La Union celebrates Cooperative Month

SAN FERNANDO CITY, October 7 -  Series of trainings and trade fairs showcasing attractive local products are the highlights of the observance of the Cooperative Month in La Union this October. 

Dr. Josefina B. Bitonio, the regional director of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in the Ilocos, graced the kick-off ceremony on Wednesday as the guest of honor and speaker to formally open the activities slated for the monthlong event at the Plaza Gazebo here. 
She also led La Union officials in cutting the ribbon for the formal opening of the trade fair.
Among the attractive and high quality local products showcased by several cooperatives which are for sale in the trade fair are the Abel Iluko (handwoven cloth) product of Bangar; the honey soap and bugnay wine products of Bacnotan; dried fish products from Santo Tomas; and several native delicacies, fresh fruits, and attractive souvenir items produced by the members of different coops in the province.   
Various trainings to be conducted by the provincial government for the cooperative members this October are the following: Governance and Management of coops; Effective communication skills; Capability building  on revised IRR of RA 9520 (Cooperative Code of the Philippines) and other issuances; Basic computer programming; Malunggay and kalabasa noodles making; Fish lumpia making; and Product packaging and labelling.
In her message, Bitonio commended all coops in La Union for their relentless effort to promote the importance of the cooperative movement.
Guided by this year’s coop month celebration theme “Cooperatives: The catalyst of change through poverty eradication and social transformation,” she lauded the La Union provincial government for its initiatives to make coop a vital key to the sustainable development of the residents particularly those who belong to the marginalized sector.
Bitonio disclosed that La Union has 225 coops with good standing and duly registered to the CDA.

As of October, La Union has 42 millionaire cooperatives and one billionaire coop – the Tubao Multi- Purpose Cooperative.
For their part, La Union Vice Governor Aureo Augusto Q. Nisce, Provincial Board Members Reynaldo Mosuela and Nancy Bacurnay have assured their all-out support by the provincial government to the cooperative movement.

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