Governor Douglas Cagas has challenged all organized cooperatives in the province to form a cluster of cooperatives and work together to help care for the environment.
Cagas enjoined the cooperative officials to build up a nursery and plant vegetables, fruits and other fruit bearing trees in the pursuit of clean air and healthy environment, as well as ensure food security.
The governor’s challenge was in line with the celebration of the cooperative month this October which has a focus on the care and protection of the environment.
This year’s theme “Transformative Cooperative: Advancing people, planet, prosperity and peace. Kooperatiba: Sama-sama sa Pagkandili nga Kalikasan”, enjoins all cooperatives nationwide to plant trees.
In a Memorandum Order in coordination with the Cooperative Development Authority, each member cooperator is required to plant five trees.
The undertaking was made possible through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office which provided several seedlings ready for planting.
Meanwhile, Cagas emphasized that self-reliance is the key to sustainability and prosperity. “Don’t be dependent always on the local government to extend financial assistance, do some initiatives and be a unified force,” he stated.
“This is the true meaning of cooperativism,” the governor said conforming with the cooperative’s long time theme that says, “Alone I am weak, but with others I am strong”.
Provincial cooperative office head Danilo Cadungog reported that there is a tremendous increase in its membership as the office continues to conduct pre-membership education program to officers and members.
Cadungog said his office is bent to continue organizing new cooperatives.
Ernesto Mabunga, chairman of the Provincial Cooperative Union, said that great transformations have been taking place in the cooperative movement with the strong support of Governor Cagas.
He said that it’s about time that cooperatives are recognized to help in the nation building.
Cooperative Development Authority assistant regional director Margarita Bauto lauded the province for its positive contributions and participation in the region.
Bauto reported that as of December last year, 23 or 18 percent of the 120 registered cooperatives in the region came from Davao del Sur.
Of the 1,528 re-registered cooperatives, 285 are from the province. The cooperatives that submitted the Annual Performance Request from the province reached to 145 out of the 972 regionwide, she said.
According to Bauto, Davao del Sur contributed around P49.2 million to the compensation expense of about P535 million throughout the region.
As to the Net Surplus representing interest, share capital and patronage refund, the province contributed more than P83 million out of over P538.9 million.
For the Paid-Up capital, three cooperatives of Davao del Sur have been included in the top 20 with Bansalan Credit Cooperative which ranked first, followed by Digos Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Credit Cooperative Incorporated (DIMAVEMCI), and the third was the New USPD Credit Cooperative and MCDC.
The provincial government of Davao del Sur took another leap in an effort to strengthen further the cooperative movement with a renewed commitment of all its members’ cooperators. [PIO-DavSur/Nilda S. Aniñon]
Cagas enjoined the cooperative officials to build up a nursery and plant vegetables, fruits and other fruit bearing trees in the pursuit of clean air and healthy environment, as well as ensure food security.
The governor’s challenge was in line with the celebration of the cooperative month this October which has a focus on the care and protection of the environment.
This year’s theme “Transformative Cooperative: Advancing people, planet, prosperity and peace. Kooperatiba: Sama-sama sa Pagkandili nga Kalikasan”, enjoins all cooperatives nationwide to plant trees.
In a Memorandum Order in coordination with the Cooperative Development Authority, each member cooperator is required to plant five trees.
The undertaking was made possible through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office which provided several seedlings ready for planting.
Meanwhile, Cagas emphasized that self-reliance is the key to sustainability and prosperity. “Don’t be dependent always on the local government to extend financial assistance, do some initiatives and be a unified force,” he stated.
“This is the true meaning of cooperativism,” the governor said conforming with the cooperative’s long time theme that says, “Alone I am weak, but with others I am strong”.
Provincial cooperative office head Danilo Cadungog reported that there is a tremendous increase in its membership as the office continues to conduct pre-membership education program to officers and members.
Cadungog said his office is bent to continue organizing new cooperatives.
Ernesto Mabunga, chairman of the Provincial Cooperative Union, said that great transformations have been taking place in the cooperative movement with the strong support of Governor Cagas.
He said that it’s about time that cooperatives are recognized to help in the nation building.
Cooperative Development Authority assistant regional director Margarita Bauto lauded the province for its positive contributions and participation in the region.
Bauto reported that as of December last year, 23 or 18 percent of the 120 registered cooperatives in the region came from Davao del Sur.
Of the 1,528 re-registered cooperatives, 285 are from the province. The cooperatives that submitted the Annual Performance Request from the province reached to 145 out of the 972 regionwide, she said.
According to Bauto, Davao del Sur contributed around P49.2 million to the compensation expense of about P535 million throughout the region.
As to the Net Surplus representing interest, share capital and patronage refund, the province contributed more than P83 million out of over P538.9 million.
For the Paid-Up capital, three cooperatives of Davao del Sur have been included in the top 20 with Bansalan Credit Cooperative which ranked first, followed by Digos Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Credit Cooperative Incorporated (DIMAVEMCI), and the third was the New USPD Credit Cooperative and MCDC.
The provincial government of Davao del Sur took another leap in an effort to strengthen further the cooperative movement with a renewed commitment of all its members’ cooperators. [PIO-DavSur/Nilda S. Aniñon]
