO, Mr. Ancheta , these men decided to form the Toril Community Cooperative Credit Union, Inc. and elected their officers, in conformity with the provisions of Republic Act No. 2023. The first elected officers were: Fernando Pantig, President; Pedro Concepcion, Vice President; Constantino Rabara, Secretary; Jose Ferriols, Treasurer/Manager; and Noe Albay, Director
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FINANCIAL TIPS
Be careful to leave your children well-instructed rather than rich; for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Epictetus, Greek Stoic Philosopher
CO-OP OFFICE SAFETY TIPS
A 10-minute nap produces immediate improvements in all outcome measures (including sleep latency, subjective sleepiness, fatigue, vigor, and cognitive performance), with some of these benefits maintained for as long as 155 minutes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/07/24/why-you-should-take-a-10-minute-nap-every-day/#293197a11b0f
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY TIP
After you eat fruit, plant a tree! On sidewalks, around your house, in an open field, anywhere there is space and light, all you have to do is: 1. bend down 2. push your finger into the soil about to about 2cm (1 inch) depth – or use a pen – and pop that seed in. 3. Then stand on the hole to close it over and tuck it in. 4. And tell your friends and family to do the same! SOURCE: https://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/plant_seed.cfm/
