The document discusses the Cooperative Development Authority Charter of 2019 (RA 11364) which expanded the powers of the Cooperative Development Authority from 15 to 37 powers. It also discusses the implementing rules and regulations of the charter. Next, it outlines some of the new powers and responsibilities of the Authority including developing training programs for cooperatives and establishing training standards. It provides details on training requirements for cooperative officers. Finally, it discusses the scheduled organization of the Regionwide Organization of Cooperatives for Northern Luzon regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera Administrative Region.

2. The Republic Act No. 11364 (RA 11364), otherwise
known as the “Cooperative Development Authority
Charter of 2019”, was signed into law by President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte last August 08, 2019 and took
effect on August 29, 2019.

3. On September 21, 2020, the copy of the IRR was
submitted to the National Printing Office for
publication in the Official Gazette. On October 12,
2020 the said IRR was published in the Official
Gazette making it effective last October 28, 2020,
or 15 days after its publication

4. FROM 15 POWERS TO 37 POWERS
The Authority already have 37 powers, functions
and responsibilities as compared to the 15 powers
vested under the old charter. The Authority shall
exercise developmental, regulatory and quasi-
judicial powers, functions and responsibilities.
(Section 4 of RA 11364)

5. 2. Require registered cooperatives to
develop business continuity plans to
address all kinds of risks;
Risk Management June 2021
BCP/BCM June 2021

6. SECTION 2. POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES –
• Develop and conduct management and training programs that
will provide members of cooperatives with the entrepreneurial
capabilities, managerial expertise, and technical skills required
for efficient operation of their cooperatives and inculcate in them
the true spirit of cooperativism and provide, when necessary,
technical and professional assistance to ensure the viability and
growth of cooperatives with special concern for agrarian reform,
agriculture, fishery and the economically depressed sectors;

7. 15.Formulate, adopt and implement, in a manner consistent
with Sec. 17 of the Act, a standard of training for
cooperative officers or members which shall focus on
basic cooperative principles and values, good
governance, business and entrepreneurial management,
human resource management, risk management, conflict
management, and technical skills required for the efficient
and effective operations of the cooperatives.

8. MC 2017-01 | CAPABILITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR
MICRO COOPERATIVES
3.1. To capacitate cooperative officers to efficiently
and effectively manage the operation of
cooperatives; and
3.2. To provide training to micro cooperatives to
comply with the mandatory training requirements for
cooperative officers.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

9. TRAINING COMPONENTS
In order to capacitate and empower micro cooperatives, the
following training shall be conducted for the officers:
a) Fundamentals of Cooperatives (January 2021)
b) Governance and Management of Cooperatives ( February 2021)
c) Internal Control System (March 2021)
This training shall be conducted by the CDA. However, micro
cooperatives may opt to access other training providers, provided
these are accredited by CDA

10. MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2015 - 09
SERIES OF 2015
Scope. This Memorandum Circular shall apply to the officers of the cooperative
regardless of type and size, such as:
• Board of Directors;
• Secretary;
• Treasurer;
• Election Committee,
• Audit Committee; (March 26, 2021)
• Ethics Committee; (May, 2021)
• Mediation and Conciliation Committee; (May, 2021)
• Other Committees created by the General Assembly and BOD; and
• General Manager or Chief Executive Officer.

11. REQUIRED TRAININGS FOR COOPERATIVE
OFFICERS
All other cooperatives with total assets of more than 3 million
Fundamentals of Cooperatives
Governance and Management of Cooperatives
Additional trainings for officers of cooperatives engaged in savings and credit
with at least Five Million Pesos (Php5,000,000.00) worth of deposit liabilities
based on their latest Audited Financial Statement
Financial Management (April 2021)
Risk Management (June ,2021)
Credit Management (May, 2021)

12. April 16, 2021

13. DBP RESPONSE MSME
RECOVERY PROGRAM
(RETAIL AND WHOLESALE LENDING)

14. The CPDAD shall be hosting the following webinars to discuss in detail the DBP
RESPONSE TO MSME RECOVERY (Retail and Wholesale Lending) program
with officials of DBP as Resource Persons:
1. DBP RESPONSE-MSME RECOVERY (Retail Lending)
March 2, 2021 (Tuesday) - 10:00am – 12:00 noon
Participants: Medium Cooperatives engaged in agriculture,
manufacturing, food services, hotel and other non-essential in services
meeting link:
Join Zoom Meeting https://cda-gov-
ph.zoom.us/j/85351954631?pwd=cFZpS1hJeEpBa2lyY3dBQkl3Rjk2QT09
Meeting ID: 853 5195 4631 Passcode: 216505

