The Cooperative Project Development and Assistance Section is reporting on its accomplishments from January to December 2018. Despite limited resources, they were able to achieve deliverables through collaboration with partners. Key accomplishments include: - Providing handholding support to 72 micro and small cooperatives. - Launching the KOOP KAPATID program in March 2018 to pair big and small cooperatives, establishing 5 partnerships. - Implementing the COOP-SEED program with DTI, providing training to two cooperatives and assisting them in securing required reports and certifications. - Partnering with other government agencies such as DAR, DSWD, DA, and LGUs to support cooperatives through various programs

1. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE SECTION
ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
For the period January – December 2018
The Cooperative Project Development and Assistance Section is so grateful to report the following
accomplishments for the period January - December 2018, In spite of the limited resources of the
Extension Office, we were able to achieve deliverables thru the collective efforts of the CDA-DEO
personnel by way of linkages and collaboration with other partners.
For the handholding program for micro and small cooperatives, there were 72 handholding rendered thru
capacity building, mentoring and coaching on the following concerns namely: preparation of mandatory
reports; liquidation of financial grants; how to secure CTE; participation to trade fairs; training assistance;
orientation on koop kapatid program/ big brother small brother; amendment of documents; audit subsidy
requirements and others.
Under the Capability Building Program for Cooperatives particularly the KOOP KAPATID Program, it
was launched on March 12, 2018 at NSCC Bath & Coffee, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur during the Regional
Cooperative Development Council – I (RCDC-I) meeting.

2. Out of the four (4) targets for the establishment of KOOP KAPATID partnership, five (5) were
accomplished through forging of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Big brothers and small
brothers cooperatives namely:
PROVINCE NAME OF BIG BROTHER NAME OF SMALL BROTHER
Pangasinan Calasiao Plant & Related Companies
Employees Multi Purpose Cooperative
Alyansa, Bayanihan at Kapatiran Central
Pangasinan Agriculture Cooperative (ABK-
CPAC)
La Union Saint Louis Credit Cooperative Sitio Malanas Credit Cooperative
Ilocos Sur Fatima (Vigan) MPC Pantay Onion Producers Cooperative
Sto. Domingo Development Cooperative Sto. Domingo Municipal Employees Savings
& Credit Cooperative
Ilocos Norte San Joaquin Multi Purpose Cooperative San Leandro Multi Purpose Cooperative
KOOP KAPATID PROGRAM
LA UNION
PANGASINAN
BB: Calasiao Plant &
Related Companies
Employees MPC
SB: ABK –CPAC
Agriculture
Cooperative
KOOP KAPATID PROGRAM
LA UNION
LA UNION
BB: Saint Louis
Credit Cooperative
SB: Sitio Malanas
Credit Cooperative
KOOP KAPATID PROGRAM
1. BB: Sto. Domingo
Development Cooperative
SB: Sto. Domingo Municipal
Employees Credit
Cooperative
2. BB: Fatima (Vigan) MPC
SB: Pantay Onion Producers
Cooperative
ILOCOS SUR
KOOP KAPATID PROGRAM
LA UNION
ILOCOS NORTE
BB: San Joaquin
MPC
SB: San Leandro
MP Cooperative
PARTNERSHIPS WITH NGAs
CDA – DTI (COOP-SEEDPROJECT)
For the COOP-SEED Program, a CDA-DTI Partnership, the identified beneficiaries were LBN Multi Purpose
Cooperative for Micro level and Garnaden Multi Purpose Cooperative for Small level, both from the province of
Ilocos Norte. To implement this program effectively and accordingly, the CDA DEO headed by Regional Director
Josefina B. Bitonio together with Senior Cooperative Development Specialist Ms. Jacqueline L. De Leon of CPDAS

