SMMPC Coop Case Study

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SMMPC (C): THE COOPERATIVE REVISITED

From 1996 to 2004, SMMPC’s membership grew from 1,220 (1,153 regulars and
67 associates) to over 5, 900 (3,500 regulars and 2,400 associates) cooperators. Likewise,
its capital build-up increased from Php16 million to almost Php52 million and its total
assets from Php46 million to Php117 million over the same period.
(Exhibit 1 – SMMPC Performance 1998 –2004).
The organization had undergone restructuring (Exhibit 2 – Organizational Charts,

1999, 2002, and 2004) and focused on delivering financial services to its cooperators. It
had modified its original loan services and developed a number of financial products in
the last ten years; in 2000, the cooperative closed down its consumer services. It also
changed its identity in 2004 from that of a multi-purpose cooperative to that of a
development cooperative as soon as it was granted the license to operate in the entire
municipality of Taguig, which in effect expanded the cooperative’s target market
geographically. The Board, with concurrence of the General Assembly in March 2005,
thus renamed the cooperative “Simbayanan ni Maria Development Cooperative”
(or SMDC).
Fr. Anton was reelected Chairman in 2003 after having held the post for three
consecutive terms or from 1995 to 2000. Now a holder of Master in Development
Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management, Fr. Anton confessed,
The key to growth of any cooperative is professional, efficient, and

effective management. When you professionalize a coop, membership and
money will follow. However, if the manager is able to overpower the
Board, then there is also a problem.
This case was written by Asuncion M. Sebastian under the supervision of Prof. Francisco L. Roman, Jr. of the Asian
Institute of Management with funding support from the Microfinance Management Institute, a joint venture of the Open
Society Institute (OSI) and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP).
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SMMPC (C): The Cooperative Revisited 2
I must say that being a priest also has an advantage in drawing

people because in general, people have this notion that their money is safe
with a priest and they readily trust the priest’s leadership. But being a
priest also has a disadvantage—people tend to blindly follow whatever the
priest says.
EVOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
Vision and Mission
Beginning 2002, SMMPC had refined its vision and mission statements thus:
VISION
A progressive and stable community-based cooperative with successful business services,

strong and viable entrepreneurship programs for all cooperators
Many hands make light the work in a cooperative; as it stands an autonomous

association; as it voluntarily meets the common economic, social, cultural needs
especially, the aspirations; and as the cooperators move actively in a process which is in
democratic control over its own enterprise.
Who does not dream of progressive and stable community in a Cooperative? How do we
go about in fulfilling the vision?
Membership in a cooperative is kind of calling, just like a vocation for a religious who
does pastoral work. Through the years, at least 12 years now, Simbayanan ni Maria
struggles for the stability it has wanted in terms of total membership and in terms of the
amount of its total assets and liabilities.
However, the development growth of (SMMPC) also foresees other than a successful
purely business activities, but towards the sustainability of entrepreneurship and
livelihood programs to improve the quality of life of all cooperators. (sic)
MISSION
To develop and sustain effective leadership, professional management, and empowered

members by implementing strategic business operations and quality education, training
and information programs.
Asian Institute of Management Copyright 2005

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Empowerment in membership is getting to be global in popularity. Yet, if we are to take

singly empowerment, the word may give ambiguous meanings. It could mean protests or
our desire to move ahead for some noble objectives.
In the context of cooperativism, to be empowered in membership encourages members to

be aware and to be motivated to participate dynamically in all the activities of the
cooperative organization.
(SMMPC’s) credit assistance offers more opportunities to micro entrepreneurs to start up

with livelihood programs. These opportunities help them move strategically towards
directions that enhance their business operations that are in accordance with the seven
cooperative principles, which are:
Voluntary and open membership

Democratic control
Economic control
Autonomy and independence
Education, training, and information
Cooperation with cooperatives
Concern for community
Products and Services
Credit Services
Credit service remained SMMPC’s bread and butter, accounting for 85 percent
and 80 percent of the cooperative’s income in 1999 and 2004, respectively. Loans came
in various types: business, back to back 1 , housing, hospitalization, educational, and
consumer loans.
However, SMMPC stopped accepting vehicles and tax declarations as collateral

beginning 2001 because aside from these collaterals’ being “non-poor,” the tax
declarations also posed some problems. Since Taguig used to be a fishing village,
residents had only had tax declarations as proof of land ownership. These declarations did
not necessarily guarantee that the land indicated there in rightfully belonged to their
holders. There were instances therefore when SMMPC faced the prospect of having to
forego entitlement to the collaterals of its bad loans.
In 2004, the cooperative started targeting schools and factories for institutional
lending via salary loans as it was aware that “by coop tradition, individual lending is
always characterized by past due problems,” Fr. Anton explained.
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A borrower could avail of loan up to 90 percent of his/her share capital at an interest rate of 1.25 percent
per month.

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In the late 1990s, delinquencies ballooned. Loans worth Php30,000 and above
issued without a proper assessment of the members’ paying capacity—coupled with the
economic crisis prevailing then—caused repayment rates to drop from 95 percent to 68
percent. Funds were also often misused by members who invested in non-productive
assets such as housing. To arrest the problem, the SMMPC management immediately set
a loan ceiling that a member could avail of: only one type of loan at a time with one’s
capacity to pay as the primary consideration. It also resorted to PT pressure / group
liability to force the members to repay their loans, but the approach did not help.
Members were similarly required to get a co-maker for their loan applications, thereby
prolonging the application process. Finally, SMMPC employed an area management
approach which worked thus: if delinquency in a village reached 20 percent, recruitment
of borrowers was stopped until collection rates improved. This last method worked well
for the coop.
At the officers’ and directors’ levels, loan repayments were made salary
deductible to enable borrowers, who usually had loans amounting to as much as Php 1
million from the coop, to pay their dues gradually. Indefinite suspension was also
imposed on delinquent management staff and credit officers as of December 2002. A
director opined that these developments took place because “people abused Fr. Anton’s
kindness.”
Savings
According to Miss Teresita Cahanding, SMMPC’s incumbent President, “During

the early days of SMMPC, emphasis was on penalty, not on savings. It was only later that
savings were encouraged.” That SMMPC considered the savings component of financial
services important could be gleaned from its offering above-the-market interest rates on
savings and time deposits of 6 and 12 percent, respectively, tax-free. The coop also
encouraged schoolchildren to save in piggybanks and required regular members to enroll
at least two children in the coop laboratory.
Pawnshop
As SMMPC’s ordinary loan products could not compete with the quick-release
money schemes of some 12 pawnshops in Taguig because the coop took a week to assess
the creditworthiness of loan applicants, SMMPC launched jewelry collateral (JC) loans.
JC operated similarly to pawning in that clients used jewelry as collaterals for their loans,
but with a lower monthly interest rate of two percent compared to the pawnshops’ four
percent. Moreover, pawning seemed to be a lucrative business in the sense that money
obtained thus was often used as “bridge financing” while borrowers awaited the release
of their ordinary loans. In addition, as much as 80 percent of the pawned items were
retrieved thus selling the foreclosed items or getting tied down with inventory was not a
problem.

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Microfinance
In 2004, SMMPC started its microfinance (group lending but with individual
liability) using the Php3 million-grant from senators as capital. Aimed at assisting those
who could not afford to pay the cooperative’s membership fee, the lending program
catered initially to Lower Bicutan residents (known to be the “taal” or original habitants
of Taguig) with permanent addresses or who had been residing in the area for at least
three years and had existing businesses. These borrowers were classified as associate
members of SMMPC. No loans were extended to start-ups as experience had proved that
start-ups were bad risks. Loans were issued at 13 percent to 14 percent interest rate per
term, applied on the declining balance and payable in four to six months. By mid-2005,
SMMPC had issued out loans totaling Php 895,000 to some 400 clients, with 100 percent
repayment rate. Fr. Anton explained,
The explicit goal of the microfinance program is to serve the poor.

There are many poor in Taguig earning less than Php12,000 (US$218)
annually. But since our cooperative requires Php2,000 in share capital
before one can become a regular member, the poor residents find it
difficult to be part of our cooperative. In effect, SMMPC is accessible only
to the middle class so that more than 2,000 of the 3,700 coop members
belong to this class. Still, through the microfinance program, SMMPC
tries to keep its original mission of serving the poor Taguig residents.
Consumer Services
The Consumer Services group ceased operations in 2000, five years after its
inception, due to stiff competition, high overhead costs, and repayment problems. Fr.
Anton recounted,
Consumer Services only had Php5 million capitalization but our

collectibles were running at Php8 million. It took us three to four years to
collect. It served as a learning experience for us because we had no one to
ask when it came to consumer services. Later we realized that no
consumer cooperative had succeeded in Metro Manila because of stiff
competition within the community. Unless you can compete with the likes
of Makro, Shoemart, Rustan’s, and other supermarkets, do not go into
consumer services. You need a captive market to succeed in this line—
provinces would be a good place since these areas are hard to reach by
the suppliers and distributors.
We are also tying up with small businesses so that we could extend

credit lines to our members in their purchase of, say, appliances or
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What would make extending credits to clients in their purchase of goods different
from the defunct Consumer Services would be SMMPC’s concentrating only on
financing the purchase. The coop would not have to be bothered with inventories and
other overhead expenses such as rentals, warehousing, deliveries, and the like.
Damayan Fund
The Damayan Fund (DF) was also dropped in 2003 because “its design was
defective to begin with,” explained Fr. Anton. Members paid a one-time premium to the
DF but the amount collected was never enough to cover the number of deaths every year.
DF benefits were good only until 2006. Due to be launched in 2005, however, was the
SMMPC Insurance Benefit (SIB) which would replace DF in terms of providing burial
benefits. For the SIB, members would pay Php1 per day or Php365 per year annually.
Membership
Some members grew with the cooperative. Among them was Mrs. Juliana Burnot,
who first took out a Php30,000-loan from SMMPC in 1998 to help her expand her trading
business. Mrs. Burnot, mother of three, was an agent of two direct selling companies and
a trader of various Davao-made products. The following year, her sister was able to
acquire a property also in Taguig which she (the sister) shared with her. Mrs. Burnot
recalled,
Mrs. Zeny Alvarado (then

President of SMMPC) was
insistent that I fix all the legal
documents so that I could use the
tax declaration as collateral and
avail of bigger loans from
Simbayanan. She even helped me
do the necessary paper works.
Thus, that same year, I took out
another loan of Php100,000 with
the property as collateral. I used
the money to construct the first
level of my commercial building on
the said property. Readily, a
pawnshop rented the space for
Php22,000 per month under a one-
year lease contract. From my rent
income alone I was able to repay
my loan from SMMPC.

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The following year, Mrs. Burnot took out another loan amounting to Php200,000
to build the second level of the building (see picture below) and put up a play station /
gaming center.
In 2005, Mrs. Burnot, now living on her income from rent, her gaming center, and
her sari-sari store which stood beside the pawnshop, decided to stop taking out loans
from the cooperative. “After my seventh loan from SMMPC, I just want to take a break,”
she explained. Over the years, she had noticed an improvement in the cooperative:
Now, SMMPC applies interest on diminishing balance. The

cooperative used to charge interest on straight-line basis and people then,
with their level of income, ended up just paying for the interest and
defaulted on the principal repayment. I believe one should avail of loans
only if s/he is sure s/he can repay them.
Mr. Tommy Aliado had a different experience though. He started taking out loans
from SMMPC in 1993 to send his children to school. In 2002, however, when his first
born got married right after college instead of working and helping out the family
financially, he decided to terminate his membership and used his equity fund to repay his
loan.
My wife remains a member of the cooperative and that is fine with

me. As for me, I am content where I am right now and I do not want to
take out loans from Simbayanan anymore. I live on my earnings from my
sari-sari store. Of my 20 percent mark-up, 10 percent normally goes to
our household consumption and the other 10 percent is plowed back to my
store. Whenever I need additional money, I borrow from the 5/6 operators.
Sure the 5/6 lender charges much higher interest rate than Simbayanan
but I prefer this lender’s daily collection to Simbayanan’s monthly
amortization.
Mrs. Regado joined SMMPC only recently, after having convinced by a relative.
She said,
My relative told me that

it is difficult to take out a loan
from a bank but I have not tried
it myself. I also heard that
SMMPC’s interest rate is lower
than what the banks charge.
Thus, I joined SMMPC and
took out a Php100,000-loan to
build rooms for rent on the
third level of our house (see
picture on left). My loan is
payable in two years.

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Indeed, a long-time resident of Lower Bicutan said that one of Simbayanan’s

major contributions to the area was the growth in the number of microenterprises, as a
result of the cooperative’s financing programs. She herself joined the cooperative,
initially to build her savings and eventually to source additional capital for her family’s
hog-raising business in their province. She repaid that loan out of her own salary though
and not from the profits of their family micro business.
She observed, however, that although the economic condition of Lower Bicutan
and Taguiig in general had improved since the 1990s and big commercial establishments
had mushroomed in the area, crime rate had likewise increased. The frequent gang fights
in the past were replaced by high incidents of robbery and drug addtiction.
SMMPC AND ITS GOVERNANCE
During the 1997 Asian crisis, the original team of directors who grew the
cooperative turned delinquent, thinking that “the Lord will provide (their financial
needs).” But since the cooperative had a strict delinquency policy, these directors had to
be replaced by new ones who, however, “were not yet ripe for the position.”
In 2001, the first time that Fr. Anton was not Chairman of SMMPC, after serving
the maximum allowable tenure of three consecutive terms or six years, for the coop
experienced a “leadership crisis.” The directors got involved in various interpersonal
conflicts. They also increased each other’s salaries by Php5,000 or so.
The delineation of Board and management then became blurred so that even the
mere purchase of a sound system required a Board decision. Worse, the Chairman then
was “anti-cooperative, pro-politics” so that he even wanted to grant a Php150,000-loan to
a friend of his without the borrower’s going through the normal loan application process
(through the credit officer and credit committee). Consequently, a case was filed against
the Chairman at the village level. Since then, the screening committee began to set higher
standards for candidates to the Board in order to avoid similar circumstances in the
future.
Fr. Anton narrated,
The results were a Php7-million decline in SMMPC’s assets and

an Php8-million decline in its income. Once the leaders start fighting
among themselves, the cooperative’s health will be affected. Cooperatives
revolve around the Board; it is its lifeblood. The Board is very dynamic,
as elections are held every year, but the successful coops are those that
have maintained the group of directors who “grew” the cooperative.
The Election Committee plays a key role in the process because

they are tasked to screen the candidates. If the Director would come from
nowhere, s/he would not have any idea how the coop operates. We have

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learned to groom our leaders from the Pook Tulungan (PT) group level,
who will eventually join the committees before becoming a Director. We
have to be strict in selecting the Directors because the Board is very
powerful.
In 2002, the erring directors left their posts before they could be conferred a
delinquent status. That year, when Fr. Anton ran for reelection, the migrants (“dayo” or
those not originally from Taguig) tried to impede his candidacy, but the old members
rallied for him in a General Assembly. He stated before the body, “Kung ayaw ninyo ng
patakaran ko, huwag ninyo akong iboto. Pero kung iboboto ninyo ako, sumunod kayo. (If
you do not agree with my policies, then do not vote for me. But if you do, abide by my
policies.)” Fr. Anton was elected Director again and in 2003, he became SMMPC’s
Chairman.
Fr. Anton strongly believed that the people who wanted to destroy the coop had
political motives. He also mentioned that the coop had come to be identified with politics,
among them a candidate who had run for Mayor thrice and whom SMMPC supported
(without an open endorsement of the said candidate, however). Thus, whenever SMMPC
went out to promote its products and/or recruit members, people thought that they were
merely politicking. Since 2001 when the SMMPC-supported candidate lost to his long-
term rival, the cooperative became “purely economic” in nature. However, outsiders
continued trying to gain access to SMMPC “to put Fr. Anton down.” Because the
detractors did not succeed, they tried putting up another coop to compete with SMMPC.
“But Government- and Church-supported initiatives hardly succeed, if at all, because
people think these institutions are doing charity and thus never pay back their loans,” Fr.
Anton explained.
By 2005 SMMPC had about 250 PT leaders, each handling 20 to 40 members.

The PT Development Council was formed some 10 years ago to facilitate information
dissemination and communication, program coordination, and the social community
projects of the cooperative. It thus served as a venue for the volunteers to develop their
leadership skills. Still, Fr. Anton admitted, "It is difficult to get professionals who will
build SMMPC’s leadership,”
Vice Chairman Andres Buraga added that the Election Committee needed to
review and revise the current policies to help build the coop leadership. He said,
A candidate is required to have at least Php5,000 in savings,

Php5,000 in time deposit, and Php5,000 in share capital in order to
qualify. Unfortunately, those who have this big amount of money and thus
qualify for the leadership position are delinquent borrowers. On the other
hand, those PT leaders with high leadership potential—those Dedicated,
Appropriate, Willing, Interested, and have the Time (DAWIT for short)—
do not have this amount of investment in the coop.