15. 2. DBP RESPONSE TO Accelerate MSME Recovery (Wholesale
Lending)
March 2, 2021 (Tuesday) - 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Participants: Cooperative Banks and Cooperatives with
lending operations (please refer to attached flyer)
Meeting link:
Join Zoom Meeting https://cda-gov-
ph.zoom.us/j/89794179848?pwd=ZWUwU25DQkE3UlBpRi92bk5KW
VZPUT09
Meeting ID: 897 9417 9848
Passcode: 751265

16. Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)
To ensure food security and to make the country’s
agriculture sector viable, efficient and globally
competitive, Republic Act No. 11203, otherwise known
as the “Rice Tariffication Law” was promulgated. The
law created the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement
Fund (RCEF) or Rice Fund to improve rice farmers’
competitiveness and income amidst liberalization of the
Philippine rice trade policy that lifted quantitative
restrictions on rice imports and replaced it with tariffs,
among others. RCEF has a PHP 10 billion annual
appropriation for the next six years, to be allocated and
disbursed as follows:

17. Components
1. Rice farm machinery and equipment (50%) - The
Mechanization Program
2. Rice seed development, propagation, and
promotion (30%) - The Seed Program
3. Expanded rice credit assistance (10%) - The Credit
Program
4. Rice extension services (10%) - The Extension
Services Program

18. Components
1. Rice farm machinery and equipment (50%) - The
Mechanization Program
The program aims to raise rice farmers’ productivity, profitability and
global competitiveness through strengthened access and use of
appropriate production and postproduction mechanization
technologies, which specifically aims to:
• Make accessible to rice farmers the appropriate rice production
and postharvest machinery and equipment through to the farmer
cooperatives, associations (FCAs).
• Promote among Filipino rice farmers the use of efficient and cost
reducing rice mechanization interventions.
• Strengthen local agricultural machinery manufacturing industry
through aggressive technology development, fabrication and
manufacturing.
Lead Implementing Agency: Philippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechanization (PhilMech)
PHP 5
Billion

19. 2. Rice seed development, propagation, and promotion
(30%) - The Seed Program
The program aims to increase the adoption of certified
inbred seeds and integrated crop management through
the following projects:
•Promoting and distributing certified seeds of inbred
rice varieties
•Mobilizing and strengthening local seed production
•Supporting variety development
Lead Implementing Agency: Philippine Rice Research
Institute (PhilRice)
PHP 3 Billion

20. 3. Expanded rice credit assistance (10%) - The Credit
Program
This component aims to make direct lending program
available in the form of a credit facility with minimal
interest rates and minimum collateral requirements to rice
farmers and cooperatives, to be managed equally by
the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) and
the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).For this,
Landbank will lend up to PHP 500 million annually for the
next six years to rice farmers registered in the RSBSA and
to DA-accredited cooperatives. For on-lending
cooperatives, an interest rate of 0% per annum shall be
provided as long as effective pass-on rate to end
borrowers is not higher than 6% per annum.
PHP P 10 Billion

21. 4. Rice extension services (10%) - The Extension Services
Program
This intends to enhance the capabilities of the Rice Fund
beneficiaries on modernized inbred rice and seed production
and other relevant skills for improved competitiveness and
income, with the following projects:
Design and Delivery of Training Programs, Enterprise
Development Assistance and Communication Support
Services
Development of Farm Schools
Implementation of a Training Scholarship Scheme
Lead Implementing Agency: Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
Partner Agencies: Philippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), Philippine Rice
Research Institute (PhilRice), andTechnical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
PHP 10
Billion

22. DA - PHILMECH (RCEF BENEFICIARIES)
1, Free Farmers MPC – Cabugao, Ilocos Sur - 1 Unit Rice Combine Harvester
Thresher
1 Unit Hand Tractor
1 Unit Walk Behind Rice Transplanter
2. Mapolopolo ARC – Basista, Pangasinan - 1 Unit Four Wheel Tractor
2 Units Hand Tractor
3. Southern Binmaley MPC – Binmaley, Pangasinan – 1 Unit Four Wheel Tractor
1 Unit Rice Combine Harvester
4. Obong Patacbo ARC – Basista, Pangasinan 1 Unit Four Wheel Tractor
2 Units Hand Tractor
5. Palma ARC – Basista, Pangasinan 1 Unit Rice Combine Harvester

