cooperative updates & announcements

Cooperative Development Authority

Updates &

Announcements Dagupan Extension Office

June 10, 2016

By: Van Ian F. Enriquez

R.A. 10816[Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016]

• It was signed by President Aquino on May 16, 2016.

• Farm tourism is used to attract visitors and tourists

to farm areas for production, educational and

recreational purposes.

• The agriculture sector seeks to improve the income

and economic viability of small farmers and rural

communities.

Under the new law, a Farm Tourism Development Board

shall be composed of:

• Tourism Secretary as the chairperson;

• Agriculture Secretary as the vice chairperson

• Its members shall include:

Trade Secretary;

President of an educational institution providing

farm tourism programs;

President of a national farm tourism organization;

President of a national inbound tour operations

association; and

President of a national federation of farmers

cooperatives.


• The Farm Tourism Development Board shall formulate

plans and programs for the development and promotion

of farm tourism in the country and shall set the overall

direction for the implementation of the Farm Tourism

Strategic Action Plan.

• The action plan shall include investment promotion and

financing, market research, trends, innovations, and

information; accreditation of farm tourism camps,

institution and human resource development, and

infrastructure development.


Accreditation of farm tourism camps shall be on a

voluntary basis and shall be valid for two years. However,

accreditation may be suspended or revoked for any

violation of the standards.

SEC 8. Investment Promotion, Financing and Incentives. –

The DOT, DA and DTI shall develop programs linking

stakeholders in the farm tourism industry, government

financial institutions (GFIs), government-owned or -

controlled corporations (GOCCs), private banks,

financial cooperatives and other lending institutions

to increase access to credit for farm tourism. x x x


SEC. 12. Agriculture and Fishery Research, Development

and Extension. – x x x

The ATI, together with the Cooperative Development

Authority (CDA), SUCs, educational and research

institutions and other relevant government agencies

shall develop and implement programs for the adoption

of technologies appropriate for farm tourism,

provide adequate training and agricultural extension

services for farm tourism practitioners and operators

and strengthen farm tourism cooperatives and

organizations.


R.A. 10644[The Go Negosyo Act]

• It was signed by President Aquino on July 15, 2014.

• The law was enacted to encourage the organization

of Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSME)

in order to “facilitate local job creation, production and

trade in the country” by establishing Negosyo Centers

in every province, city and municipality.

The centers will act as a one-stop-shop for registration,

promotion, coordination and partnerships with MSMEs.

The Negosyo Centers shall provide assistance to MSMEs

who may avail of programs for technology transfer,

production and management training, as well as marketing

assistance from the DTI, DOST, UP-Institute for Small-Scale

Industries, the Cooperative Development Authority,

TESDA and other concerned agencies.

The Negosyo Centers will be supervised by the Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council

(MSMED) composed of representatives from DTI as Chair,

DA, DILG, MSMEs, women sector and Small Business

Corporation (SBC).


The Negosyo Centers shall provide a unified and

simplified business registration procedure as developed

by DTI. They will facilitate and expedite business

applications of MSMEs in coordination with the LGU.

[Section 5 (a) subparagraph 3] provides that should the

business permit and licensing officers of the LGU fail to

process the application within fifteen (15) days, the MSME

shall be deemed registered for a period of one (1) year.

However, the local government unit has the authority to

revoke the permit/license if it determines that the MSME

has not met the requirements and qualifications

imposed by the office.


The law has transferred the authority to issue Certificates

of Authority for Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE)

from the Office of the Treasurer of each city or municipality to

the Negosyo Center. [Sec. 5 (b)]

Pursuant to the BMBE Act of 2002 (R.A. 9178), MSMEs’

that qualify as a BMBE are exempt from the mandatory

requirement of paying its employee a salary not less

than the minimum wage. BMBE’s are also exempt from

income taxes.

The law also establishes a Start-up Fund to provide

financing for the development and promotion of MSME’s

in priority sectors of the economy as specified by

the MSMED.


