Bataan shines at the Gawad Parangal for Cooperatives

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – Bataan garnered five major awards at the Gawad Parangal for Cooperatives-Regional Level held last August 13, 2015 at Hacienda Gracia, Purok 3, Sta. Maria, Lubao, Pampanga.

Now on its 4th year, Gawad Parangal is a program of the Cooperative Development Authority under the Department of Finance, giving recognition and awards to cooperatives with relevant contributions in building a cooperative society under the categories of micro, small, medium and large cooperative.

This is an award and recognition program not only for primary cooperatives but also for federation/union, local government units (LGU) and cooperative leaders in recognition of their exemplary performance, best practices and good governance.

During the Recognition Ceremony, Bataan was the run away winner bringing home the following major awards namely: Large Scale Category – Iwahori MPC; Medium – Watchlife MPC; Small – Cupang West; Best Performing Provincial Coop Council – Bataan Coop Devt Council – Erickson T. Reyes, Chairman (DAR) and last but not the least Outstanding Coop Leader – Florentino J. Obana, President and CEO, Abucay MPC.

Congratulations!