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History of Cooperative in The Philippines
History of Cooperative in The Philippines
IN THE PHILIPPINES
1880
THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT BEGAN IN EUROPE DURING THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. EARLY CO-OPS WERE SET UP AS A WAY TO
PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE LESS POWERFUL MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY WORKERS, CONSUMERS, FARMERS, AND PRODUCERS.
1884
ROCHDALEPIONEERS, A GROUP OF 28 MEN (WEAVERS AND
SKILLED WORKERS IN OTHER TRADES), FORMED A
COOPERATIVE SOCIETY THAT WAS RECOGNIZED BY MOST
SCHOLARS AS THE FIRST COOPERATIVE.
1892
RIZAL ADAPTED THE COOPERATIVE PLAN OF ROBERT OWEN. HE
INITIATED AN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COOPERATIVE WHILE IN
EXILE INDAPITANIN MINDANAO. HE PUT UP A ONE NOTEWORTHY
GROUP ORGANIZED BY RIZAL WAS THE LASOCIEDADDE
LOSABACALEROS
(SOCIETY
OF
ABACA
PRODUCERS).
1916
THE FIRST CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE WAS ORGANIZED AT
THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, LOSBAOS, LAGUNA.
DECEMBER 9, 1927
The Cooperative Marketing Law (Act 2425) was
enacted. Wherever rural credit associations were
organized cooperative marketing societies were
also organized. They however, failed the
enthusiasm of farmers to organize themselves into
cooperative marketing associations. By 1939 only
164 societies were actually organized with a total
membership of around 5,000 farmers. With this
number only 35 reported their sale of products to
the Bureau of Commerce. The number of
associations reporting indicated that only 20% of
the organized associations were active.
1952
Republic Act 821 was enacted. This law created an
administrative agency known as the Agricultural
Credit and Cooperative Financing
Administration (ACCFA). It is designed to meet
the needs of the small farmer. Through ACCFA,
the government organized and financed Farmers
Cooperative Marketing Associations (FACOMAs)
by providing collateral free loans funded by the
US Agency for International Development
(USAID). In 1957, 600 provincial as well as
national federations of FACOMA were organized.
1957
RA No. 2023, otherwise known as the Philippine
Non-Agricultural Cooperative Act, was passed by
Congress which enabled the people in developing
their enterprises on a cooperative basis.
1960
The Agricultural Credit Cooperative Institute
(ACCI) was then established. Three years later,
RA No. 3844 or the Agricultural Land Reform
Code was enacted. ACCFA was organized into
Agricultural Credit Administration (ACA).The
Land Bank of the Philippines was also
established during the same year.
1986-1990
Cooperative leaders lobbied aggressively for the
adoption of a cooperative-friendly legislation. The
Bill was passed and signed as law(R.A. No.
6938)by President Corazon C. Aquino on. A
companion law was also passed creating
theCooperative Development Authority (RA NO.
6939)which provided the abolition of the Bureau
of Agricultural Cooperatives Development
(BACOD). With the passage of the Code, a
powerful instrument for economic progress and
development has been placed in the hands of the
people.
1993
National Cooperative Movement (NCM) was
organized and then the organization of the
Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC) the
following year. In 1998, the Cooperative-National
Confederation of Cooperatives (COOP-NATCCO)
Network Party landed a seat in the House of
Representatives. It also won another seat in the
2001, 2004 2007, and 2008 elections which
enabled cooperative movement to have a voice in
the halls of Congress
PRESENT TIME
Despite the various laws passed and government
interventions being implemented, early
cooperatives in the Philippines was generally a
failure. But, regardless of the sad experience of
the Philippine cooperative movement, there are a
number of Philippine cooperatives who flourished
and succeeded in their endeavors and their
stories provide inspiration to the starting and
growing cooperatives in the country.