October 16, 2014 marks the significant event for the cooperative sector as the CDA lauded the Most Outstanding Cooperatives and Partners in its Gawad Parangal 2014 Awarding Ceremony held during the 12th National Cooperative Summit at Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City. Gawad Parangal is one of the banner programs of the CDA and is now on its 4th year of implementation. It aims to recognize the exemplary performance of the Cooperatives, Leaders, Cooperative Development Offices and Regional Cooperative Development Council.
Out of the 87 national nominees for different categories of awards, the following are among declared the national winners:
HALL OF FAME AWARD
Tagum Cooperative – Tagum City
MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVES – MICRO SCALE CATEGORY
1st Placer – Cuarenta Core Volunteers Agra MPC, Dinagat Islands
2nd Placer – Malasag Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Cagayan de Oro City
MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVES – SMALL SCALE CATEGORY
1st Placer – Subaspa MPC, Lapu-Lapu City
2nd Placer – Mother Seton Employees Credit Cooperative, Naga City
3rd Placer – Cuta Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Barugo, Leyte
MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVES – MEDIUM SCALE CATEGORY
1st Placer – Watchlife Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Mariveles, Bataan
2nd Placer – Manuel Guianga & Sirib Growers & Employees MPC, Davao City
3rd Placer – Baao Parish Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Camarines Sur
MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVES – LARGE SCALE CATEGORY
1st Placer – Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Pinamungajan, Cebu
2nd Placer – Oro Integrated Cooperative, Cagayan de Oro City
3rd Placer – St. Martin of Tours Credit and Development Co-op, Bocaue, Bulacan
MOST OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVE LEADERS
1st Placer – Dr. Romulo T. Sisno – RVI
2nd Placer – Rev. Fr. Anton Cecilio T. Pascual – NCR
3rd Placer – Luz H. Yringco – RVIII
BEST PERFROMING LGU – COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICES
Municipal Level
1st Placer – Cooperatives and Livelihood Development Department, City of Calamba, Laguna
2nd Placer – City Cooperative’s Office, Clty of Cauayan, Isabela
3rd Placer – Municipal Cooperative and Entrepreneurship Development Office, Municipality of Llanera, Nueva Ecija
Independent Component Level
1st Placer – Valenzuela Cooperative Development Office, Valenzuela City
2nd Placer – City Cooperatives Development and Livelihood Assistance, Tacloban City, Leyte
3rd Placer – City Cooperative Development Office, Davao City, Davao del Sur
Provincial Level
1st Placer – Provincial Cooperative Development Office – Province of Batangas
2nd Placer – Provincial Cooperatives Development Office – Province of Isabela
3rd Placer – Provincial Cooperative Development Office – Province of Dinagat Islands
BEST PERFORMING REGIONAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
1st Placer – Southern Tagalog Regional Cooperative Development Council (STarCDC)
BEST PERFORMING COOPERATIVE FEDERATION
1st Placer – National Confederation of Cooperatives, Quezon City
2nd Placer – MASS-SPECC Cooperative Development Center, Cagayan de Oro City
3rd Placer – Nueva Segovia Consortium of Cooperatives, Ilocos Sur
BEST PERFORMING COOPERATIVE UNION
1st Placer – Negros Oriental Union of Cooperatives, Dumaguete City
2nd Placer – Cooperative Union of Taguig and Pateros, Taguig City
3rd Placer – Provincial Cooperative Union of Davao, Tagum City
SPECIAL CITATION
EXEMPLARY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Oro Integrated Cooperative –Cagayan de Oro City
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative – Pinamungajan, Cebu
REMARKABLE COOPERATIVE SOLIDARITY AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
ACDI Multi-Purpose Cooperative – Taguig City
EXCELLENCE IN MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND EXPANSION PROGRAM
First Community Cooperative – Cagayan de Oro City
FIRST LGU TO CREATE THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE & INSTITUTIONALIZING THE OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVE AWARDS
Provincial Cooperatives Development Office – Province of Isabela
Honorable Dr. Eulogio T. Castillo, Officer-in-Charge of the CDA, commended and congratulated the national nominees. In his message he expressed that nominees should not think of the high expectations that the awards and recognition will bring to their organizations, however, let this motivate them to further explore and delve deeper on the possibilities, the potential of reaching out to as many members as they can through the services and programs being offered, including the community members.
Executive Director Ray R. Elevazo in his Closing Remarks extended his appreciation for the support of the cooperative sector to the CDA Gawad Parangal and he looked forward to a better Gawad Parangal in the succeeding years. (CCReyes)
