By
Claro A. Lanipa
PAGADIAN
CITY – Two multi-purpose cooperatives from the Zamboanga Peninsula
Region made it to the top five finalists of the annual Cooperative Development
Authority (CDA) Gawad Parangal this year.
CDA
Regional Director Ruben Cunanan was proud to announce that the Aurora
Integrated Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AIM Coop) of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur
and Siayan Officials and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Siayan,
Zamboanga del Norte were nominated as national
finalists in this year’s Gawad Parangal for large coop category and
small coop category, respectively.
On
the other hand, Mr. Pacenciano Tumarong, AIM Coop manager was also nominated as
one of the top five finalists for the coop leader category, Director Cunanan
disclosed.
“These
finalists have undergone stringent and
strict requirements considering the
hundreds of nominees nationwide but only a few passed the criteria, and we are
so happy about this development that we have three finalists from our region,”
Cunanan said.
The
awarding ceremony of Gawad Parangal
winners will be done on October 23, 2015, during the culmination rites of the Cooperative Centennial celebration with no
less than President Benigno S. Aquino III as guest of honor and speaker.
“The
Gawad Parangal is given to deserving
cooperatives in recognition of their valuable contribution to the country’s
economy,” Cunanan added.
Meanwhile,
he said the first law on cooperatives was enacted last
February 5, 1915, creating the Rural Credit Law, an “act regulating the
creation and operation of Rural Agricultural Cooperatives Association, and for
other purposes.”