23. Southern Binmaley MPC
Mapolopolo ARC
PALMA ARC
FREE FARMERS MPC
OBONG PATACBO ARC

24. Basista Update: 4
units Kubota Hand
Tractors from DA
(Rice
Competitive
Enhancement Fund
thru PHILMECH

25. Women's Unity for Progress and Farmers MPC 1 combine harvester 1tractor
2 kuliglig
1 handtractor
Northern Bayambang MPC 2 units water pump fr. DA RO1
1unit 45hp. Farm tractor fr. DAR
1 unit mobile dryer fr. DA RO1
equity scheme 85%/ 15%
Carusucan ARC Tractor

26. NSCC conducted the blessing and inauguration of the
NSCC- Macro Laboratory Building located at NSCC Agri-
Tourism Farm Village, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur. Said building
shall be utilized as a venue for practicum activities of
students under the TESDA Courses like Cookery, Bread
and Pastries, and others. It shall also be the processing
site of the buffalo milk under the partnership with the
Philippine Carabao Center.
INAUGURATION AND BLESSING OF NSCC – MACRO
LABORATORY BUILDING

27. Bagsakan Center PHP 5 M
Swine breeding 15M
Chichacorn 2M
Total 22 M
Equity 1 M
NSCC

28. THE BALAI IS THE FIRST
GOVERNMENT HOUSING
PROGRAM THAT IS MADE
PARTICULARLY FOR
AGRARIAN REFORM
BENEFICIARIES (ARBS);
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
Central Office and DAR Pangasinan
convene with the local government unit
(LGU) of Umingan and the Cooperative
Development Authority (CDA) to iron out
the next steps for the BALAI Farmers
Housing Program.
BALAI Farmers Housing Program
A 26,111-square meter lot in Brgy. Carayungan Sur in
Umingan, Pangasinan was chosen as the pilot site for
the historical project.
D' Plowman MPC - Agriculture
Cooperative in Umingan

29. DA – ENHANCED KADIWA
NI ANI AT KITA FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE ( GRANT)
1.Bacarra Zanjera Irrigators
MPC – P 5 Million
2.Bagnos MPC - P 1 Million

30. https://www.pearlpay.com/en/department-of-agricultures-loan-programs-
for-farmers-and-agripreneurs/

32. 1.Accreditation DA – RFOs
2.Letter of Intent
3.Valid Certificate from CDA
4.Endorsement from LGU
5.Profile of Co-op (number of farmer-members, area of
rice farms, legitimacy and operational aspect, existing
facilities and equipment)
6.Filed validation on site to determine capabilities of co-ops

33. ACCREDITATION (RICE
COMPETITIVE ENHANCEMENT FUND)
Document Requirements for Accreditation (Annex A)
1. Accomplished data sheet with organizational set-up;
2. Certification of good standing from Local Chief Executive or
Head of Agency of a local religious organization where the
program/project will be implemented;
3. Valid Mayor’s Permit and BIR Registration;
4. Certificate of Registration and/or Certificate of Filling from
SEC, CDA or DOLE-BRW;

34. Document Requirements for Accreditation (Annex A)
5. Certificate of Good Standing from government agencies;
6. Omnibus Sworn Statement (see attached Annex A1);
7. Copy of Bio-data with recent photo of current
President/Chairman and Article of Incorporation/Cooperation
latest amend law, showing the original incorporators/organizers
and the Secretary’s certificate for incumbent officer;
8.CSOs that have been in operation for the last three (3) years,
report of accomplishment or any equivalent proof certified by its
President and Secretary that it has previously implemented
similar projects shall be required, Sunset Provision of GPPB 17-
2016;

35. Document Requirements for Accreditation (Annex A)
8.CSOs that have been in operation for the last three (3) years,
report of accomplishment or any equivalent proof certified by its
President and Secretary that it has previously implemented
similar projects shall be required, Sunset Provision of GPPB 17-
2016;
9.Disclosure of the CSO Directors and Trustees of other related
businesses, if any, extent of ownership therein; and
10. Sworn affidavit of the CSO Secretary that none of its
incorporators, organizers, directors or official is an agent of, or
related by consanguinity or affinity up to the fourth civil degree
to the officials of the implementing agency who are authorized to
process accreditation application

36. Schedules for the
Organization of ROC
for Northern Luzon
Reg 1, 2, 3 and CAR

37. 53% Credit & Financial Services, CSF,
Banking and Insurance
33 % Consumers, Marketing, Producers,
Logistics
11% Agriculture, Agrarian, Aquaculture,
Farmers, Dairy and Fisherfolks
1% Human Services
1% Public Utility
1% Education, Advocacy & Union

38. ROC - PRESIDENT, VICE PRES, SECRETARY,
TREASURER (4)
- REPRESENTATIVES FROM
Credit & Financial Services,
CSF, Banking and Insurance
(5)
- Representatives
Provinces and HUCs
(4)

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