ICA President: We are into Cooperation, not Competition MESSAGE FROM ICA PRESIDENT ARIEL GUARCO 2021 is here and the pandemic continues. This virus has reached every corner of this planet. The health, economic and social impact continue to cause a lot of pain around us. That’s why cooperatives continue to put our values and principles […]
ICA’s World Cooperative Monitor
ICA’s World Cooperative Monitor Brussels, BELGIUM – The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) launched on January 20 the 2020 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor during an international webinar. This is the ninth edition of the annual report, which explores the economic and social impact […]
Women-led enterprises sell P36 Million during Pandemic
Women-led enterprises sell P36 Million during Pandemic Digital channels of doing business has proven to be a boon to women-led enterprises in the Connecting Women to the Digital Economy project under the Women’s Global Development & Prosperity Initiative (WGDP) Initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID’s E-PESO Chief Mamerto Tangonan reported […]
Chairperson Celo stirs leaders: Beat COVID, be S.T.U.P.I.D.!
Chairperson Celo stirs leaders: Beat COVID, be S.T.U.P.I.D.! Chairperson Celo stirs leaders: Beat COVID, be S.T.U.P.I.D.! This is the Inspirational Message delivered by NATCCO Chairperson, Marlene Celo on January 22 at the advanced celebration of the NATCCO Network’s 44th Founding Anniversary. Good day to the CEOs and Managers whose resiliency rise above this pandemic. I […]
What co-op leaders can expect of Philippine economy in 2021
What co-op leaders can expect of Philippine economy in 2021 Banco de Oro Vice President for Investment Research & Strategy Anthony Emmanuel de Dios spoke at the NATCCO Managers’ Forum, giving the 397 co-op managers and staff in attendance a comprehensive picture of the Philippine economy in 2021:
NATCCO celebrates 44th Founding Anniversary
NATCCO celebrates 44th Founding Anniversary The National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO Network) celebrates on January 23 its 44th Founding Anniversary. As advance celebration, more than 300 co-op leaders met online for the NATCCO Managers Forum where invited authorities provided their insight on the situation of the Philippine economy. NATCCO Chairperson Marlene Celo welcomed the participants, […]
Coop Sector launches Long-Term Strategic Plan
Coop Sector launches Long-Term Strategic Plan The co-op sector is serious about taking over the economy. At an online meeting on January 19, 2021 the “Coop Sector Development Plan 2030” – with a few minor revisions and polishing – was approved by the co-op leaders. The initial draft of the Plan was formally launched during […]
Human Rights in our DNA, says ICA
Human Rights in our DNA, says ICA Brussels, BELGIUM – The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) celebrated with the rest of the world the Human Rights Day 2020 by reiterating to cooperators all over the world the Cooperative Identity – that co-ops are people-centered organizations. The celebration attended by more than sixty cooperators worldwide, emphasized that […]
TIN requirement of co-op members stays, says BIR
TIN requirement of co-op members stays, says BIR The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Government agency for tax collection, stood pat that co-ops must submit the Tax Identification Numbers amidst calls for its repeal. In its Revenue Memorandum Circular 124-2020 issued on November 25,the BIR has made its verdict final. The RMC was in […]
Coops (and members) exempt from Documentary Stamps
Coops (and members) exempt from Documentary Stamps It is final. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has clarified to all its personnel that co-ops need not pay for Documentary Stamps. Thanks to a “Request for Ruling” that COOP-NATCCO Partylist Rep. Sabiniano Canama filed, the BIR issued Memorandum Circular 124-2020 dated November 25, 2020. On the […]