3. & Sr. CDS Mr. Van Ian F. Enriquez of CRITS, coordinated with the DTI Regional Director Florante O. Leal
Regional Office, San Fernando City on May 11, 2018. The said program was launched and at the same time
an orientation of COOP SEED was conducted during the RCDC-I meeting held on March 12, 2018 at
NSCC Bath & Coffee, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. On May 15, 2018, another orientation of the program was
conducted with the presence of the two (2) beneficiaries namely LBN MPC & Garnaden MPC. Also
present during the orientation were Ms. Rosario Quodala, DTI - OIC Provincial Director of Ilocos Norte
and Mr. Cezar Vidad of LGU Vintar, Ilocos Norte.
COOP-SEED PROGRAM
LA UNION
Coordination
with the DTI
ROI Regional
Director on
COOP-SEED
PROGRAM
COOP-SEED PROGRAM
LA UNION
Orientation
on COOP-
SEED
PROGRAM
LBN MPC and Garnaden MPC were also given technical assistance on the preparation of the mandatory
reports and were able to secure the Certificate of Compliance (CoC). The said beneficiaries were also
endorsed to DTI for the needed technical, technology intervention or financial assistance and likewise
referred to be considered in the business directory.
Various trainings were conducted and attended by the officers and members of LBN MPC and Garnaden
MPC to further enhanced their skills, capabilities and become more efficient and productive in delivery of
services to their cooperative members as well as to the community. The officers & members of the two
cooperatives were grateful to be the beneficiaries of the program and to undertake trainings free of
charge. The said trainings were conducted in coordination and assistance from our partners, like the DTI,
LGU of Vintar and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte. The trainings conducted were:
1. Fundamental of Cooperatives – 2 trainings
2. Cooperative Management & Governance – 2 trainings
3. Bookkeeping Seminar – 1 training
4. Financial Literacy - 1 training
5. Entrepreneurship & Skills Development Seminar – (2)

4. 6. Product Development Seminar – (2)
7. Marketing Seminar (1)
Photo documentation of activities:
COOP-SEEDPROGRAM
LAUNION
Fundamentalsof Cooperatives
LBN MPC – May 16, 2018 @
NSCC Bacarra Training Center,
Bacarra,IlocosNortewith 25
participantsincluding the
Resource Speaker & secretariat.
Garnaden MPC – May 17-18 @
NSCC Bacarra training Center,
Bacarra,IlocosNorte and NICU
asthe ATP. A totalof27 pax,
resource speaker & secretariat.
COOP-SEED PROGRAM
LA UNION
CooperativeManagement
& Governance:
LBN MC – September 11,
2018 @ Vintar, Ilocos Norte
with 61 participants.
Garnaden MPC – August
14-15, 2018 @ Nueva Era,
IlocosNorte; Training
Provider was NICU.with 31
pax
COOP-SEED PROGRAM
LA UNION
Bookkeeping
Seminar
September 12, 2018
@ NSCC Bacarra
Training Center,
Bacarra, Ilocos
Norte with 35 pax
Financial Literacy Seminar
Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Seminar
@Garnaden MPC, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte, October 16-17, 2018
@IPM
Center,
OPAg,
Laoag City,
October 15,
2018

5. Product Development Seminar
Marketing Seminar
@LBN MPC, Brgy. Isic-Isic, Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Oct. 29 & Nov. 7, 2018
@ LBN MPC, Vintar, Ilocos Norte, November 26-27, 2018
@Garnaden MPC
Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte,
November 22-23, 2018

6. Different activities were also undertaken in this project, to wit:
1. Monitored coops participation to trade fairs, business matching and other relevant promotional
activities;
2. Assisted in the preparation of CEDP Plan;
3. Monitored implementation of the CEDP Plan;
4. Established partnerships;
5. Assisted in the registration and development cooperatives among entrepreneur, farmers,
marketing, producers or credit sectors;
6. Assisted entrepreneur-members in product development and packaging;
7. Monitored coops engaged in savings and capital build up;
8. Monitored coops increased of volume of business;
9. Monitored coops availed the services of the coop for individual enterprises;
10. Monitored coops set-up loan window for productive needs of members;
11. Monitored participation to the DTI Negosyo Center services;
12. Documented M2C marketing transaction;
13. Documented C2C marketing transaction;
14. Documented C2NC marketing transaction.
CDA-DAR
Under this project, the CDA-DAR Partnership II started last July 2017 and ended on June 30, 2018 with the project
title “Ensuring Sustainable Operation of Agrarian Reform Cooperatives (ARC)”. The following were the
agreed deliverables, targets and accomplishments as of August 31, 2018.
@Northview Hotel, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, December 13, 2018