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Although we need to train more leaders, I believe that SMMPC is

not dependent on one or a few individuals. SMMPC will still be there even
if people come and go, as it has been in the past.
Fr. Anton elaborated on the kind of leaders he was looking out for:
I look for three things in choosing a candidate. First, one must

have the time to do volunteer work for the coop. I need at least four to five
hours for our weekly meetings.
Second, the candidate must be competent—either a professional or

an experienced entrepreneur. The thing is, Church people usually lack
both. But if you do not know what to do, you should ask: ask other coops
or ask a consultant.
Finally, the candidate must have good character—no vested

interest in the coop. He must be incorruptible and responsible. Otherwise,
s/he would surely get into trouble with other directors. I gauge that by
looking at one’s credit history—is s/he a delinquent borrower? Thus,
value formation among the leaders is very important. We have
recollections, servant leadership training, and good governance seminars,
among others. Interpersonal skills are also important, as intrigues are
inherent in community-based coops—gossips are rampant. But the Board
does not let things pass—they will call an on-the-spot dialogue with
involved parties once rumors reach them. If we prove them guilty, we use
iron hands in dealing with delinquent directors/officers. We do not mind
filing cases against them and taking them out of their posts. Doing so will
keep the cooperative stable. People, on the other hand, get to air their
gripes or discuss issues during the quarterly Ugnayan.
Ugnayan (meaning “connection”) were SMMPC quarterly meetings held in five

clusters of 18 villages to discuss various concerns and issues. These gatherings served as
a venue to keep the coop members educated and to make them enlightened voters. Aside
from Ugnayan meetings, the coop members also held an annual General Assembly and
the traditional Christmas celebration. The coop also published a newsletter quarterly.
SMMPC: 2005 ONWARDS
Strategic Direction
For 2005, SMMPC decided to focus on providing financial services and to

become the “financial center of Taguig.” Although the coop did not have insurance
products and educational loans, yet, it was intent on developing and expanding its
financial services. “We need to be an expert in this field,” Fr. Anton said. Following were
SMMPC’s targets for 2005:

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• Php55 million in loans released;

• Php56 million in deposits, Php14 million in savings and Php42 million
in time deposits;
• Php59.5 million in share capital;
• Php150 million in total assets;
• Php3 million in net surplus; and
• 10,000 members, both regular and associate.
At the Board level, the directors were discussing the coop’s sustainability. It
acknowledged that to achieve this goal, SMMPC had to work on professionalizing its
management and putting up systems. Fr. Anton expounded,
This move means getting managers with corporate backgrounds to

run the cooperative. SMMPC was only into lending in the past; today, we
want to strengthen business enterprise development, which calls for a new
set of skills. Our end-goal really is to see our members achieve economic
development, in order for their enterprises to move from the micro level to
becoming small- to medium-scale enterprises. Most of our members right
now are into trading or sari-sari store (corner store) vending. We need to
promote enterprise development among our members; we do not have an
industry yet that we can call truly Taguig’s. 2
We have also realized that when the members’ businesses perform

poorly, repayment patterns follow the same trend. For example, a mother
was not able to repay her loan because she mismanaged her business. In
the past we just lent and collected; today we need to look into the business
of the members and collect from the delinquents—we study why their
business is losing. On our part, we need to develop our credit officers who
will ensure the business success of our members.
Aside from the various program of Personnel Management Association of the

Philippines and University of the Philippines-Institute for Small-Scale Industries,
SMMPC’s officers were likewise undergoing various training programs and on
microenterprise development, among others. “Attending seminars is critical especially to
developing leadership,” Fr. Anton said.
He furthered,
We are now working on our COOP PESOS 3 items and hope to

increase our current rating by one percent per month. The current Board
is not so particular about the COOP PESOS financial standards so the
2
The typical underground economy of Taguig included trading, food vending (carinderia and balot), sari-
sari stores (every other house seems to operate one), transport (tricycle), and house rental that
accommodated the office workers from Makati and the Global City.
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Financial standards used in assessing the performance of cooperatives. (see Exhibit 3)

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burden of improving our financials rests on me. Thus, I get a competent

management team so that I have somebody with whom I can discuss these
issues while I train my directors. (It is important to keep policymaking and
monitoring functions separate from implementing functions. The working
boards should be wary about this.) One of our weaknesses is that the
Board is dependent on me. They wait for my opinion before they make
decisions and would not initiate action without me.
After 14 years in the coop, I have seen one potential candidate

already whom I can trust and am giving myself another 20 years (before
completely passing on the baton); but the shorter time it takes, the better.
We have realized at the Board level that it is difficult if we get people from
outside the Church to run the coop because of differences in values.
If you have a good management team, however, the coop will

thrive despite the weakness at the Board level. Tess Cahanding is an ideal
President—she is a CPA by profession, has worked in a corporate
organization, and has been part of the Board. She has both the
competence and the historical perspective of SMMPC.
The First SMMPC President
Ms. Teresita “Tess” Cahanding used to attend Mass in Our Lady of Holy Rosary
Parish where SMMPC was founded, although geographically she belonged to another
parish. In 1991, she joined SMMPC and even worked as a volunteer bookkeeper/auditor
of the coop. Later, she also availed of loans but had a hard time repaying it then.
Nevertheless, without complaining, she paid the interest that accumulated, the penalties,
and eventually, the principal: “I never hide the fact that in the past I was not able to pay
my dues on time but I faced the consequences.”
In 2005, Fr. Anton encouraged her to assume the presidency of the coop, a
position created to address the growing delinquency problem which was attributed to the
General Manager’s lack of managerial skills. She recalled,
The Board’s mandate was for me to manage SMMPC, so I would

be the only one they would be talking to regarding the coop. I was given a
three-month learning curve. I came in April 2005 and they already had
their planning in December 2004 for the following year so that I just had
to implement whatever they have planned and then observe. Policies I
needed to raise to the Board were generally those concerning loans, the
Damayan Fund, special benefits, and capital expenditure.
I had a culture shock during my first few days—the office staff then
was happy-go-lucky, seemingly not challenged enough by their work. They
came to the office late and at times, they would leave the office without

