300 Jeepney Operators Join Co-operative CEBU CITY — Three hundred operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) have become members of a cooperative that will help them comply with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). The transportation division of the Cebu People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CPMC) aims to purchase 200 new PUVs. The CPMC awaits […]
PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF CONG. BEN CANAMA
PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF CONG. BEN CANAMA Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Distinguished colleagues, before I deliver my privilege speech, allow me to acknowledge the presence of the cooperative leaders in this Plenary Hall and in the gallery. They come from all over the country from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, and led by the Philippine […]
ACCU Forum in Kuala Lumpur September 26-28
ACCU Forum in Kuala Lumpur September 26-28 Credit union leaders from all over Asia will converge in Kuala Lumpur on September 26 – 28 for the 2019 Asian Credit Union Forum to forge the direction that the sector will take in the next few years. With the theme “Making Positive Impact on the Lives of […]
Cardona urges Asian co-ops to kick-start Gender Equality
Cardona urges Asian co-ops to kick-start Gender Equality NEW DELHI – To address the inequalities that persist in many Asian countries, the International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific conducted an International Workshop on “Enhancing Gender Equality in Cooperative Business” last August 20-22 2019. NEW DELHI – To address the inequalities that persist in many Asian countries, the […]
Co-ops unite to redeem Philippine agriculture
Co-ops unite to redeem Philippine agriculture MANILA – Co-ops have the solution to the agriculture problem of the Philippines, and will come together to address the bad situation. The Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) together with NATCCO and other national co-op federations and government agencies will be conducting the NATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVES: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, AND TRADE […]
Ka Hermie
Ka Hermie PARANAQUE CITY — The NATCCO Network joins San Dionision Credit Cooperative in mourning the passing of co-op champion Herminio C. Hernandez last July 25. He was just a month short of his 85th birthday. Ka Hermie as he is known to the co-op sector, he ate, spoke and breathed cooperativism, learning the co-op […]
CDA much stronger and busier under 2019 Charter
CDA much stronger and busier under 2019 Charter Twenty-nine years after it was created by Republic Act 6939, the CDA now has more teeth and more tasks, thanks to Republic Act 11364. President Rodrigo Duterte signed on August 8 the law reorganizing and strengthening the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). Twenty-nine years after it was created […]
CDA Charter passed into law
CDA Charter passed into law After 29 years under Republic Act 6939, the CDA now has a new Charter. Republic Act No. 11364, or the Cooperative Development Authority Charter of 2019, was finally signed into law on 8 August 2019. Constantly in consultation with co-op leaders all over the country, legislators the House Committee on […]
CDA issues Governance Template for Co-ops
CDA issues Governance Template for Co-ops Having trouble drafting the code of governance of your co-op? The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) makes life easier for co-op leaders and has issued in May a template on Good Governance for co-op leaders. CDA issues Governance Template for Co-ops Having trouble drafting the code of governance of your […]
Co-ops Must Submit ATIR On or Before July 31
Co-ops Must Submit ATIR On or Before July 31 Co-ops Must Submit ATIR On or Before July 31 Co-ops must prove to Government that they are truly worthy of tax exemption. The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) issued on July 5 Memorandum Circular 2019-06 entitled “Procedures in the Submission of Annual Tax Incentive Report (ATIR) Pursuant […]