Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar said the support of cooperatives from all over the country played a big role in her successful bid for a second term in the Senate. During the 40th General Assembly of the National Market Vendors Confederation of Cooperatives at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, Villar thanked the cooperatives for being […]
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Twenty two outstanding multi-purpose cooperatives were recognized this year by the Villar SIPAG Foundation for their significant contributions in poverty reduction and economic growth in their communities. The annual Villar SIPAG Awards on Poverty Reduction, an initiative of the Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) Foundation, acknowledges and rewards the good practices […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) marked its month-long observance of the 9th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) and the 49th Founding Anniversary of the agency by trumpeting the gains of the government’s rural electrification programs for nearly five decades. In his welcome remarks at the opening ceremony of the NEA-EC Consultative Conference on Monday (August […]
The cooperatives sector is at a crossroads and facing an issue that can have a significant impact on the future of the cooperative movement in the country, said Rep. Rico B. Geron (Party-list, AGAP). The legislator was referring to the proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, also known as Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion […]