The untiring Support of CHF International to the Philippine Cooperative Movement

CHF International is applying a variety of existing best practices and methodological tools to help cooperative stakeholders improve their performance through the Innovating, Measuring and Promoting Poverty Alleviation by Cooperatives in Transition Societies (IMPPACTS) program. Implemented in Bosnia, Mongolia and the Philippines, this initiative is working with cooperative organizations to develop enabling environments for the growth of cooperatives businesses in each respective country.

In the Philippines, specifically, CHF International has been working with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), the main government body in charge of cooperatives in the Philippines, strengthening its regulatory capacity and increasing its transparency and efficiency.

Cooperative businesses comprise close to 13% of the national gross domestic product in the Philippines, with more than 30,000 active cooperatives throughout the country. In 2003, the sector directly and indirectly employed more than 1.5 million Filipinos. The cooperative business model clearly offers the promise of employing thousands more with guidance and expansion of the sector.

CHF has been working with USAID and major stakeholders in the cooperative sector by providing support to the CDA in several key areas, including improving CDA's registry of active cooperatives and developing a Standard Chart of Accounts and performance standards for non-credit cooperatives.

Through these activities, the CDA will be able to effectively and efficiently track performance of cooperatives and assist them in further developing their attributes and turning their weaknesses into strengths.

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Performance Standards for Non-Credit Cooperatives Developed in Philippines

Until now, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), the Philippines' main government body in charge of regulating all cooperatives throughout the country, has had no way of measuring the performance of non-credit cooperatives.

As part of the Innovating, Measuring, and Promoting Poverty Alleviation through Cooperatives in Transition Societies (IMPPACTS) program, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, CHF International has been working with the CDA to develop such standards.

After holding a series of workshops and consultations with members of both transport and producers' cooperatives, CHF helped to develop the first two Standard Chart of Accounts (SCA) to assist the CDA in ensuring the soundness of management and policy decisions affecting their growth.

More than 200 transport cooperatives and 150 producers’ cooperatives provided input for the development of these standards. Representatives of local government units, private practitioners, and members of non-governmental organizations involved in transportation regulation and management or production and manufacturing businesses provided input as well.

Thousands of producers’ and transport cooperatives are expected to adopt the standards over the following months.

The CDA’s next goal is to develop SCAs for marketing and service cooperatives with CHF’s assistance.

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Cooperative Information System Launched Nationwide in the Philippines

CHF International has been working with the CDA through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported Innovating, Measuring, and Promoting Poverty Alleviation through Cooperatives in Transition Societies (IMPPACTS) program to improve its ability to monitor and regulate active credit and non-credit cooperatives throughout the country. The creation of the CIS is vital in the CDA’s efforts to strengthen cooperatives in the Philippines.

The CIS was designed as a web-based database so that it can be accessed in real time at any of the CDA’s 15 Extension Centers throughout the country.In addition, the Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR) System, which contains current information on each cooperative’s annual organizational and financial status, will be integrated into the CIS.

Prior to the implementation of the CIS, the CDA had no way of monitoring cooperatives and little accurate information existed to measure their performance. Today, the more than 20,000 operating cooperatives in the Philippines now have standards to measure their performance, allowing them to further strengthen their attributes and turn their weaknesses into strengths.

Training of Trainers Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR) Web Application

The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in coordination with the CHF International is conducting a Training of Trainers on Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR) Web Application. The activity, which is being conducted @ Cebu Grand Hotel, Escario St., Cebu City , has been participated by the selected CDS II, Sr. CDS of RRU, MIS- Designate coming from all extension offices of the CDA nationwide.

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Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR)

The Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR) is a cooperative reporting instrument that consolidates the requirements currently contained in the Annual Report (AR), Inspection Working Paper (IWP) and General Information Sheet (GIS).The CAPR applies to all types and categories of cooperatives nationwide.The accomplished CAPR shall be submitted to the Central Office or Extension Offices that has jurisdiction over such cooperative.

click the link below to download CAPR FORM

http://www.cda.gov.ph/cda_website/Downloads/Form1A.pdf

The Cooperative Code of the Philippines (RA 6938)

To access the contents of the Cooperative Code of the Philippines (RA 6938), please click the link below.
http://pinoy-business.com/content/view/240/105/

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JOINT RCDC XI - CDA DEO PLANNING

The cold and freezing environment of LAKE AGCO, Ilomavis, Kidawapan City was chosen as the venue for the joint Regional Cooperative Development Council of Region XI (RCDC XI) and the Cooperative Development Authority- Davao Extension Office (CDA - DEO). Everyone was excited for the coming of the date. We marked it in our calendar.

It was last June 18-19, 2008 when we made the planning session @ Lake Agco. The success of the planning can be attributed to the TEAMWORK by both the RCDC and CDA. We are indeed working for the same goals and objectives, for the same vision and mission.

CDA APPROVES SCA FOR PRODUCERS CO-OPS

CDA APPROVES SCA FOR PRODUCERS CO-OPS

The CDA Board of Administrators in their meeting on September 22, 2007 approved the Standard Chart of Accounts or SCA for Producers Cooperatives and other Cooperatives with Production or Manufacturing Operations per Resolution No. 259, Series of 2007.

The SCA is being prescribed to provide guidelines in the use of accounts and account titles in the preparation of financial statements. Specifically the purposes of these are the following:

• ensure uniformity and common understanding of accounts;
• guide in the installation of accounting and internal control systems;
• facilitate the conduct of audit;
• enhance transparency;
• set standards and discipline in measuring the financial safety and soundness;
• facilitate the analysis and evaluation of financial management performance; and
• provide basis in monitoring, supervision and business linkages

This SCA has passed through series of consultations and public hearings conducted nationwide.

This endeavor is realized through the financial assistance provided by the CHF International in all the activities related to this and through the technical assistance shared by the CDA´s partner organizations in cooperative development, the PUP and the PICPA. Various primary cooperatives who are also part of this undertaking are the Sorosoro Ibaba Devt. Co-op, Kaakbay Entreworkers Co-op, Cavite Farmers Feedmilling and Marketing Coop, National Federation of Coops of Person with Disability, Minalin Poultry & Livestock BANGKOOP, & NE Seed Growers MPC. The participation of the Punongbayan & Araullo CPAs is also solicited in developing this SCA.

The Success of the Recently Conducted Women Summit

The success of the recently conducted 5th Regional Summit of Women in Cooperatives can be attributed to the untiring support of the Millionaire Cooperatives in the Province of Davao del Sur. The Bansalan Cooperative Society (BCS) thru the presence of Mr. Ernesto Mabunga (chairman) and Ms. Socorro Canonigo had made the event successful. They were there during the planning stage of the recently conducted activity which was participated by some 180 women cooperative leaders in Region XI.
The Cooperative Development Authority - Davao Extension Office , thru the leadership of Administrator Rosalinda E. Villaseca had recognized the effort extended by the cooperative sector for the success of the women summit.