CDA-Caraga, RCDC to lead Cooperative Advocacy Run

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

Monday 10th of September 2012

BUTUAN CITY, Sept 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012 will culminate with a fun run activity, dubbed “Cooperative Advocacy Run” on December 12, 2012, done simultaneously in all regions.

The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Caraga through the Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) chaired by Mr. Brix Merlin will be spearheading the said activity that will start at 5 a.m.

The event is anchored on the theme, “Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace (Run 4Ps).”

Merlin said the activity aims to increase public awareness about cooperatives and their contributions to advance People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace of Sustainable Development and to strengthen and unite the cooperative movement.

“It shall also integrate the promotion of CDA’s three-point agenda, particularly the mainstreaming of cooperative membership, and encourage youth participation, and if necessary, create activity that will capture their interest to join or organize laboratory cooperatives,” Merlin said.

Merlin also mentioned that a registration fee of more or less P250 shall be collected from each participant, though the final amount of fee is still to be finalized by the IYC steering committee.

With this, CDA and RCDC encouraged the coop sector in the region to give their support and cooperation on the said activity.

For more information, the CDA-Caraga can be reached at telephone number (085) 342-5530. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)