Co-op leaders pledge to redeem agriculture MANILA –120 co-op leaders from credit, multi-purpose and agricultural co-operatives pledged to redeem Philippine agriculture at the National Agricultural Cooperatives Knowledge & Learning, Innovation and Trade Expo (AgriCoops KITE) held at the Century Park Hotel on October 22 – 25. Among the co-signatories were co-op federations such as the […]
Ravanera insists co-ops are automatically tax exempt
Ravanera insists co-ops are automatically tax exempt QUEZON CITY – The blame-game is on. Bureau of Internal Revenue officials say they merely implement the rules, and that they have informed their officials all over the country to do the same. The question is whether the CDA has informed co-ops. On November 5, COOP-NATCCO Partylist Representative […]
Co-op leaders, BIR form TWG to streamline tax exemptions
Co-op leaders, BIR form TWG to streamline tax exemptions For the first time in recent memory, officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) – the government agency for tax collection –on December 9 had formal talks with co-operatives on how to ease or facilitate the procedures in obtaining the Certificate of Tax Exemption (CTE). […]
ACDI MPC’s Patrick Rico brings home UK Youth & Leadership awards
ACDI MPC’s Patrick Rico brings home UK Youth & Leadership awards MANCHESTER, England – ACDI MPC Assistant Head for Operations Patrick Rico brings home the Edward Filene Young Credit Union Leader Award given yearly by the International Credit Union Leadership Development & Education Foundation (ICULDEF). At a simple dinner on November 23, ICULDEF awarded the […]
Making women GREAT
Making women GREAT The National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) in Partnership with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) through the Gender Responsive Economic Action for the Transformation of Women or GREAT Women Project 2 provides Basic Business Finance (BBF) Training to Women Micro Entrepreneurs (WME) enrolled in the project. The training is made possible through […]
Gadwin Handumon gets Biden and Filene Awards in UK
Gadwin Handumon gets Biden and Filene Awards in UK MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Gadwin Handumon of Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Misamis Occidental was awarded the Joe Biden Educator Award and the International Filene Award for Leadership on 23rd of November 2019, Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel, Water St, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. According to a […]
Korean Co-op Foundation helps PH co-ops
Korean Co-op Foundation helps PH co-ops QUEZON CITY – The Korean Credit Union Social Contribution Foundation (KCUSCF) has donated a large amount for improvement of a school for indigenous children, repair facilities of co-ops damaged by a recent typhoon, and acquire equipment to boost NATCCO’s Knowledge Resource Center. La Libertad Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative in […]
St. Martin of Tours celebrates 50 years
St. Martin of Tours celebrates 50 years BOCAUE, BULACAN — From the very beginning in 1969, self-help was considered the key to attaining the objective of creation of wealth. The St. Martin of Tours Credit & Development Cooperative (SMTCDC) was organized in November 1969 as a Church-based Credit Union Cooperative named after the Patron Saint […]
Human Resource Management: Self-Mastery Before Managing Others
Human Resource Management: Self-Mastery Before Managing Others MANDALUYONG CITY — The Knowledge Resource Center (KRC) in partnership with Bayan Academy conducted the first-run for Strategic Human Resource Management at The Legend Villas on October 7-11 The training program was designed to answer the increasing demand for Human Resource Professionals in the Co-operative Sector since many […]
INTRODUCING: NATCCO’S Knowledge Resource Center
INTRODUCING: NATCCO’S Knowledge Resource Center The NATCCO Knowledge Resource Center or KRC is the newest unit within the Education, Training, and Consultancy Group (ETCG). Its main objective is to act as a primary source of knowledge for every cooperative, serving as the Research and Development arm of the federation to design programs that directly addresses […]