Bataan CDO bags Most Outstanding Local Government Unit

BALANGA CITY, Bataan - Mrs. Azucena Sugatain, Head of the Bataan Cooperative Development Office, together with her staff received the much sought after CDA Gawad Parangal for Most Outstanding Local Government Unit in Region 3. Though there are existing awards and recognition given by other cooperative promoting institutions, this award given by the cooperative government regulatory agency, is something that cooperatives will treasure.

Now on its 3rd year in giving recognition and awards to cooperatives, local government units, partner organizations, and individuals, the Cooperative Development Authority  (CDA) believes that through this program, their exemplary performance, best practices, good governance and relevant contributions in building cooperative society under the categories of micro, small, medium and large cooperatives, will be properly recognized and acknowledged.  

The Bataan Provincial Cooperative Development Office, will be Region 3’s entry to the National competition. The other awardees from Bataan are the following: Traders Multipurpose Cooperative - BPSU Main Campus, Chairman- Thelma Manansala, Mgr. – Jim Paul Banzon (Small Category); Watchlife Workers Multipurpose Cooperative – FAB Mariveles, Chairman – Ofelia Hipolito, Mgr. – Charito Abaya (Medium Category); and Iwahori Multipurpose Cooperative, Inc. – Mariveles, Chairman – Marilou Tayco, Mgr. Marilou Alamario (Large Category).  

Source: www.1Bataan.com

PCEDO - Bataan
Best Performing Cooperative Development Office

Congratulations to all the staff of PCEDO Bataan for having awarded as the Best Performing Provincial Cooperative Development Office in Central Luzon in the 2014 CDA GAWAD PARANGAL Awarding Ceremonies held on July 18, 2014 at SACOP, Maimpis, City of San Fernando. We share this honor to all the Employees of Bataan Provl Govt and to the Bataan cooperative movement

1st COOPERATIVE HOUSING SUMMIT

The housing cooperatives and other types of cooperatives engaged in cooperative housing project provided the sector’s contribution to the government’s program to address the dwellers and shelter needs of the homeless low income earners. These cooperatives mobilize their resources and engage in the construction of housing units in partnership with the local government units, private sector or National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Government Financing Institutions (GFIs).   Inventory of the housing cooperative projects’ showed that they are either engage in land acquisition phase, construction, marketing, awarding of disposition of lots and housing units.

Underscoring the needs and aspirations of the cooperative sector, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and its co-convenor Key Shelter Agencies (KSAs) of Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC); GFIs; and other government agencies and selected cooperatives who are members of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (JMEC) on Cooperatives spearhead the conduct of the 1st Cooperative Housing Summit to be held at Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City on July 17, 2014.   Everyone is invited to become part in one of the most important cooperative event of the year specially those egage in housing and to those intending to open a housing window to their cooperative-members. Registration fee is only Php 700.00 per participant inclusive of meals, snacks and kits.

The First Cooperative Housing Summit is very significant not only to the cooperative sector but as well as the different agencies involved in housing because it mark the first collaborative efforts to support the cooperative sector.

Honorable Herbert Bautista, Mayor of Quezon City will deliver the welcome address to this monumental activity. No less than the Honorable Vice President and Concurrent Head of the Housing Urban Developing Council (HUDCC) will render the keynote address.

Please be counted !!!

Source: www.cda.gov.ph

Forum on government e-services

CLARK, Pampanga - The Provincial Government of Bataan, upon invitation of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bataan Director, Nelin Cabahug is taking part in the ongoing forum on government e-services conducted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) of the Philippines at the Lewis Grand Hotel in Clark, Pampanga.

As part of NCCs nationwide advocacy campaign in improving the ease of doing business, the forum aims to increase the level of awareness and promote understanding of the consumers and the private sectors from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on the various government initiatives that will ease the burden of bureaucratic transactions such as on-line applications, payments, registrations to name a few.  Experts from Philhealth and Pag-IBig were invited to present and demonstrate their new e –sForum on government e-serviceservice facilities, after which attendees are expected to develop a better understanding of the usage and benefits of online services as well as identify challenges and opportunities thru public/private discussion to further improve agency services.  

Mr. Geoffrey Loyola, MIS/PIO Head, Mrs. Alicia Magpantay, Prov’l Accountant and her two staff, Mrs. Azucena Sugatain of the Prov’l. Cooperative Development Office are currently attending the said whole day Capacity Building Program.

Source: www.1Bataan.com