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letting anyone know their whereabouts. Everyone did his own thing.
Playing favorites was rampant. Our recent reorganization, however, has
helped us address these concerns. I believe that the past GM was just so
kind that people took advantage of him.
I consider people, especially the management team, as the coop’s

primary strength. They are talented people who just need a push. They are
good followers who trust their leaders. However, the 2001 leadership
crisis has hurt these people so badly that they have learned to distrust the
leaders. At that time, people were already telling the Board members that
some people were conspiring to do something wrong, but the report was
simply ignored. It turned out that the report was true.
We have a lot of policies already in place, but most have not been
implemented. Those that were implemented, on the other hand, were
implemented inconsistently so much so that people perceived the coop as
having double standards. We need to strengthen our implementation.
Decision-making is likewise a weakness. People do not want to

make any decision as they do not want to be blamed for the outcome. In a
community-based coop, people can blow things out of proportion—even
resort to character assassination—and that aggravates the issue. I myself
am not spared, but I am used to being labeled as strict. People want to
pursue their own interest, especially when Fr. Anton was not in the Board
in 2001. At that time, everyone wanted to be the Chairman. Concerns such
as this one may be addressed, though, through values formation. We have
also created a Mediation and Conciliation Committee to handle internal
issues, but it has no clear functions yet.
I also want to professionalize the staff by setting qualifications for

each position, e.g., the completion of a college course related to the job. In
the past, employees were merely recommended by the members or
Directors.
I also want to tighten policies on background/credit investigation

and on screening members. We need to protect the coop from people who
might just use it in their pursuit of personal interest. We need to protect
the coop’s reputation and the people’s money.
All these things I need to balance with the coop’s principle of

democratic control.

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Current Challenges
Past Due Collection
The Board’s mandate to management was to bring down the past due rate from 30
percent to 25 percent by end 2005. To meet this target, the VP for Operations classified
the delinquent members into four categories, as follows: 1) those who did not have
anything to eat because their businesses had shut down; 2) those who tried to meet their
obligations but did not have enough to pay the amount due on time; 3) those who could
pay but did not want to; and 4) those who had migrated. For Classes 1 and 2, the coop
designed a Sagip Loan Program which extended an additional loan of Php5,000 to each
member for the setting up of other income-generating activities. A small part of the old
loan would then be included in the amortization of the new loan. For Class 3, the coop
either filed a lawsuit or foreclosed the property which was usually in the form of tax
declarations, appliances, or jewelry. 4 For Class 4, the coop wrote off the loans after the
Audit Committee determined that the members had indeed migrated.
In 2004, SMMPC also created a policy that if the past due of a PT group reached
50 percent, the other members with no outstanding loans would be allowed to borrow an
amount equal only to 90 percent of their share capital. These members would then
encourage their co-members to settle their dues so they could avail of bigger loan
amounts.
For the first term of 2005, the delinquency rate was down to 27 percent.
Microfinance
SMMPC’s microfinance (MF) program was based on the ASA model, which lent
a maximum of Php20,000 to groups of 10 to 40 associate members. In the past, these
non-voting members could avail of all the coop services except for loans unless they had
a time deposit account with the coop. Mr. Orallo said,
MF is a vehicle to help the poor; however, the selection criteria for

the members have not yet been established nor included in their
operations manual. So far our general rule is that (according to Fr.
Anton) each family should be earning at least Php18,000 per month to be
able to live out of poverty; anything below this qualifies the member for an
MF loan. SMMPC has a marketing person who goes around the villages
looking for potential MF clients. Our staff then train and educate the
members and introduce them to MF and other coop products.
4
SMMPC disposed of the foreclosed properties by auctioning or raffling them off. It was also considering
designing rent-to-own packages that would suit the members’ capacity to pay. It did not want to venture
into low-cost housing yet since the coop was in a tight cash position, having just completed the
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Thus far Mr. Orallo’s main concern with regard to the MF program was the
Account Officer’s ability to promote discipline among his/her 300 or so members through
value formation, bible study, and weekly center meetings. As of June 2005, SMMPC had
eight account officers (and three credit officers for individual loans). Another challenge
was to keep the repayment rate at a minimum of 98 percent as the members moved on to
their second cycle (loan terms were four to six months and the program started only in
December 2004). By mid-2005, SMMPC was counting on family pressure and the group
fund 5 to control delinquencies.
Expansion
SMMPC intended to expand at a rate of one to two branches per year. A full-time
manager would be hired for a branch once its regular membership reached 250 people.
Within their respective villages, members recruited applicants at the PT level after
which these applicants were subjected to a background check by the Community
Organizer (CO). The PT leaders assisted the CO in screening the applicants based on the
following considerations: the sources of household income of the applicants; the status of
the SMMPC account of other family members (if any); feedback from neighbors, and the
payment of Php2000 for membership and seminar fees. For every new member or time
depositor they recruited, coop members were given monetary incentives. Members also
marketed coop services to other organizations and institutions.
Considered one of SMMPC’s milestones was the construction of its own building,
which also helped the coop expand its membership. Fr. Anton explained, “The trend
among coops is that membership increases once a building has been put up because it
signals the coop’s stability.” In 2005, SMMPC was able to attract 100 new applicants
every month. It hoped to reach its target of 8,000 soon. “But for us, stability is more
important than size,” clarified Fr. Anton.
As for the competition, Mr. Bernard Orallo, Vice President for Operations and a
former General Manager of SMMPC, said,
Nobody is a threat to SMPPC. We intend to ‘kill’ the 5/6 operators

