CDA Region X EO

Macapagal Drive-Crossing Canitoan,
Zone 2, Barangay Canitoan
9000 Cagayan de Oro City

Consultative Meeting and Election of Officers of RCO- Agriculture Cooperatives Cluster

The Regional Clustered Organizations (RCO) for Agriculture, Agrarian, Aqua-culture, Farmers, Dairy, and Fisherfolks Cooperatives or the Agriculture Cooperatives Cluster in Region-10 held its blended consultative meeting and election of officers via Zoom platform and face-to-face on April 30, 2024, Tuesday, in the afternoon, at the 3rd Floor, CDA-10 Conference Room, Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City.

 

With the Presidential directives on strengthening agriculture as the key sector of the Philippine economy, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the Agricultural Cluster have formulated a framework for the development of agricultural cooperatives to enable them to contribute to food security and promote a resilient and sustainable ecosystem, significantly enhancing their growth and empowering them to play a vital role in ensuring food security. Asec. Virgilio R. Lazaga, the  CDA Board member and head of the Agriculture Cooperatives Cluster was not able to attend the meeting because of an equally important commitment in Davao City, however, his Executive Assistant Ms. Elvira Espejo Pasagui was able to interact with the agriculture cooperatives, presented and highlighted the said framework on his behalf. She also emphasized the importance of partnerships and collaboration with government agencies  and other stakeholders in the implementation of programs, projects, and activities  towards strengthening  agriculture cooperatives.

One of the highlights of the activity was the election of the new set of officers to represent in the Sectoral Apex Organization (SAO) election. A total of eighty-five (85) participants cooperatives have participated and attended in the blended convergence. The following are the newly elected officers of Agricultural Coops Cluster:

ELECTED OFFICERS – 2024
POSITION NAME OF OFFICERS  ELECTED COOP REPRESENTED
President ENGR. RICO C. BADILLA KABANGASAN-MAPUA-DAHILIG ARC COOPERATIVE (KAMADA ARC COOP)
Vice-President NARCISO PAITAN MINDANAO COOPERATIVE TRADES AND INDUSTRIES
Secretary ENGR. ANSELMO ECONG,JR. MISAMIS FARMERS MPC
Treasurer RODULFO YANA NORTHERN MINDANAO FEDERATION OF DAIRY COOPS (NMFDC)
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE – 2024
PROVINCE NAME OF OFFICERS  ELECTED COOP REPRESENTED
Bukidnon XANDRIX JADMAN DMPI EMPLOYEES ARB COOPERATIVE (DEARBC)
Camiguin NONE
Lanao del Norte JOSEPH A.ABALORIO REBE MPC
Misamis Occidental NONE
Misamis Oriental GENEVIEVE CABABAROS DOALNARA RESTORATION SOCIETY PHI. PMC
Cagayan de oro City PERFECTO SALIGA,JR. PALALAN CARP FARMERS MPC
Iligan City FLAVIANO C. CABASA SIKYOP AGRICULTURE COOP
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE PER TYPE
TYPE NAME OF ELECTED OFFICER COOP REPRESENTED
AGRARIAN CRESLINO G. BAGARES FIRST AGRARIAN REFORM MPC  ( FARM COOP)
AGRICULTURE RANDY JHON UY BALUGTO HOPES AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE
FARMERS EDIVER JOY V. BUAYAN MINDULAO FARMERS ARC COOP
DAIRY NONE
FISHERFOLK NONE
AQUACULTURE NONE

Considering the limited time and internet connectivity problems encountered by some cooperatives participating online, the oath-taking of the newly elected officers of the Agricultural Cluster was facilitated and administered by Asec. Pendatun Disimban, the head of the Consumers, Marketing, Producers, and Logistics (CMPL) during their Cooperatives Leaders’ Conference and Elections of Officers on May 3, 2024, at Country Village Hotel & Resort in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.