Bansalan Cooperative Day

By virtue of PROCLAMATION NO. 493 by the President of the Republic of the Philippines, the month of October has been declared as the Cooperative Month. As we all know, Cooperative is a legal association of people uniting themselves together to attain common goals in both social and economic aspects of development. In the province of Davao del, the cooperative month celebration was launched last October 1, 2008 at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium , Matti Digos City with no less the Hon. Governor Douglas Ra. Cagas as the Guest Speaker.

In the different municipalities in the province, coop leaders, members and advocates have been doing activities to add color to the celebration. It is in this unified spirit that the Cooperative Movement in Bansalan will also celebrate the Bansalan Cooperative Day this coming October 30, 2008. . The whole day program will be held at the ABC Gym. In order to make the celebration more meaningful, a Holy Mass will be celebrated before the program proper. It is expected the all cooperative members in the locality will be joining the Coop Quiz Bee, Parlor Games and other events. The MBM Zonal Federation of Marketing Cooperatives had voluntarily donated One Head Cattle as the Major Prize for the quiz bee. Game mechanics shall be patterned after the well-known TV Show Pera o Bayong and Wowowee.

The Cooperative Day celebration will be spearheaded by the Local Government Unit of Bansalan in coordination the the Cooperative Development Authority, MBM Zofemco and the Municipal Cooperative Development Council. The program will start at a new time schedule known as THE COOP TIME. COOP TIME means starting and ending the activity as scheduled. Coop Time is the opposite of tardiness, it is the time to come early to talk about progress and development.