by offering social services, which the former does not have. SMMPC’s
products are still better than those offered by the only rural bank in
Taguig; the latter’s only advantage is its current account feature. Our
edge over NGOs is our savings component. People also do not like the
idea of group liability. We also encourage our members to patronize their
own products and we continue to educate them on the spirit of
cooperativism. The only potential competitor we see now is the local
government-sponsored coop.
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However, Mr. Edgardo Contreras, the Training Manager and former Chairman of
SMMPC, had various concerns:
The coop needs to get new members who will share the original
vision of the coop and will not pursue their personal interests. I am also
concerned about how we, as a growing coop, will adjust to the new
challenges confronting us, e.g. service delivery, the conduct of meetings,
and value formation of, say, 15,000 members. Lastly, one of my fears is
that the coop might be used by politicians to get votes during elections. In
addition, these politicians might insist on having a say on certain
decisions within the coop.
Apparently, Mr. Contreras’s fear of the SMMPC being taken over by a politician
was shared by almost everyone in the management staff.
Lessons Learned
Most of the resource persons opined that leadership was key to sustaining a
cooperative. Ms. Cahanding said,
The leaders could not afford to be lax. If you let the members
dominate you, they will eat you alive. People can be hard-headed. The less
educated ones can also be dangerous, as they are easily influenced by
outside forces and would challenge your authority, saying that they own
the coop. In our work, one must be very patient.
The leaders must be objective, focusing only on the issues and not
on the personalities involved. They must also learn to manage by
objectives (MBO). SMMPC does not have key results areas nor
performance indicators yet, but that is something I intend to introduce
during the mid-year planning in July.
The leaders must also learn to take calculated risks. Risks will
always be there so we just have to learn to manage them. My being a CPA
works to my advantage because I know how to play with numbers.
Mr. Orallo added, “Leaders should be there to serve, not to pursue their personal
interests. One way of strengthening the leadership is to educate them on the principles of
good governance.”
Mr. Contreras furthered that education should not be limited to the leaders but
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The values upheld by the people must not be against the

cooperative principles. They must be sincere and honest since cooperative
work is basically development work aimed at making a better community.
Unity in the organization is also important— i.e. having one direction, one
heart; no competition. Here in SMMPC we promote unity through values
formation, teambuilding activities, and regular meetings.
Management skills and continuous education are also important—

the coop cannot afford to be complacent because the environment keeps
on changing. We also go to successful coops and check what works for
them that might work for SMMPC as well. For example, we have observed
a cooperative’s operation, which is very lean—everything is done by the
account officers, and check and balance is provided by the MF managers
through spot checking and the matching of the passbook and the ledger.
Thus, the coop enjoys an 11-percent cost ratio. SMMPC is now looking at
adopting this technology.
Finally, the members have to be vigilant—they should know their

rights and responsibilities, clarify the issues at hand, ask questions, and
keep the officers on their toes.
Finally, Ms. Cahanding declared,
These are the sure ways of failing: let a family or a politician gain
absolute control of the coop, rely on grants, do not build on the coop’s
internal sources, and keep your members uninformed.
INSIGHTS ON THE COOPERATIVE SECTOR
Fr. Anton had the following thoughts on cooperatives and on the issues that
beleaguered the sector:
Types of Cooperatives
The primary issue that the Union of Church Cooperatives was trying to address
among its members, the parish-based cooperatives (PBCs), was accountability. Questions
that the PBCs needed to answer were as follows: “Who is in-charge—the Board of
Directors, the Parish Priest or the Pastoral Council? What if the Pastoral Council was not
too involved in coop operations? Who has the last say?”
Fr. Anton said that the parish-based cooperatives had their own culture:
The Church needs to better understand the development approach.

Its culture is monarchical/ hierarchical. It upholds authoritarianism over
democracy, which is necessary in the cooperative movement. The PBC

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managers would say, ‘Sabi ni Father pautangin daw e…. (Father said that
we lend to this person…).’ They also based their decisions on the virtue of
charity and not on the cooperative’s business principles.
Fr. Anton recalled the downfall of a PBC valued at Php25 million. The parish
priest was its Chairman, his brother was the President, and a sister-in-law was Finance
Manager. The members did not want to speak out even if there were seeing signs of
anomalies because the President was the priest’s brother. “If Church cooperatives are not
business oriented, they will soon collapse,” cautioned Fr. Anton.
The PBC was very similar to the cooperatives of teachers and the military
cooperatives because of their “cooperative counter-culture”. These coops were normally
run by the principals and generals, respectively.
On the other hand, the institutional coops, housed and operating within
corporations with the employees as their members, were generally professionally run
because of the type of membership they had. Repayment was also always 100 percent in
these coops because this was done through salary deduction. Their problems, however,
began when the corporation started retrenching the coops’ members. Fr. Anton added,
“The institutional coops are also weak in the sixth principle of cooperative movement –
networking with other coops – as they operate in isolation.”
The community-based coops also had their own peculiarities, depending on the
culture of the community. Natives of Bulacan were naturally entrepreneurial so that
coops thrived in the province, making it the coop capital of the country. Taguig was a
transient community so its needs were different. Fr. Anton’s advice was, “In choosing a
benchmark, one must choose a coop that is similar to one’s own. SMMPC uses the San
Dionisio Credit Cooperative as a model, and the cooperatives in Project 4 and Novaliches
as its standards. It has become an unwritten rule (that when in doubt) to ask the old,
surviving cooperatives, those 30 years old and over, for advice and to learn from their
experience. In SMMPC, when we draft policies, we consult with at least five
cooperatives—for benchmarking purposes.”
On the Cooperatives’ Concerns in General
Fr. Anton said that the cooperatives’ concerns varied according to the
cooperatives’ size. The small coops’ concerns included lack of membership and
inadequate fixed assets (e.g. office), systems (e.g. bookkeeping), financial resources, as
well as the absence of a strategic direction, track record, and credibility in the
community.
The large or centennial coops—those with assets equal to or greater than Php100
million, only 50 of which were in Metro Manila by 2005—on the other hand, faced issues
such as succession, past dues and financial management, operations management,
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The cooperatives in the country had failed to develop Unions and Federations 6
that might otherwise bring the coops into a higher level of cooperation. Fr. Anton
explained,
The idea of consolidation is difficult to sell because the mindset of

