The Mandaluyong City Cooperative Development Council (MCCDC) in coordination with the Mandaluyong Cooperative Development Office (CDO), Cooperative Union of Mandaluyong City (CUMC) and Cooperative Development Authority – NCR conducted Koopbalitaan: An Orientation on Credit Surety Fund during the Mandaluyong City CDC Quarterly Assembly meeting held last September 27, 2022 at the Kaban ng Hiyas Auditorium, Mandaluyong City Hall Compound, Mandaluyong City.
The CSF orientation was facilitated by Senior Cooperative Development Specialist Sergio E. Herrero, Jr. of the CDA NCR. Other CSF personnel in attendance were Ms. Josie Villaver and Ms. Leonie Memoracion from the head office and CDS II Marietta Bagundang of CDA NCR. The CSF team responded to questions raised by the participants during the open forum.
The activity was attended by 40 cooperatives with 140 participants and was graced by City Mayor Hon. Benjamin S. Abalos together with the Chairperson of the Committee on Cooperatives, Councilor Leslie Cruz, Councilor Benjie Abalos, Councilor Mariz Manalo, Councilor Regie Antiojo, and Councilor Elton Yap, who gave their respective inspirational messages.
Raffle prizes were given to lucky winners and tokens of appreciation were handed out to participants courtesy of the Mandaluyong Multi-Purpose Cooperative. The event proved to be a very fruitful and meaningful endeavor to all cooperatives which were provided basic information on the advocacy of the CSF program that can benefit the members of cooperatives in the City of Mandaluyong. – Radeza I. Rosquillos, CDA-NCR
