BY: FERLIZA CALIZAR-CONTRATISTA
CEBU CITY, July 10 (PIA)--- Well performing cooperatives in Central Visayas gets recognition by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA-7) this year.
In a recent ceremony held at the Cebu Provincial Capitol, 11 cooperatives from all over Central Visayas were given recognitions or “Gawad Parangal”, for their performance as a social enterprise.
CDA7 regional director Felipe Deri, said he is appy to announce that there are already more than 2 million residents in region 7 who are members of cooperatives. About a million are from Cebu province.
“Cooperatives bring about equity, social economic development and social justice,” Deri said.
Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, who was the occasion’s keynote speaker said giving due recognition to exemplary performance is an effective way to inspire any endeavor.
The two Most Outstanding Cooperatives in the large category or those with the biggest assets include the consistent Lamac Multipurpose Cooperative in Pinamungahan Cebu and the CFI Community Multipurpose Cooperative as first runner up.
For medium category, Mactan Island MPC came out as winner followed by University of San Jose Recoletos MPC as first runner up.
For small scale category, Subaspa MPC from Lapulapu City came out as winner.
In the union category, sole winner from Negros Oriental, the NegOr Union Cooperative in Dumaguete City was awarded and Mandaue City Cooperative Development Office came out winner in the development office category.
Special recognitions were also given to the cooperatives of Department of Agriculture (DA-7), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) and the Land Bank of the Philippines. (mbcn/fcc/PIA7-Cebu)