7. In the implementation of the project, the following activities were undertaken:
Orientation on CDA DAR PARTNERSHIP II August 10, 2017
@ DAR Regional Office, San Fernando City, La Union
Assessment of CDA DAR Accomplishment Report on April 17, 2018
MonitoringofCDA-DAR Partnership IIProjects
June13-14,2018
MonitoringofCOC&AuditSubsidy@Pangasinan on
June13,2018
PALMA ARC
SANCAGULIS MPC
CARUSUCAN ARC
MonitoringofARCCooperatives MAIZECRAFTERS DESANJUANARC
Aringay,La Union
NewRegistration
SUYOMPC- Big
Brother/SmallBrotherProgram
BIAGEMARC,Nagbukel, IlocosSur Caselet

8. CDADARPartnershipmeeting
July10,2018@SanFernandoCity
MOAsigningwithBigBrotherCooperatives
LaUnionMPC,ALBACOPA,BagnosMPCand
SuyoMPC
BBawardinggrainmillertoSB
Release of Audit Subsidy
Releasing of COR
CDA-DTI
There were 93 cooperatives that participated in the trainings offered in the various Negosyo Centers. Likewise,
around 109 cooperatives were endorsed for any possible assistance to DTI offices both in Regional & Provincial
level.
CDA-IC
Nueva Segovia Consortium of Cooperatives – Mutual Benefit Association (NSCC-MBA), Inc. of Vigan City, Ilocos
Sur was registered with the Insurance Commission on September 1, 2017. A total of 17 cooperatives were enrolled
for 2017.
CDA-DSWD
The CDA Central Office approved the Resolution No. 342, S-2017 allowing the CDA-DEO to enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement with the DSWD-FOI specifically for the conduct of various skills training on
microenterprise development projects in Region 1 for Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries that will
enable said beneficiaries to actively participate in the local economy as coop-entrepreneurs. The partnership agreed
to conduct Skills Training on Bookkeeping for Seven Hundred Eighty (780) qualified SLP beneficiaries with 26
batches. The duration of the project was three (3) months from April – June, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, a total of 2
trainings were conducted and a total of 769 SLP beneficiaries benefitted from this project. Since the project cost was

9. not totally utilized as of June 2018, the partnership agreed to conduct four (4) more trainings with 30 participants per
batch for the province of Pangasinan. In totality, 31 trainings conducted with a total of 889 participants.
Photo documentation of activities:

10. CDA-DA
For CDA-DA, out of the 22 target for technical assistance, we were able to render and deliver 48 TAS and these
were made possible thru linkaging, mentoring and training assistance.
Cooperatives’ Access to Credit
The following cooperatives were identified as conduit of the P3 Program of the Small Business Corporation, to wit:
1. Government of Laoag Employees Development Cooperative – Ilocos Norte
2. Sacred Heart Savings Cooperative – Ilocos Sur
3. Sta. Cruz Savings and Development Cooperative - Ilocos Sur
4. Bagulin Multi Purpose Cooperative – La Union
5. Integrated Small Fishpond Owners and Lessees MPC – Pangasinan
6. Lambayan Multi Purpose Cooperative - Pangasinan
7. Saint Paschal Baylon Multi Purpose Cooperative - Pangasinan
8. Women’s Unity for Progress and Farmers MPC – Pangasinan
Strengthening Partnership
CDA – LGU
There were 61 coordinations/collaborations conducted with the Local Government Units for various cooperative
activities like trainings and meetings.
Importance of Cooperativism
DA Training Center, Sual,
Pangasinan
June 27, 2018
PRS to Farmers group, MAO, Office,
Dingras, Ilocos Norte

11. Strengthening of Cooperatives as Business Enterprise
1. Financial Inclusion – out of the four target, the CDA-DEO accomplished 10 orientations on the
financial inclusion with 261 cooperatives participated broken down into: Pangasinan – 8
orientation with 148 coops; La Union – 1 orientation with 70 coops and Ilocos Norte – 1
orientation with 43 cooperatives.
For the financial inclusion report, CPDAS have gathered and consolidated the data from the
reports of the cooperatives with the following results:
Province No. of Coops with
Loans
Receivables
No. of coops
accepting
deposits
No. of Coops with
Investment
No. of Coops
with Insurance
Expenses
Pangasinan 163 76 35 183
La Union 81 40 65 60
Ilocos Sur 86 60 61 28
Ilocos Norte 61 45 40 21
2. Savings Mobilization & Capital Build-Up Program (SMCBUP) – 30 orientations were conducted
with 453 cooperatives broken down into:
PROVINCE No. of Orientations
conducted
No. of Coops attended
Pangasinan 18 230
La Union 1 70
Ilocos Sur 9 49
Ilocos Norte 2 104
Total 30 453
Documentations: Financial Inclusion and SMCBUP Orientations
LGU Alcala
Alaminos City
Sta. Barbara
Bayambang
Candon City
OPAG, La Union
OPAG, ILOCOS NORTE

