In the promotion of ADR as a mode of settling disputes between and among cooperative officers and members, the CDA Region I Extension Office in partnership with National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) Regional Branch No. 1 and La Union Provincial Cooperative Union conducted a three-day Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation-Conciliation Workshop on June 24-26, 2024 at DMMMSU Open University System, Corner Governor Ortega St., Catbangen, City of San Fernando, La Union.
The training program aimed primarily to capacitate the Mediation-Conciliation Committee members and CDA personnel; to provide a foundation of understanding and practice to enhance the participants’ communication and conflict resolution skills; and, to promote and integrate ADR in the cooperative sectors.
The second (2nd) batch of participants consisted of forty (40) cooperative members from various provinces of La Union, Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur and three (3) CDA personnel. Among the list of lecturers invited were RCMB 1 Supervising Labor Officer Lester Panem; CDA Region 1 Registration Section Head Sr. CDS Filipina Porio; Legal Section Head Atty. Katherine Ellorin; PCDS-Ilocos Sur Florentino Lorenzana; and, CDA Region II Legal Section Head Atty. Nita Doreen Maestre-Tabbu.
In his inspirational message, Supervising CDS Edilberto Unson encouraged the participants as officers of their cooperatives to be proactive in the resolution of disputes by integrating ADR as an alternative and appropriate mode of resolving the cooperative issues.
On the last day of the training, the CDA R1 MedCon Training Team (Third Force) composed of Atty. Katherine Ellorin, PCDS La Union Constancia De Guzman, Sr. CDS Filipina Porio, Ilocos Norte Rosievic Medina, CDS II Richard Gacisan, PCDS Ilocos Sur Lorenzana, CDS I Edgar Ibuan, and CDS II Rocelyn Banayat, undertook to prepare a more engaging and open environment during the workshop to test the dispute resolution skills and ability of the participants.
More importantly, the participants have committed to become advocates of ADR and apply the learnings acquired in the training to their cooperatives. (Atty. Katherine Ellorin)