the coops is still that of a primary coop—their thinking on business
integration is not yet sophisticated. We do not care about one another,
thus we cannot maximize the value of integration. Someone will deliver a
10-minute speech on coop integration, people will like it; but there will be
no follow-through. Nobody speaks about how to do the consolidation. Yes,
there are inter-trade workshops, but they merely serve as venues for
socialization.
I have been advocating the consolidation of cooperatives for the

past three years, but the cooperatives do not yet appreciate the value of
merger and consolidation. I know of only two successful mergers of
cooperatives: one in Batangas involving fishing and credit cooperatives,
and another one between Pfizer and Warner-Lambert cooperatives, which
happened simply because the parent companies merged.
Fr. Anton admitted that there was tension in the leadership across cooperatives,
“We do not respect people who have not yet been able to grow any cooperative.”
Financial management was also a major concern of coops. “All coops have
financial problems. Those which offer individual loans have a past due rate ranging
between 25 percent and 30 percent. In fact, none has achieved the passing mark of the
COOP PESOS, which was 80 percent; coop ratings range from 40-plus percent to 60-plus
percent.”
On the Cooperatives’ Concerns in Taguig
According to Fr. Anton, there were around 60 cooperatives in Taguig, which he

opined needed to work together and consolidate. “I tell them to leave credit services to
SMMPC because we are already big and encourage them to transform themselves into
something else, instead, for example, to a water, fuel, or funeral coop. There are 500,000
people in Taguig and they have other needs yet to be served,” he said emphatically.
6
Unions took care of the non-business needs of the coop such as education, information, advocacy,
mediation; while Federations took care of the business side of coops, e.g. insurance, credit.

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Exhibit 1.1 – SMMPC Performance, 1997-2004

25,000,000
20,000,000
3,141,104
2,689,409
3,676,296
1,922,272 2,346,592
15,000,000
2,656,325
2,531,891
Net surplus
Gross revenue
10,000,000
17,520,573 17,330,448
15,707,569
14,498,339 14,081,332
12,893,855 13,320,096
5,000,000
-
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Source: SMMPC Annual Reports
50,000,000
45,000,000
40,000,000
35,000,000
30,000,000
36,760,592
Time deposits
25,000,000
Savings deposits
32,680,307
20,000,000
15,000,000
18,572,437
15,965,345
10,000,000
12,768,543
5,000,000 9,185,450
6,141,460
2,739,459 2,817,928 3,557,043
-
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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6,000 14,000
12,000
5,000
10,000
4,000
8,000
3,000
6,000
2,000
4,000
1,000
2,000
- -
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Membership 2,884 3,292 3,497 3,664 3,458 3,509 3,728
Share capital ('0000) 2,964 3,554 4,077 4,312 4,577 4,703 5,176
Deposits ('0000) 924 1,130 1,551 1,878 2,213 3,882 4,595
Loans granted ('0000) 5,606 4,295 4,183 3,737 3,830 4,427 4,610
Net surplus ('000) 3,676 3,141 2,689 1,922 2,532 2,656 2,347
Total assets ('0000) 9,535 10,135 10,133 9,421 10,058 10,664 11,665

Exhibit 1.2 SMMPC Performance Vis-à-vis Other Cooperatives, 2002
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

LIST OF COOERATIVES WITH ANNUAL REPORTS 2002
RANKING ACCORDING TO NET INCOME
Rank Coop Name City Province Category Nature Area of Operation Bond Of Membership BOD Total Reg Mem Total Assets Total Liabilities Gross Income Net Surplus
1 PHILIPPINE ARMY FINANCE CENTER PRODUCERS INTEGRATED COOP. MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 15 - 1,252,206,554.00 612,405,483.00 234,678,494.00 626,723,915.00
2 ACDI CREDIT COOPERATIVE PASAY PRIMARY LENDING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 1,064 1,198,397,311.00 954,812,609.00 242,248,269.00 208,721,353.00
3 AIRLINE EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE PASAY PRIMARY SERVICE MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 6 29 311,077,984.00 145,293,744.00 685,649,806.00 165,784,240.00
4 DE LA SALLE CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC. MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 7 2,547 132,656,791.00 15,852,154.00 19,092,495.00 99,097,300.00
5 AYALA FOUNDATION INC. MPC MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 6,640 322,797,436.00 224,471,073.00 28,614,858.00 98,326,363.00
6 ADB EMPLOYEES MPC MANDALUYONG PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 1,118 160,800,666.00 42,220,354.00 22,400,923.00 93,541,218.00
7 U.P. CREDIT COOPERATIVE QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY INSTITUTIONAL 7 - 234,385,425.03 137,799,263.41 37,980,991.07 88,609,231.11
8 SAN DIONISIO CREDIT COOPERATIVE PARAÑAQUE PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 9 8,124 213,724,230.00 115,379,827.00 27,551,996.00 84,912,478.00
9 US EMBASSY FILIPINO EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 822 114,185,310.02 32,894,631.89 13,450,053.61 81,290,678.13
10 LAKAS-TULUNGAN MPC QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER BARANGAY INSTITUTIONAL 9 22,503 107,184,584.73 21,368,738.81 16,060,894.82 71,856,899.31
11 BIR MULTI PURPOSE COOPERATIVE QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 9 9,006 111,087,705.00 48,028,908.00 22,445,587.00 51,367,848.00
12 FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO) CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, HOUSING LOAN, REMUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 38,069 744,065,391.00 417,747,106.00 111,488,870.00 49,425,949.00
13 SIMBAYANAN NI MARIA MPC TAGUIG PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 3,440 100,575,145.22 48,896,640.08 13,043,387.54 47,074,104.93
14 PARISH OF THE HOLY CROSS CREDIT COOPERATIVE VALENZUELA PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 7 1,762 201,480,504.91 150,345,786.85 21,764,553.89 42,955,895.78
15 BAGUIO-BENGUET COMMUNITY CREDIT COOPERATIVE BAGUIO CITY BENGUET PRIMARY Loans & Savings PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 7 14,046 432,492,731.00 96,357,366.00 57,159,776.00 41,902,316.00
16 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE EMPLOYEES MPC MANILA PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL 5 516 89,454,406.91 39,322,361.55 13,704,641.08 41,813,165.35
17 MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER FAMILY CREDIT COOPERATIVE MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 1,410 58,694,448.85 10,526,699.21 7,422,736.77 41,741,512.69
18 ANALOG DEVICES EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE PARAÑAQUE PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 11 1,600 56,656,327.26 11,337,243.48 6,584,083.99 39,373,670.08
19 CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 752 96,729,829.00 33,599,795.00 16,473,193.00 36,466,958.00
20 CHRISTIAN WORKERS MOVEMENT CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY ASSOCIATIONAL - - 57,543,204.14 19,643,236.52 14,332,268.50 34,949,718.21

