Tagum Cooperative welcomed the month of September with honor and pride as it bagged Galing Pook’s first Citizenship Award 2015 in recognition of its outstanding efforts in uplifting and empowering the people and the community.
Of the 33 institutions that vied for the award, Tagum Coop made it to Top 8 and survived the cut through the five finalists of the Citizenship Award.
Director Norma R. Pereyras, chairperson of Tagum Cooperative (TC) Board of Directors (BOD), delivered to the National Selection Committee TC’s history, best practices, and services on August 30, 2015 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.
Among the awardees, Tagum Cooperative made history in Galing Pook Award as the only cooperative winner of the newly-launched Citizenship Award intended for individuals, NGOs, civil society who/which have engaged local governments to produce results.
The Galing Pook Citizenship Award sought how citizenship had been exercised by an organization for community and nation-building, and guided by the criteria of positive results, promotion of people’s participation and empowerment, innovation, transferability and sustainability, good governance, and efficiency of program service delivery.
Pereyras emphasized the contribution of Tagum Cooperative to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) particularly on the alleviation of poverty, on health, on environment, and on global partnerships through livelihood trainings, feeding programs, donations, medical outreach programs, tree planting and growing activities, and closer partnerships with LGUs and other organizations.
Asked about the sustainability of programs, Pereyras pointed out the annual 3 percent allocation for the Community Development Fund from TC’s Net Surplus which enables Tagum Coop to fund various community activities, giving back to the community God’s blessings.
The high-impact and sustainable programs, projects, and activities staged and funded by Tagum Coop every year for the marginalized sectors caught the attention and votes of the panelists.
The members of the panel were Edicio dela Torre (Trustee, Galing Pook), Marides Fernando (Former Mayor, Marikina), Prof. Edna A. Co (Executive Director, UP CIDS), Vincent Lazatin (Executive Director, TAN), and Veronica Villavicencio (Trustee, Galing Pook).
“We have leveled up and raised the bar of excellence as we become part of nation-building through our sustainable community development activities which address Millennium Development Goals.” Pereyras said in an interview.
She said the award is not for her and Tagum Cooperative but is shared to the whole cooperative movement.
Along with Pereyras in the “Mamamayan Mamamayani Galing Pook Governance Fair” were BOD members Miriam R. Baloyo, Fe J. Adlawan and Nenita R. Malbas, Treasurer Rosalina S. Argent, SCG Manager Vivelyn D. Fronteras, and Funecare Manager Kathryn Ann J. Salazar who all expressed their happiness as Tagum Cooperative was adjudged winner.
Tagum Cooperative’s victory follows the Galing Pook achievements (local government programs) of Davao del Norte with its awarded Trichogramma (1995), Sustainable Food Security Program (1996), and Blood Sufficiency Program (1997), as well as Tagum City’s Night Market Program (2014). (DQ Lumayno Jr./Tagum Cooperative)
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