1. 29th Annual General Assembly
Theme: Members
Empowerment Through
Shared Vision, Values and
Responsibilities

2. Our warmest congratulations
to the members, officers staff
on the ocassion of your 29th
GA Meeting with the theme
Members Empowerment
Through Shared Vision,
Values and Responsibilities

3. The meaning of empowerment abounds
like self esteem. self efficacy,
competency, or intentional on going
process centered in the cooperative or
local communities, involving mutual
respect, critical reflection, caring and
group participation through which
people lacking in equal share gain
greater access to and control over
those resources (Cornell Empowerment
Group, 1989)

4. or simply a process by which
people gain control over their
lives and where their is
democratic participation in
their cooperative or
community (Rappaport, 1987)

5. Empowerment is a construct
that links individual strengths
and competencies, natural
helping system ans proactive
behavior to social policy and
social change (Rappaport,
1981, 1984

6. Empowerment theory
link individual well
being with the larger
social and political
environment

7. Empowerment oriented
interventions focuses in
identifying capabilities,
provide opportunities for the
members to develop
knowledge and skills

8. Theories of empowerment include
both a processes and outcomes
that the results is being
empowered. So that your theme
suggest that it is a process that
members participates through
shared vision, values and
responsibilities and the outcome
improve networks, coalitions,
growth, success

9. Vision 2010 by ICA outlines
opportunity for cooperatives
to grow. To pursue the 2020
Vision, ICA outlines five
critical themes to form part of
the co-operative sector's
agenda

10. 1 Elevate participation within membership
and governance to a new level
2 Position co-operatives as builders of
sustainability
3 Build the co-operative message and
secure the co-operative identity
4 Ensure supportive legal frameworks for
co-operative growth
5 Secure reliable co-operative capital
while guaranteeing member control

11. Millionaire Cooperatives
in Region 1
1 Calash Plant & Related
Companies Employees'
MPC
2 Tubao Credit Cooperative
3 Sta. Cruz Savings and
Development Cooperative
4 Lingayen Catholic Credit
Cooperative
5 Government of Laoag
Employees Development
Coooperative (GLEDCO)
Top 5

12. 1 Calasiao Plant & Related
Companies Employees' MPC
2 Tubao Credit Cooperative
3 Sta. Cruz Savings and
Development Cooperative
4 Lingayen Catholic Credit
Cooperative
5 Government of Laoag Employees
Development Coooperative
(GLEDCO)
Paid Up Capital
Top 5

13. Total Assets
1 Sta. Cruz Savings and
Development Cooperative
2 Tubao Credit Cooperative
3 Calasiao Plant & Related
Companies Employees' MPC
4 Government of Laoag
Employees Development
Coooperative (GLEDCO)
5.Lingayen Catholic Credit
Cooperative
Top 5

14. Net Surplus
1 Calasiao Plant & Related
Companies Employees'
MPC
2. Sta. Cruz Savings and
Development
Cooperative
3.Tubao Credit Cooperative
4.Government of Laoag
Employees Development
Coooperative (GLEDCO)
5.Lingayen Catholic Credit
Cooperative
Top 5

15. Top Ranking for Ilocos Sur
1 Sta. Cruz Savings
and Development
Cooperative
2 Sacred Heart Savings
Cooperative
3 Fatima (Vigan) Multi
Purpose Cooperative
4 Nueva Segovia
Consortium of
Cooperatives
5 Saint Augustine Multi
Purpose Cooperative

17. The substitute
bill will
weaken the
CDA

18. Opposition of the CDA
The CDA opposes:
a) The abolition of development
function of
CDA.Unconstitutional to remove
the mandate of the CDA (equity,
social justice and econ devt0.
b) The change of term of office of
the members of the Board of
Administrators (BOA), except
the Chairman, from full-time to
part-time basis (weakening of
the administrative organization
of the CDA by making the
policy- makers part-time)

19. c) The proposal making
the Chairman as full-
time Administrator
and Chief Executive
Officer at the same
time.
d) The abolition of the
rule-making power of
the Authority
Opposition of the CDA

20. Opposition of the CDA
e) Delegation of regulatory function of CDA to
cooperative federation and unions
f) No increase in the plantilla positions and
budget, and

21. Proposal of the CDA
The CDA proposes not to
amend the CDA charter at
all in the meantime. Instead,
initiatives should be directed
towards the amendment of
the Cooperative Code of
2008.
1.The following, among others,
are the suggested areas of
amendment.

22. Proposal of CDA
2. Amend Article 137 of the Cooperative Code of
2008 to grant CDA quasi- judicial power to
resolve intra- cooperative conflicts involving
election of officers and conflicts between officers
and members;

23. Proposal of the CDA
4. Include in the classification of cooperative
agriculture cooperatives and to re-classify
types of cooperatives to reflect major
groups of cooperatives; and
5. Re-define the use of CETF to
accommodate the idea of creating a
Cooperative College (education, training
and research for cooperatives)

24. MPAPC Agreement
1. One position for
CDA thru BOA
Resolution
2. All BOA Full time
3. Absorption of all
CDA personnel
4. Retain policy
making of Board
5. Not to repeal but to
amend RA 6939

25. Coops, as primary sector to tell our
Senators to support position of the
CDA
Why are we telling it?