The timing of the 11th National Cooperative Summit is especially auspicious for the cooperative movement, not only for the country but also internationally. The year is a cause for celebration as the United Nations declared "2012", the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). The declaration is an affirmation of world leaders of the role and contribution of the sector in socio-economic development of nations and in improving the lives of its people, especially of the poor and marginalized.
In recognition thereof, this year's Summit adopted and localized the international theme of the IYC "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better ... | Read Full Post >>
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The CDA at 22: Also Achieving its Role as
an Enabler and Mentor for the Sector
As the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) commemorates its 22nd anniversary this year, this gives this government agency more time to reflect on its past achievements while looking forward to the future as it faces several challenges from both our own economic sector as well as the socioe-conomic currents that affect the movement on both a local and global scale... | Read Full Post >>
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed year 2012 as the INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COOPERATIVES (IYC) thru Resolution 64/136, which encourages all member States and all relevant stakeholders to take advantage of the IYC to promote cooperatives, to raise public awareness of the contribution of cooperatives to social and economic development and promote the formation and growth of cooperatives. | Read Full Post >>
EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP on (1st Agenda). Means more people will participate and benefit in development processes and thereby, be in the mainstream of development. This is based on the truism that people's participation is the best guarantee of social justice and sustainability. Without people's participation, all the outpourings of development programs will just be palliatives and cannot be the real solution. With some 20 million people as envisioned, who will give high adherence to the time-honored and universally-accepted principles of participation and ... | Read Full Post >>
Adopting the theme, "Gaining headways in cooperative development through the building of strong ... more...
On 14 March 2011, Chair Santiaguel called a national convergence to revisit and fine-tune the PCMTDP ... more...
The CDA GAWAD PARANGAL is one of the banner programs of the Cooperative Development Authority. This is , ... more...
