Pillar Regional Conference Workshop City of San Fernando, La Union June 25, 2019

1. Solidarity
Message
Josefina B. Bitonio
Regional Director
CDA Dagupan Extension Office
June 25, 2019
Pillar Regional Conference Workshop
City of San Fernando, La Union

2. PCC Chairperson dr. Gary O. Leonardo, Former CDA Chair Dr
Manny Santiaguel, CDA RD Dr. Jo B. Bitonio

3. • Business is the
country’s engine for
growth.
• Cooperatives are the
frontline of action.

4. This consultation meeting is
necessary to understand the
widening gap between the
state's resources and citizens'
necessities, which is
why cooperatives should be
considered the state's partner
in sustainable development

5. Worldwide, membership in
cooperative businesses has
grown to 1.25 billion in
2018 from 3 million
cooperatives across 96
countries. The ILO
estimated that there are 100
million jobs provided by the
cooperatives in the world
today
2018: 7.6
billion people

6. As of December 2018,
the CDA reported there are
about 28,784 registered
cooperatives with a 10.7 M
membership, generated
581T employment, with a
total assets of PhP 429.70
Billion and earned a Net
Surplus of PhP 18.6 Billion
pesos

7. For Region 1, We have
1628 registered cooperatives
with Micro 66%, Small 22,
Medium 11%, Large-Large
Billionaire 3% with a combined
asse4ts of P17.5 B, with a
membership of 606,813 and
earned a net surplus of P 600
Million. Region 1 has 7
Billionaire cooperatives.

8. Regional Consultation
Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cooperative Leaders . . . . . 474
Facilitated by NEDA
Philippine Cooperative
Development Plan
2018-2022

9. Vision - “Towards a Globally
Competitive and Resilient Cooperative
Industry for A Progressive Nation”.
6 Goals
• Enhanced Policy, Regulatory
Environment and Partnerships;
• Improved Institutional Development,
Governance and Management;
• Sustained Human Capital; Development
among Cooperatives;
• Globally Competitive Cooperative
Products and Services;
• Increased Access to Finance; and
• Increased Access to Markets and
Infrastructure

10. Integration & Harmonization
Financial - Increased Access to Finance
Producers and Marketing - Increased
Access to Markets and
Infrastructure
Services - Globally Competitive Cooperative
Products and Services
Education and Advocacy.
Improved Institutional
Development, Governance and
Management; Sustained Human
Capital
Pillars PCDP Goals

11. Commitment to ICA (2015)
1. Participation
2. Sustainability
3. Identity
4. Legal Frameworks
5. Capital
Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade

12. ICLS (2018)
In assessing the economic contribution
of cooperatives, the future work would be
a) Employment
b) Revenue & Value Added
c) Assets & Liabilities
d) Use of Profits or Surpluses
investment
a) Earnings of Workers

13. Outputs from the
Regional
Consultation
PCDP
2018-2022
ICA 2020
UN SDG
Goals
ICLS 2018

14. Co Owned
Co Creation
of the future
of
cooperatives
OIC RD Daria R. Mingaracal, CEO Divine C.
Quemi and CDA RD Jo B. Bitonio

15. Shared Vision
Shared
Aspiration

16. Shared
ResponsibilityShared implementation, Shared accountability

17. Luzonwide Representatives from Various Primaries