October - December 2018 KASANAG Page 1 OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018 | VOL. 12 NO. 3 DCCCO Carcar Branch to open soon By: FJPO DCCCO MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE - CARCAR BRANCH Units 5 & 6, FD Center, National Highway, Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu Considering the was decided by the Board to being chosen as the 8th of 129,981 people spread increasing membership of open a branch in Carcar City, branch destination in all over the 15 barangays, more than 109,000, it is Cebu to bring DCCCO’s consideration of its strategic and this number alone high time to open another products and services closer location and membership are potential members of branch. This shall be in to its members and to more potential for DCCCO’s DCCCO apart from its Carcar City, Cebu. communities. growth and expansion. It is neighboring cities and It has been almost Through the branch located 40 kilometers south municipalities. This city four years that the 7th operations, DCCCO can of Cebu City, bounded on is famous for its native branch was opened in the provide better and more the north by San Fernando; chicharon and ampao Municipality of Sibulan, convenient access to its on the south by Sibonga; delicacies that one can Negros Oriental. programs and services, on the west by Barili and bring home with, after The increasing thus expanding its financial Aloguinsan and on the consummating transaction membership is inclusive inclusion agenda to a large east by the Cebu Strait. as valuable member-owner of those who are residents sector of the community. According to the 2015 of DCCCO Multipurpose in the Province of Cebu. It Carcar City is census, it has a population Cooperative. Page 2 KASANAG October - December 2018 GRATITUDE On behalf of the Board, the management and staff, we would like to say thank you to all our esteemed Coop members, committee officers and staff, area coordinators, sectoral groups, scholars and working students for a great 2018. Thanks to everyone for achieving a lot, for all the hard work in delivering more effective services, intensifying collections, and introducing new loan and wealth building products. For the past year, we have partnered with NATCCO for the Aflatoun program and successfully launched it. We organized the Laboratory Cooperative and registered it with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). We started with the trainings of our In-House IT Development Program to increase the quality and efficiency of the Cooperative as a whole in the field of IT. We started building the DCCCO Hotel, DCCCO’s very first foray into business. These are just among the major accomplishments we have that came through a lot of effort, determination, great coaching and mentoring from the Board, and outstanding support and cooperation of Coop members. Well done, DCCCO. Congratulations. To God be the Glory! What Our Members Say... • DCCCO - A Big Help to Its Members • Thank you for building this kind of cooperative. I • All I can say is Thank You for helping and inspiring wish you could help more people. people • I really appreciate the friendliness of the staff at the • Excellent Services satellite offices • Daghang Salamat sa among pagpa miembro sa • Ang DCCCO nakapausab sa akong kinabuhi kay DCCCO nakatrabaho ko. Mao pod ni akong unang trabaho • Very accommodating and friendly Staff kay sa wala pa ko nadawat sa DCCCO uban uban • Good and efficient programs lang ko intawon sa pagpanagat sugod ko naminyo. • Please continue giving quality services to all members • Continue your advocacies. Stand by with your • Thank you so much DCCCO for bringing change to mission and goals. Thank you so much DCCCO. us. More power! • Salamat sa maayong pagdumala sa atong • It is my first time to be part of this coop so I hope it kooperatiba. Mabuhay DCCCO! will be great for my future. • Your service and the way you value your members • Greetings with smiles from the guards is very is very much appreciated. important.. I was also met with a big smile by the • I’m still new to DCCCO and I’m looking forward tellers. to a good experience and economic growth here. • Starting the day at the office with prayers is a good Continue to spread the good news and educate more practice Filipinos to become financially literate. • Staff at the Loans Section are always wearing • I am satisfied with our coop as of now, but if ever smiles for the members. They are so friendly and there are rooms for improvement , then I hope approachable. DCCCO is open to these. • I am a new member and so far I’ve observed and • You are a blessing to so many people. noticed, DCCCO is good. I am proud and thankful • We hope that during General Assemblies all that I am a member. members will have the chance to participate. • Dako kaayo ug ikatabang sama namong • It’s good to know that the office hours is