Ariel Guarco: “We are the Sixth Largest Economy!” Ariel Guarco: “We are the Sixth Largest Economy!” ICA President Ariel Guarco visited Manila on February 5 & 6 and met with 100 co-op leaders. Read on and be inspired! You introduced me as a “new friend”. I am not a friend. I am family! It is […]
Guarco visit seen to boost Philippine co-ops
Guarco visit seen to boost Philippine co-ops International Cooperative Alliance president, Ariel Guarco, is set to visit the Philippines on February 5 and 6 to confirm the solidarity of Philippine cooperatives with the three million cooperatives worldwide. This was announced by the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) composed of some 30 co-op federations all over the […]
NATCCO turns 43!
NATCCO turns 43! NATCCO staff celebrated the 43rd year of the National Confederation of Cooperatives at the headquarters today. NATCCO began as the National Association of Training Centers for Cooperatives, formed by co-op leaders who believed that the task of co-op development lay primarily in the hands of the private sector. These leaders also believed […]
Dept. of Finance Orders Probe of Co-ops Enjoying Tax Exemptions
Dept. of Finance Orders Probe of Co-ops Enjoying Tax Exemptions THE GOVERNMENT has now turned its sights on some 30,000 registered cooperatives as it moves to plug tax leaks, the Finance department (DoF) said in a press release on October 14. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) […]
300 Jeepney Operators Join Co-operative
300 Jeepney Operators Join Co-operative CEBU CITY — Three hundred operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) have become members of a cooperative that will help them comply with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). The transportation division of the Cebu People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CPMC) aims to purchase 200 new PUVs. The CPMC awaits […]
Cardona urges Asian co-ops to kick-start Gender Equality
Cardona urges Asian co-ops to kick-start Gender Equality NEW DELHI – To address the inequalities that persist in many Asian countries, the International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific conducted an International Workshop on “Enhancing Gender Equality in Cooperative Business” last August 20-22 2019. NEW DELHI – To address the inequalities that persist in many Asian countries, the […]
Co-ops unite to redeem Philippine agriculture
Co-ops unite to redeem Philippine agriculture MANILA – Co-ops have the solution to the agriculture problem of the Philippines, and will come together to address the bad situation. The Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) together with NATCCO and other national co-op federations and government agencies will be conducting the NATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVES: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, AND TRADE […]
Ka Hermie
Ka Hermie PARANAQUE CITY — The NATCCO Network joins San Dionision Credit Cooperative in mourning the passing of co-op champion Herminio C. Hernandez last July 25. He was just a month short of his 85th birthday. Ka Hermie as he is known to the co-op sector, he ate, spoke and breathed cooperativism, learning the co-op […]