As Tagum Cooperative complies with the Government mandate that prohibits face-to-face gatherings, nothing can stop the multi-awarded coop in celebrating the contribution of its Members, Officers and Employees in achieving the strategic goals despite the challenges. The Annual Awarding Ceremony which was supposed to be conducted during the Annual Representative Assembly was cancelled this year due to Covid-19.
Tagum Cooperative moves its usual face-to-face Awarding Ceremony to a Virtual Awarding Ceremony held on October 27, 2020 via Zoom. The jovial celebration was attended virtually by the Officers, Management and Staff and Member Awardees. The Awards were distributed into three categories namely; Members’ Category, Officers Category and Employees Category. For the Members Category include Top Member Patronizers for Share Capital, Regular Savings, Other Savings Deposit, Youth Saver, Power Teen, Aflatoun, Youth Laboratory Coop, PASADA. Awards for Model Member and Branch Model Members were also given. Officers Category includes the Presidential Citation, CEO Citation and BOD Special Recognitions. Employees Category includes Management Citation, Top Marketers, Top Collectors, Most Courteous, Most Industrious, Most Well-Groomed Male and Female Employees, Service Awards for Five, Ten and Twenty Years. Most Outstanding Branch were given to Nabunturan Branch and Best Branch Manager was bagged by Nabunturan Branch Manager, Ms. Theresa E. Miñoza.
TC Chairperson Rosalina S. Argent who received Presidential Citation recalls in her speech the challenges her leadership faced in the past year from the investment schemes, earthquakes and now, Covid-19. “In the cooperative history we always have the good times and the bad times. We will cherish the good times but the bad times will give us the lessons. And with our persevering spirit, our passion, our commitment and fervent prayers, we will surely achieve what we want to achieve. Rest assured that I will cherish this award.” Dir. Argent states.
Model Member Ana Marie Turla from Nabunturan Branch speaks in her message the contributions of Tagum Cooperative to her life. “This institution helped me and poor Filipinos like me having an easy access to financial services from the immediate needs like tuition fees for the education of our children to realize their future dreams and aspirations, feeds and fertilizers to sustain our agricultural livelihood for our daily bread. Your promotion of financial inclusion is proven important in improving the living conditions of our farmers, rural, non-farm enterprises and other vulnerable groups. I am honored to receive such recognition.” Ms. Turla concludes.
Hereunder are the following members who received the Top Member Patronizers Award for 2019:
Share Capital – Rommel C. Maslog
Regular Savings – Joseph Dames D. Jabines
Other Savings Depost – Melanie P. Abarientos
Youth Saver – Marc Kristoff V. Consuegra
Power Teen – Allan P. Cabahug II
Aflatoun – Antonio G. Tuazon
Youth Laboratory Coop – John Vincent J. Diaz
PASADA – Victor L. Lozada
Model Member – Ana Marie M. Turla
Branch Model Members – Lilybeth V. Aneñon, Luz P. Engracia, Jocelyn S. Villanueva, Rico H. Dingal, Catherine B. Ramos
The Awarding Ceremony was also a timely celebration as Senate bill number 1807 was recently approved officially declaring October every year as National cooperative Month to recognize and promote the cooperative sector