University of Southeastern Philippines

Tagum-Mabini Campus

Graduate School of Agriculture and Related Sciences

Master of Extension Education

SUCCESS STORY OF COOPERATIVE

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the subject

EXED 205
Cooperative Development

Submitted by:

MARIA LOURDES O. MALLO

MEXED 1 Student

Submitted to:

MANUEL E. BULADACO, MRDM

Faculty
 A Closer Look on the Sta. Catalina Multi-Purpose Cooperative Success Story

Who are they?

An inferior municipality, Pres. Roxas in the

1980’s was an idyllic agricultural community of settlers coming primarily from the Panay
Island in the Visayas, and nearby towns in the Province of North Cotabato (Kidapawan,
Matalam, Magpet, Antipas & Arakan). The main agricultural crops are rice, corn,
sugarcane, coconut, banana, rubber and the recently introduced oil palm.
Looking back late in 1982, up to the early months of 1983, a long drought occurred
in Mindanao, affecting many areas that included Pres. Roxas. In Pres. Roxas, farmlands
dried up resulting in the loss of crops and income of many farmers. Failure of harvest led
people to starve. People in Pres. Roxas came to seek help from the Catholic Church.
Through the initiative of a Missionary named Fr. Fred Epiz,OMI and some Parish Lay
Leaders, a cooperative was conceived. Mr. Edgar G. Amoronio, a key parish leader, was
appointed as manager and worked in the store with just two storekeepers. All three
worked as volunteers. First named as “Tindahang Kooperatiba sa Parokya” (Parish
Cooperative), it’s a consumer store. They started its operation in November 4, 1983 by a
group of 47 pioneer members with an initial paid up capital share of P7,000.00.

THE FIRST DECADE, At the start of 1984 the cooperative ventured into Agri -
Marketing & Trading. This aimed to capture the farmers from being abused by loan
sharks which was prevalent in the community that time. To completely address the “Felt-
Need” of farmers, credit facilities were also obtained by the cooperative through the
assistance of the local Rural Bank. Credit was in the form of agricultural inputs
IN 1985, From merely a consumer store it moved on and registered as a Multi-
Purpose Cooperative with Merchandising, Marketing and Credit as its main Programs.
Was then named Sta. Catalina Multi-Purpose Cooperative after the Parish’s patron Saint
Sta. Catalina de Alexandria.
FOUR (4) YEARS AFTER 1985
– Upgraded the post-harvest facilities (multi-pass rice mill, warehouse, solar dryer and
trucking services)
– Fast recruitment of membership
IN 1995, With the assistance of some funding agencies abroad, SCMPC
implemented various special projects (CWFDC) Now SIKAP FOUNDATION, INC.
designed to augment the limited income of marginal upland and lowland farmers.
By November 12, 2010, the Savings and Credit Department split from
Merchandising and Marketing program and services. Gen. Manager Edgar G. Amoronio
explained during General Assembly wherein there is a need to separate and give
autonomy to Marketing & Merchandising operation considering that other distant
branches cannot avail of the programs and services of the department Under its new
name the STA. CATALINA CREDIT COOPERATIVE operates purely savings &
credit while STA. CATALINA MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE remains to operates the
Merchandising & Marketing programs & services. On track on improving
SCMPC, the cooperative sought a partnership with Credit Union Empowerment and
Strengthening-Phils.(CUES-Phils.) in the implementation of MCUB (Model Credit Union
Building) methodology through the adherence to strict prudential standards and strict
discipline. Branded FOCCUS (Finance Organization Achieving Certified Credit Unio n
Standards).
The STA. Catalita Multipurpose Cooperative goals are the following:
✓ Responsible Committed Members
✓ Competent Management and Staff
 ✓ Committed and Responsible Officers
✓ Effective Governance Processes and Procedures
✓ Satisfied, Loyal Members
✓ Financial Viability and Sustainability

Due their commitment and hairworks, SCMPC showed exemplary performance and
received various awards:

Sta Catalina MPC does not focus only on business operations but also concerns for
the community. These concerns for the welfare of people in the community are expressed
through health and nutrition program, gift giving to indigents, relief operations for typhoon
victims, scholarship grants to poor but deserving children of members, school support to
selected school pupils and peace and order campaign. The Coop is also an advocate of
environmental preservation through tree planting activities, donation of garbage cans,
clean up drives, recycling education and promotions of the use of organic fertilizers, yearly
conduct of medical check-up, free dental extract, bloodletting, operation tuli, feeding
program, alagad skwela, gender awareness and pamaskong handog (Livelihood
training). It also supports the local government units through sponsorship to different
festivities and programs in the area.

They offer BACK TO BACK LOAN, BUSINESS LOAN, AGRICULTURAL LOAN,

EDUCATIONAL LOAN, INSTITUTIONAL SALARY LOAN, SUPERVISED CACAO
LOAN, SPEED LOAN, VEHICLE LOAN and CREDIT LINE.

As a practitioner of the seven principles of cooperativism, it carries out cooperation

among cooperatives through technical and marketing assistance to fellow primary
cooperatives. Affiliations and linkages to secondary, tertiary coops, government
 organizations and non-government organizations served as its stronghold in its
development. And now SCMPC has 21 branches all in different areas in Mindanao and
some parts in Ilo-ilo, Visayas.

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2021, ON ITS 11TH YEAR, THE SCMPC HAS A:

• Total membership of 72,214
• 48,883 regular members
• 6,444 associate members
• 16,887 youth savers club & aflatoun
• Total Personnel of 251
• 234 Regular
• 17 Probationary
• Total Paid-up Shares of 400 millions
• Total Savings of 415 millions
• Total Assets of 1.6 billions

Finally, the Sta Catalina MPC is to ensure survival and viability of cooperativism
as a collective enterprise as well as a way of life such as that the socio-economic status
off its members and also the community is alleviated. Thus, SCMPC is an economic
vehicle, a mover and a shaper of financial stability of its members in particular and the
communities it serves in general can to compete locally and globally with other
cooperatives in terms of deposits, income, assets and investments.
Some Activities of STA Catalina MPC;