(Pampanga board members Fritzie David-Dizon, Cherry Manalo, Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, Anthony Torres and Rosve Henson preside over coop awarding with officers of the Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Office and Cooperative Development Authority. Photo courtesy of Jun Jaso/Pampanga PIO)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA – The most outstanding cooperatives in the province were given recognition during the 3rd Galal Parangal Kareng Kooperatiba Ning Pampanga, in line with this year’s celebration of Cooperative Month.
The event, held at Benigno Aquino Hall, Capitol Compound here, was spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Pampanga, through the Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCEDO), in partnership with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
Board Member of the 2nd District and Chairperson of the Committee on Cooperatives, Anthony Joseph Torres, said that the aforementioned award-giving body is aimed at motivating cooperatives to strive for further development.
“We’ve been doing this for the past three years, and we would like to recognize ‘yung kasipagan ng mga kooperatiba at cooperative members natin dito, so we hope that this event will continue so they can serve as motivation for other cooperatives operating in our province,” he said.
Board Members Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, Olga Frances “Fritzie” Dizon, Cherry Manalo, Rosve Henson, and Moshe Lacson, president of Sangguiang Kabataan Federation, were also present to confer plaques and certifi cates of recognition to winners.
During the awarding ceremony, ASSCOM Multipurpose Cooperative was hailed as this year’s most outstanding cooperative in the large scale category; Romana Pangan District Hospital Multipurpose Cooperative in the medium scale category; and Pro-3 PNP NUP Multipurpose Cooperative in the small scale category.
Among the recipients of special awards in the large scale category include the Golden Group Gabay Puhunan Brotherhood Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Organizational Management; ASSCOM Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Apung Monica De Minalin Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
Also winners in the medium scale category were DILG R-3 Kilusang Bayan sa Pananalapi Credit Cooperative, Best in Organizational Management; Romana Pangan District Hospital Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Pampanga High School Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
Pro-3 PNP NUP Multipurpose Cooperative, meanwhile, also received Best in Organizational Management award in the small scale category; MEPI Employees Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Light Employees Credit Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
The only recipient in the micro scale category was the South Gumain Multipurpose Cooperative who bagged the Best in Organizational Management award.
Some city and municipal cooperative development councils and officers from the City of San Fernando, Guagua, Mabalacat, Minalin, San Simon, Porac, Masantol, Sto. Tomas, Candaba, and Sta. Rita were also given special citations.
The event concurred with the 3rd Pampanga Cooperative Summit which is being held annually to gather cooperatives in the province.