until 6:00 nagkinahanglan sa dakong puhunan sa among mga p.m. giving us members convenience especially negosyo. Ang DCCCO makatubag sa among adlaw those who are working until 5:00 p.m. adlaw nga panginahanglan dili lamang sa negosyo • Maghihintay ka ng matagal o kung may trabaho kundi pati na ang emergency needs ug sa health. ka nagmamadali, uuwi ka na lang, ok lang tuwing • I hope DCCCO’s plans and and programs will be Sabado, makapaghihintay ka.To DCCCO staff and achieved so that we will be benefitted. personnel, keep up the good work! Maintain your • DCCCO is a cooperative that is ideal especially to the wholesome attitude of being approachable. poor members Thank You! • When you enter DCCCO, we feel at home. • Salamat gyud sa DCCCO nga nakatabang ug padako sa akong tindahan. October - December 2018 KASANAG Page 3 By DCCCO Scholars “Non nobis solum nati sumus,” Cicero, a great Roman philosopher, once said. This Latin phrase can be translated in English as “not for ourselves alone are we born.” These words are what DCCCO Multipurpose Cooperative embodied when it gave scholarship grants to the poor but deserving children of its qualified member- owners. In consonance with yet another milestone that DCCCO has attained, gloriously reaching its 50th founding anniversary, we, the scholars wish to express our warmest and sincerest gratitude and congratulations to the Cooperative. Our magnanimous benefactor has not only bequeathed us with the chance to finish the degrees we have chosen for ourselves, but has even gone farther into developing us holistically through the various seminars, trainings and on-site learning experiences that we have been exposed to. These things indeed could never be equated to any worldly treasures man has ever known. A True Altruist Social Agent for Nathaniel Bangay, a DCCCO is not only composed of Main Office scholar, also said, us scholars alone, but it As scholars, we Change “I am so honored and grateful has even extended to the are truly fortunate to have to be chosen as a scholar The Cooperative management and staff. known somebody who has of DCCCO Multipurpose Because of this bond, some did not stop in just giving Cooperative for it has given a strong sense of empathy scholarship alone, but made of us were able to find the as DCCCO. Joel P. Gabas, me the opportunity to change sure to make a great impact my life.” best versions of ourselves. a working scholar from to us, scholars and our Mayet Dagoy, an alumna of DCCCO Bais Branch who, respective families. “DCCCO the scholarship program, despite having completed has truly made possible the Motivator claimed, “Because of her secondary education enrichment of the quality of Being inspired DCCCO, I found the best with flying colors, was life of the Filipinos—and it was by this selfless act of version of myself. I found almost unable to get to made true in my life,” Honey DCCCO, Angeline Taqui- genuine friends, and most Mae Grepon, a DCCCO Main college, yet his worries ang, along with the other especially I found my were ultimately dissolved Office scholar, claimed. “Words are not enough to express alumni of DCCCO’s DCCCO family who molded when he was admitted my gratitude to the Coop for scholarship program, me to who I am today.” into DCCCO’s scholarship its financial support, real-life wishes to echo the same Marichu and Jason program. Before getting work exposures, seminars, care and compassion Lumbo, who both share the scholarship grant, workshops, and guidance that to the community. “We the same sentiment as he recalls being anxious were able to fully hone my intend to reproduce the Mayet Dagoy, want to give of what his future and skills and capabilities. Without seed that DCCCO instilled thanks to DCCCO and all dreams would be like, the Coop, I would not have into our hearts,” she said. its member-owners for all since he made efforts achieved my life’s aspirations,” “Somehow we want to the wonderful opportunities in applying for other she added. impart something that we they received. Cristine Solis, another scholarship programs but have to the less fortunate Finally, to DCCCO failed. One of the reasons DCCCO Main Office scholar, pointed out one privilege she as we were once before,” and all its member-owners, of his failed attempts was got to enjoy as a scholar, she further added. we, the scholars, are in the enormous or ‘only-for- “Being a DCCCO scholar As a matter of unison in saying “Thank you the-genius’ requirements has granted me opportunities fact, we have already very much for everything”. set by the grantors. I never thought possible. It conducted several events The future achievements DCCCO, being allowed me to participate that either promote care to and successes we will aware of the fact that in many coop activities the environment or express attain, we owe them all learning varies from that gave me life-changing humanitarian concern.