12. Value Chain Program for Cooperatives
For the coop profile collection, 93 were consolidated broken down as follows:
Pangasinan = 33
La Union = 11
Ilocos Sur = 23
Ilocos Norte = 26
Linkages to Financing & Marketing Services - Some cooperatives were referred to NGAs/LGUs/GOs
/Other Partners on Skills & Technical Trainings, Governance & Management Training and
Entrepreneurship Trainings.
Environment Protection Program
Under this program, 224 cooperatives (Pangasinan = 174; La Union = 21; Ilocos Sur= 19; Ilocos Norte =
10) were identified to be engaged in environmental protection program such as coastal clean-up, tree
planting, distribution of seedlings to members, solid waste management; Parongking River rehabilitation;
clean-up during brigade eskwela; participated in the observance of international clean-up activity;
participated in the climate change forum; and road pavement clean-up.
Asset Recovery Program
The CDA DEO exerted its best effort to collect the loans receivables and the liquidation of financial
grants to cooperatives/associations released from 1996-1999, however, most of the beneficiaries are
already non-operating, delisted/cancelled. The office requested to the COA Resident Auditors for the
authority to write off of the dormant accounts. As of December 31, 2017, the balance on grants is
P10,707,716.00 and the loans receivables is P1,085,056.00. This year, our COA auditors approved our
request for authority to write off in the amount total amount of Php 4,665,462.50 broken down as
follows:

13. Province Grant Loans Total
Balances as of 12/31/17 10,707,716.00 1,085,056.00 11,792,772.00
Pangasinan 1,252,500.00 152,658.00 1,405,158.00
La Union 642,967.00 200,625.00 803,592.00
Ilocos Sur 970,000.00 253,462.50 1,223,462.50
Ilocos Norte 985,750.00 247,500.00 1,233,250.00
Grand Total approved for write
off
3,851,217.00 854,245.50 4,665,462.50
Balances for liquidation/write
off as of 12/31/18
6,856,499.00 230,810.50 7,127,309.50
Documentations – meeting with Resident Auditors (Mr. Ruiz & Mr. Maron)
Attendance to NGAs Committee Meetings
1. Regional Agri Fishery Extension Network I ( RAFEN-I)
2. BFAR Fishery Industry Forum – member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) and every forum, each
member of the TWG will present the programs and updates of the Agency.
Workshop in Crafting 2018 Plans and Programs of RAFEN I
RAFEN I TWG Monitoring @ Burgos, La Union

14. 3. Governance Sectoral Development Administration Sub-Committee Meeting
4. Consultation Meeting with Hon. Deogracias Victor B. Savellano @ DA Regional Office, La Union
5. Farm Tourism Regional Consultative Workshop
6. Regional Inter Agency Committee Meeting (DSWD)
Mr. Edilberto G. Unson
presented the CDA
programs for 2018 at
Conference Hall,
Department of
Agriculture, San
Fernando City, La Union
on March 2, 2018.
Ms. Jacqueline L. De Leon, Sr. CDS presented the CDA-DSWD Partnership Accomplishment Report and other programs of the Agency on
September 21, 2018 @ San Fernando City, La Union.
7.

15. 7. Inter-Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) Workshop/Meeting - held on February 14-15, 2018 at
Pine Breeze Hotel, Baguio City.
8. Attendance to one of DTI’s highlights of activities before the year ends which was the recognition and
awarding of Local Government Units that excelled in the National Competitiveness Index (CMCI) run last
December 12, 2018 at the Diego Silang Hall of the Provincial Capitol of La Union. CDA has played a vital
role in providing important data needed in completing the indices of the
cities/municipalities. LGUs were rated under the four pillars of the CMCI index
categories like- Economic Dynamism, Government
Efficiency, Infrastructure and Resiliency.
Prepared by:
JACQUELINE L. DE LEON EDILBERTO G. UNSON
Sr. CDS-CPDAS CDS II - CPDAS
Noted by:
JOSEFINA B. BITONIO
Regional Director
Regional Inter-
Agency Committee
Meeting @ Marand
Resort, Bauang,
La Union on
November 23, 2018