TADECO, agrarian reform cooperatives uphold ties; welcome new officers for 2012

Tuesday 19th of June 2012

TAGUM CITY June 19 -- The Tagum Agricultural Development Company (TADECO) and its partner agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) cooperatives further strengthened their alliance as they altogether recently welcomed the ARBs’ new sets of leaders.

A total of 120 ARBs from WADECOR Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-purpose Cooperative (WEARBEMPCO), PAHECO Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-purpose Cooperative (PEARBEMPCO), Central TADECO Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-purpose Cooperative (CTARBEMPCO), and NESTFARMS Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (NEARBECO) were inducted to office for a whole-year term in 2012.

Alexander N. Valoria, President and CEO of ANFLOCOR, the management and investment company of TADECO, commended the ARBs for upholding excellence and remaining steadfast in achieving their common goals despite the many challenges that the banana industry recently faced.

Valoria noted the various successful projects initiated by the partnership of TADECO and the ARB cooperatives that include livelihood and educational training programs.

TADECO’s provision of home lots for the dwellings of the cooperative members also intensified with the on-going land development at Brgy. Tibungol in Panabo City for the members of NEARBECO. Likewise, TADECO is now speeding up the land preparation for the 2nd phase of the homelot sites in Brgy. Tibungol and Brgy. Sindaton for the CTARBEMPCO and PEARBEMPCO members.

Presently, the development of the 24-hectare homelot site in Brgy. Minda, Carmen is also complete with 178 units already occupied by WEARBEMPCO members.

These, according to Valoria, with thirteen years of partnership between TADECO and the four ARB cooperatives, are clear manifestations of the joint efforts and hard work between the company and the ARBs.

With its new sets of officers, the four cooperatives were invigorated to take on the challenge to keep up for the advancement of their group to altogether achieve their objectives.

“We are happy because we feel that TADECO is indeed a family that has big dreams for the lives of its people… Our great recognition and respect for the blessings given to us thru the CARP program and with the great support of TADECO,” said PEARBEMPCO Chairman Rolly Espartero.

“On behalf of the Floirendo Family and TADECO management, I would like to reiterate our support to each of the cooperatives. Let us continue what we have started not just for our generation but also for the generations to come,” added Valoria.

Gracing the event were Vincent R. Floirendo, President of the Davao del Norte Federation of Association of Barangay Captains, Nicasio Lemente, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer of Davao del Norte, Ricardo R. Floirendo, Senior Vice President of ANFLOCOR, Alexis P. Cantil, Vice President for Agriculture Division of TADECO, and representatives from the local government units of Panabo and Carmen, Cooperative Development Authority, City Cooperative Development Council and Municipal Cooperative Development Council. (PR/Cyriel Naig/PIA XI)