REGION NO. OF NEGOSYO CENTERS

CAR 7NCR 4

REGION 1 *9REGION 2 8REGION 3 11

REGION 4-A 12

REGION 4-B 17

REGION 5 12REGION 6 7REGION 7 6REGION 8 18REGION 9 5

REGION 10 10

REGION 11 6

REGION 12 7

CARAGA REGION 8

NEGROS ISLAND REGION 5

TOTAL 152


*Alaminos, Batac, Candon, Laoag, San Carlos, San Fernando, Urdaneta, Vigan, and Dagupan

R.A. 9510[The Credit Information System Act]

• It was signed by President GMA on October 31, 2008

• The law was enacted to establish a comprehensive

and centralized credit information system for the

collection and dissemination of fair and accurate

information relevant to, or arising from, credit and

credit-related activities of all entities participating in

the financial system.

• It seeks to address the need for reliable information

concerning the credit standing and track record of

borrowers to enable financial institutions to reduce

their over-all credit risk, contributing to a more

stable financial system.

• The law created the Credit Information Corporation

(CIC) whose primary purpose is to receive and

consolidate basic credit data, to act as a central

registry or central repository of credit information, and

to provide access to reliable, standardized information

on credit history and financial condition of borrowers.

• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is

the lead government agency to implement the

CISA in coordination with other relevant government

agencies as the SEC - Chairman is the

CIC - Chairman of the Board.


• The CIC is tasked to help lenders, borrowers and the

economy by:

Making credit accessible to more people, especially

to small entrepreneurs;

Protecting creditors against incurring bad debts,

thus improving the health of the financial system;

Aiding in quicker credit evaluation and decisions;


Reducing the cost of processing loans, thus benefiting

consumers in terms of lower borrowing cost;

Protecting creditors from fraudulent borrowers, as well

protecting consumers against financial mismanagement;

Promoting more confidence in the system, thus

stimulating greater economic activity through a more

sustainable expansion of credit and reducing poverty.



• Cooperatives engaged in lending activities such as

credit cooperatives or financial service cooperatives

shall comply along with other covered entities by

submitting to the CIC credit information on their

borrowers and updates thereon on a regular basis

as contained in CIC Circular No. 2015-01 effective

June 16, 2015.

• The CIC will conduct a “Credit Infrastructure

Roadshow” for Large and Medium Credit Cooperatives

in Cebu on July 8, 2016 at the Cebu Grand Ballrooms

A & B, Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Nivel Hills, Cebu

Veterans Drive, Cebu City.

ROADSHOW SCHEDULE OF EVENT LOCATION

KICK-OFF June 7 - 10, 2016 Cebu - IFC

2 June 21 - 24, 2016 Iloilo-USAID

3 July 5 - 8, 2016 Batangas-USAID

4 July 19 - 22, 2016 Pampanga-IFC

5 August 2 - 5, 2016 Naga-CIC

6 August 16 - 19, 2016 Baguio-CIC

7 August 30 - September 2, 2016 Davao-IFC

8 September 13 - 16, 2016 Zamboanga-USAID

9 September 27 - 30, 2016 Cagayan de Oro-USAID

END OF ROADSHOW October 11 - 14, 2016 Manila-CIC

R.A. 9510[The Credit Information Act]


CSF Department – Central Office

DIRECTOR (SG 26)

- Admin. Assistant I (SG 7)

SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION DIVISION

(SED)

Chief CDS (SG 24)

Atty. III (SG 21) - 1

Sr. CDS (SG 18) - 2

CDS II (SG 15) - 7

Admin. Aide VI (SG 6) - 1

PROMOTION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE DIVISION (PMAD)

Chief CDS (SG 24)

Atty. III (SG 21) - 1

Sr. CDS (SG 18) - 2

CDS II (SG 15) - 2

Admin. Aide VI (SG 6 - 1

CSF Section

SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION UNIT (SEU)

Sr. CDS (SG 18) - 1

CDS II (SG 15) - 3

Admin. Aide IV (SG 4) - 1

PROMOTION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE UNIT (PMAU)

Sr. CDS (SG 18) - 1

CDS II (SG 15) - 2

Admin. Aide IV (SG 4) - 1


CSF Section – Extension Office

CDA Mandate: Promote the viability

and growth of cooperatives as

instrument of equity, social justice and economic development

Empowering the Poor

and the VulnerableStrengthening the

CDA

Advocacy Programs

and Initiatives

Member and Public

Protection

• Capability-building

for Micro and Small

Cooperatives thru

Enterprise Dev’t.

