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Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for
Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recently announced the 10 Most Outstanding
Community Enterprises and 10 Most Promising Community Enterprises chosen from
among the almost 200 entries received nationwide.
The Villar SIPAG Awards for Poverty
Reduction, a nationwide search, was launched August last year to recognize the
exemplary achievements of community enterprises that resulted to local economic
development and improvement of lives.
Andres M. Soriano Employees Fresh Fruits Cooperative, Baclaran Vendors
Development Cooperative, Baclaran Parañaque;
Bukluran Multi Purpose Cooperative, Dasmariñas, Cavite; Kalasag Farmers
Producers Cooperative, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; Malapatan Multi Purpose
Cooperative, Malapatan, Sarangani; Nueva Segovia Consortium Cooperative,
Caoayan, Ilocos Sur; Paglaum Multi Purpose Cooperative, Misamis, Occidental;
People’s Alliance for Progress Multi Purpose Cooperative, Panamao, Sulu; San Francisco Associations of
Differently-Abled Person Multi Purpose Cooperative San Francisco, Agusan Del
Sur; and San Joaquin Multi Purpose Cooperative, Sarat, Ilocos Norte.
Named as the 10 Most Promising
Community Enterprises are:
Catmon Multipurpose Cooperative in Catmon, Sta.
Maria, Bulacan; Davao Ventures Employees Cooperative, Calinan, Davao City;
Danlugan Farmers Multi Purpose Cooperative, Danlugan, Pagadian City; Davao
Oriental Coco Husk Social Enterprises, Inc., San Isidro, Davao Oriental; Ipil
Market Vendors Multi Purpose Cooperative, Ipil, Zambaonga Sigubay; Light House
Cooperative; Paco Soriano Pandacan Development Cooperative, Paco, Manila;
People’s Officials, Employees and Community Multi Purpose Cooperative, Polanco,
Zamboanga del Norte; Southern Iloilo Area Multipurpose Cooperative in Oton,
Iloilo and Valenzuela Development Cooperative in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila.
With
social responsibility as its guiding principle, Villar SIPAG founding chairman,
former Senate President Manny Villar said it has initiated, implemented and
supported various projects to improve the quality of life of people in the
communities where they live.
