


National Convergence of Billionaire and Top Millionaire Cooperatives
Come June 16-17, 2014, we enjoin all cooperative leaders and advocates to participate in the National Convergence of Billionaire and Top Millionaire Cooperatives to be held at the Skylight Convention Center, 210 Rizal Ave., Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
This is a gathering of around 500 Billionaire and top Millionaire cooperatives all over the country, an opportune time for the cooperators to renew their commitment and contribute to the growing needs of the cooperative movement.
As this event is a prelude to the forthcoming National Cooperative Summit, it aims to initiate cooperative integration, encourage the formation of one national federation and its benefits, as well as to give updates/information on the following programs for the advancement of the cooperatives such as the advantages of establishing liquidity/stabilization fund, economic and social value of integration thru merger and consolidation, the importance of voluntary arbitration as mode of resolving intra-inter cooperative conflicts, ethics to be observed in establishing a cooperative branch/satellite offices and the importance of e-coop trade and the solidarity economy.
A registration fee shall be assessed to defray cost of meals and/or accommodation. For details, you may download the invitations and confirmation slip.
For further inquiries, please contact the Cooperative Research Information and Training Division (CRITD) at telephone number (02) 725-6604 or our CDA Extension Office in your area.
Cebu to Host 2014 National Coop Summit
CEBU, Philippines - The 12th “National Cooperative Summit” was formally launched last Saturday, highlighting the closing of the 2013 Central Visayas Cooperative Congress held at the J Center Convention Hall in Mandaue City.
Cebu will host the cooperative summit on Oct. 16-18, 2014 that is themed “Coops 2020: Raising the Bar!” The event is expected to draw around 4,000 coop leaders from all over the country.
Engr. Sylvia Paraguya, summit chairperson and chairman of the Philippine Cooperative Center, said they are excited over next year’s upcoming assembly following the success of the previous event in 2012. She said that because of that success, the blueprint for a coop decade is now released and would be launched during the 2014 summit. "We are excited in the national coop summit to see how the Philippine cooperatives can really push the coops to be a very potent force in the development of the country,” she said.
Doris Cañares, Victo National chairman, said the summit is also an opportunity for cooperatives to share and get updated on cooperative movement developments.
Cooperative Development Authority Administrator Mercedes Castillo likewise said that the summit is very significant as this year marks the start of the 2020 decade for the cooperatives after it was launched last year.
NCM Mutual Fund of the Phil., Inc.
Sets Stockholders Meet, July 25
This will be on at 2 p.m. at the Dasmarinas-Bel-Air-Magallanes Rooms, Makati Sports Club, L.P. Leviste Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City. Election of Directors for 2014-2015 will also be done, according to the published notice (PDInquirer, June 10, 2014, p.A-4, among others).
Per the Fact Sheet dated April 25, 2014, NCM Fund of the Phils. has a total fund size of P531.92-million. It aims to provide cooperatives a steady stream of income payments through investments in a broadly diversified portfolio of fixed income securities.
Stockholders are also asked to send in their proxy votes, if they could not come personally. Likewise, they are asked to update the records of their mailing address to receive materials for the stockholders' meeting.
Proxy vote and updated stockholder's address may be sent to: Office of the Corporate Secretary, 4th flr., SyCip Law Center, 105 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, with FAX No. (632) 817-3896 or 817-3587.
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