CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Provincial Government of Pampanga recognized Monday, October 28, the most outstanding cooperatives in the province.
The cooperatives were honored in the third Galal Parangal Kareng Kooperatiba Ning Pampanga, which was held at the Benigno Aquino Hall as part of this year's celebration of Cooperative Month.
The event was led by the Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCEDO), in partnership with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
Second District Board Member and Committee on Cooperatives chairperson Anthony Joseph Torres said the event was aimed at motivating cooperatives to strive for further development.
Board Members Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, Olga Frances "Fritzie" Dizon, Cherry Manalo, Rosve Henson, and Moshe Lacson, president of Sangguiang Kabataan Federation, were also present to confer plaques and certificates of recognition to winners.
During the awarding ceremony, Asscom Multipurpose Cooperative was hailed as this year's most outstanding cooperative in the large-scale category, Romana Pangan District Hospital Multipurpose Cooperative in the medium scale category, and PRO-Central Luzon PNP NUP Multipurpose Cooperative in the small-scale category.
Among the recipients of special awards in the large-cale category are the Golden Group Gabay Puhunan Brotherhood Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Organizational Management; Asscom Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Apung Monica De Minalin Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
Winners in the medium-scale category are DILG R-3 Kilusang Bayan sa Pananalapi Credit Cooperative, Best in Organizational Management; Romana Pangan District Hospital Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Pampanga High School Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
PRO-Central Luzon PNP NUP Multipurpose Cooperative, meanwhile, also received Best in Organizational Management award in the small-scale category; MEPI Employees Multipurpose Cooperative, Best in Participation to Community Development; and Light Employees Credit Cooperative, Best in Financial Management.
The only recipient in the micro scale category was the South Gumain Multipurpose Cooperative, which bagged the Best in Organizational Management award.
Some city and municipal cooperative development councils and officers from the City of San Fernando, Guagua, Mabalacat, Minalin, San Simon, Porac, Masantol, Sto. Tomas, Candaba, and Sta. Rita were also given special citations.