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• Officially known as the Republic of the Philippines
• Located in Southeast Asia and situated in the western Pacific Ocean
• Consists of 7,107 islands• Three main geographical
divisions-Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao
• Divided into 18 regions, 81 provinces, 144 cities, 1,490 municipalities, and 42,029 barangays
• Capital city is Manila
General Information
• Three seasons
• tropical maritime climate
• Temperatures range from 21 °C (70 °F) to 32 °C (90 °F)
tag-init or tag-araw, the hot dry season or summer
tag-ulan, the rainy season tag-lamig, the cool dry season
The Philippines Is the Most Storm-
Exposed Country on Earth
On average, eight or nine tropical storms make landfall in the
Philippines each year, with another 10 entering Philippine waters.
The worst year was 1993, when 19 cyclones pummeled the
coastline. Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Yolanda),
was the Philippines’ deadliest storm ever
Source: Sophie Brown ( 2013) world.time.com
• 182 languages spoken
• Official languages spoken are Filipino and English
• Predominantly Roman Catholic country
Catholicism - more than 80%
Protestant- 5 to 12 %
Iglesia ni Cristo – 2.45%
Islam – 3 to 11%
• Democratic government (Constitutional Republic with a Presidential System)
The year 2015 has been declared as the Philippine Cooperative Centennial year spanning from 1915 – 2015 existence of cooperatives
• Different cluster congresses were held– Labor Service and Worker
– Agricultural
– Accredited Cooperative External Auditors
– Tourism (CDA Region I being the host)
– Youth
- Finance
- CoopBanks
- Housing
Cooperatives in the Philippines were the product of a series of legislative measures
The Cooperative Code of the Philippines (RA 6938)March 10, 1990
President Corazon C. Aquino
A companion law (RA 6939) was passed creating the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
Republic Act 9520 or the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 February 17, 2009
Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Cooperative Legislation
the chief implementer of the Cooperative Codeto regulate and monitor cooperative organizations
and to facilitate coordination of various cooperative development programs of government agencies, non-government organizations, and cooperativesManned by a Board of AdministratorsISO 9001:2008 certified
The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
Cooperative Development Specialist II (CDS II)
Assigned in the field for 17 years
Present - CDS II in the Supervision and Examination Unit (SEU)
Actual Duties & Responsibilities
• Prepares drafts of annual and other periodic reports;
• Implement various regulatory standards and other bench mark to guide objective assessment of cooperative and recommend areas of enhancement when necessary;
• Monitor the inspections of cooperatives conducted by CDS IIs in the field;
• Monitor the operational performance of cooperatives to ensure safe and sound operation;
• Require all cooperatives to submit the mandated reportorial requirements annually;
Conduct assessment of reports submitted by cooperatives, rank and cluster cooperatives based on the result of evaluation;
Review and evaluate audited financial statements submitted;
When necessary, conduct examination/investigation of cooperatives upon the recommendation of the field CDS or upon request of other government agency;
Recommend provision of appropriate intervention/assistance to cooperative when necessary as a result of inspection/examination;
Recommend imposition of sanctions and/or remedial intercessions for violations committed by cooperatives;
• Evaluate submitted requirement for Certificate of Good Standing, Certificate of Authority to set-up branch and other certification, and recommend issuance;
• Recommend renewal of accreditation of external auditor;
• Recommend issuance of commendation /recognition of cooperatives showing exemplary performance at the regional level; and
• Conduct validation/verification of cooperative applying for registration.
Expectation towards the Programme
• To learn from the cooperative experiences and practices of other countries;
• To understand Malaysian Cooperative legislation;
• To study Malaysian cooperative management and support programs to their cooperatives;
• To be equipped with knowledge regarding management of cooperatives; and
• To gather best cooperative practices that can be duplicated in our country.