• Support Services to

Farming

Communities

specially the ARBs

• 7 Paths to Peace

• Financial Inclusion

• Conversion of

Electric Coops to a

Genuine Coop

• Cluster Congresses

and Summits

• CDA QMS Program

• Capacity-building

for CDA Personnel

• Robust

Communication and

Info Development

Program

• Apprenticeship

Program

• International collaborations

• Partnership & Linkaging

with NGAs/LGUs and

other organizations

• Review and enhance

pertinent provision of

laws, rules & regulations

affecting coops

• Awards & Recognition

for Cooperatives

• Environmental

Sustainability Program

for Coops

• Supporting Federalism

by Coops

• Public Management

Program for Coops

• Creating

awareness against

the exploitation of

Coops (Rice, Palm

Oil, Root crops

such as onion and

garlic)

• Registration of

Cooperatives

Data and Measurement

Empowering the Poor and the Vulnerable

1) Capability Building for Micro and Small Cooperatives

thru Enterprise Development

Technical assistance on the

reportorial reports of CDA and

other requirements needed for

a business organization

Conduct of Mandatory

Trainings

Forums and Seminars on CDA

Rules and Regulation and

other laws

Supply and Value

Chain


2) Support Services to Farming Communities

specially the ARBs

Organization of ARBs to

ARCS

Control in the mode of

production and

marketing

Capacity-building activites


3) 7 Paths to Peace

Profiling of Conflict Affected

Areas (CAAs)

Inter-Coop Trading

Inter-Government and coop

collaboration

Linkaging and

Networking


4) Financial Inclusion

Quantifying the

coops contributionDevelopment of IEC

Materials

Conduct of survey to measure

the usage and benefits

Implementation of

CSF

Facilitation for the

establishment of the fund for

coops funded by large coops

Development of Code

of GovernanceCrafting of

Cooperative Bank

Law

CDA-DAR-BSP Joint

Program for Agrarian

Reform Coops


5) Conversion of Electric Coops to a genuine

cooperative

Convert all Electric Coops

under NEA into a real Electric

Coops under CDA

Recognition of all equity

contributions as capital with the

corresponding issuances of share

capital to all member-consumers of

all Electric Cooperatives amounting

to more the Php100 billion

ONE Mindanao Electric

Cooperative


6) Cluster Congresses and Summit

14th National Cooperative

Summit

Program Development on

Congress per Cluster of

Cooperatives (Lumad, IPs,

Agri, etc.)

Info Dissemination

Legal assistance and

support services

Strengthening the CDA

CDA QMS

Program

Capacity-

building for CDA

Personnel

Robust

Communication

and Info

Development

Program

Apprenticeship

Program

Expand and maintain

the ISO-Certification

in all CDA Offices

Massive Orientation and

Enhancement Training

Awards and Incentive

Interactive and

updated website

Documentation and

publication of coop

stories

Distance learning

Referral Mechanism on

the OJT of cooperative

students

Advocacy Programs and Initiatives

1) International Collaborations

- ACBF

- Coop Marketing Hub (e-cooptrade.coop)

- ICA/NEDAC/ACEDAC/GSEF Partnership

2) Partnership and Linkaging with NGAs/LGUs and other orgs

- MOA forging (insurance and microfinance, etc.)

- Coordination with NAPC to lower down poverty

3) Awards and Recognition for Cooperative

- Gawad Parangal


4) Review and enhance pertinent provision of laws, rules and regulations affecting coops

- NIRC and BIR Regulations

- DO18-A and other Labor Regulations

- R.A. 7160 and DILG/BLGF Issuances

- DepEd

- Amendment of EO 95 and 96

5) Environmental Sustainability Program of Coops

- Documentation of Coops engaged in environmental activities

- Promotion of sustainable agriculture


6) Supporting Federalism by Coops

- Cooperatives as backbone of federalism

7) Public Management Program for Coops

Registration/strengthening of coops engaged or about to engage in the following:

- Housing - Transport

- Koopmart - Koop-TV

- Renewable Energy - Hospital/Pharmacy/ Mobile Clinic

- Public Markets - Bagsakan/Bulungan Center

- Ports - Water Service

Membership and Public Protection

Creating awareness against the

exploitation of cooperative

(Rice, Palm oil, Root crops such

as onion, garlic)

Registration of Coops

The journey

continues . . .