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RANKING ACCORDING TO TOTAL ASSETS
Rank Coop Name City Province Category Nature Area of Operation Bond Of Membership BOD Total Reg M Total Assets Total Liabilities Gross Income Net Surplus
1 ECJ FARMWORKERS AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE PONTEVEDRA NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PRIMARY LENDING/MARKETING BARANGAY ASSOCIATIONAL 5 1,763 1,428,623,008.00 1,426,867,934.00 643,458.00 329,326.00
2 PHILIPPINE ARMY FINANCE CENTER PRODUCERS INTEGRATED COOP. MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 15 - 1,252,206,554.00 612,405,483.00 234,678,494.00 626,723,915.00
3 ACDI CREDIT COOPERATIVE PASAY PRIMARY LENDING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 1,064 1,198,397,311.00 954,812,609.00 242,248,269.00 208,721,353.00
4 FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO) CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, HOUSING LOAN, RENTAL MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 38,069 744,065,391.00 417,747,106.00 111,488,870.00 49,425,949.00
5 DSE (BSP) CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 666 637,716,260.61 633,494,927.34 63,506,038.11 -
6 COOPERATIVE RURAL BANK OF BULACAN PLARIDEL BULACAN SECONDARY RE-LENDING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 - 617,111,684.68 563,789,974.97 122,025,100.37 14,892,713.36
7 PERPETUAL HELP COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (PHCCI) DUMAGUETE CITY NEGROS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING,RESTAURANT/CATERING,LMUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 18,389 535,367,306.15 280,801,773.53 55,268,346.06 28,401,001.22
9 ST. MARTIN OF TOURS KILUSANG BAYAN SA PAGPAPAUTANG, INC. BOCAUE BULACAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 9,203 422,435,163.00 422,035,163.00 54,281,722.00 3,372,627.00
11 AIRLINE EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE PASAY PRIMARY SERVICE MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 6 29 311,077,984.00 145,293,744.00 685,649,806.00 165,784,240.00
12 TUBAO CREDIT COOP. INC. TUBAO LA UNION PRIMARY LENDING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 23,529 295,958,839.43 124,747,125.57 44,400,147.40 11,709,737.96
13 COOP. BANK OF PAMP. SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA SECONDARY RE-LENDING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 - 289,132,325.53 257,174,656.18 52,139,815.27 2,801,344.50
14 COOPERATIVE BANK OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL SECONDARY BANKING/LENDING PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONAL 10 - 281,964,310.00 227,119,049.00 53,030,515.00 8,512,100.00
15 COOPERATIVE BANK OF NUEVA ECIJA CABANATUAN CITY NUEVA ECIJA SECONDARY LENDING PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONAL 8 - 257,951,834.21 227,665,538.73 27,816,223.22 2,840,142.30
16 TABUK MPC TABUK KALINGA PRIMARY Loaning MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL - - 257,511,120.74 64,846,547.69 15,118,884.91 24,138,311.88
17 U.P. CREDIT COOPERATIVE QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY INSTITUTIONAL 7 - 234,385,425.03 137,799,263.41 37,980,991.07 88,609,231.11
18 SAN JOSE DEL MONTE KOOPERATIBA NG BAYAN SA KAUNLARAN SJDM BULACAN PRIMARY RE-LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 11 7,650 230,820,900.27 156,167,930.19 28,270,716.57 4,891,796.57
19 NUEVA VIZCAYA ALAY KAPWA MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOLANO NUEVA VIZCAYA PRIMARY LENDING, TRADING, MILLING, MERCPROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 9 8,955 224,820,922.99 144,749,264.55 40,321,737.07 8,831,238.73
20 DUMAGUETE CATHEDRAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE DUMAGUETE NEGROS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 9,455 215,614,239.01 - 30,108,564.16 15,347,914.98
21 CANIOGAN CREDIT AND DEV'T. COOP. MALOLOS BULACAN PRIMARY RE-LENDING, MARKETING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 7,843 213,779,740.93 201,694,433.86 37,376,936.60 4,941,668.99
23 COOPERATIVE BANK OF QUEZON PROVINCE LUCENA QUEZON SECONDARY BANKING, LENDING PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONAL 11 - 203,709,616.26 203,709,616.26 32,176,440.22 7,181,987.66
24 PARISH OF THE HOLY CROSS CREDIT COOPERATIVE VALENZUELA PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 7 1,762 201,480,504.91 150,345,786.85 21,764,553.89 42,955,895.78
25 SUGARCANE FARMERS OF BUKIDNON MPC MARAMAG BUKIDNON PRIMARY LENDING, TRADING, MARKETING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 13 6,514 180,182,224.00 157,013,099.00 29,133,489.00 7,138,638.00
26 CAVITE FARMERS FEEDMILLING AND MARKETING COOPERATIVE SILANG CAVITE PRIMARY PRODUCING, MARKETING, DISPERSREGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL 7 1,390 173,708,351.93 108,347,303.49 38,850,719.66 2,507,010.88
27 MANTILIBA FARMERS IRRIGATORS ASSOCIATION MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE DUMINGAG ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR PRIMARY LENDING, SERVICE BARANGAY ASSOCIATIONAL 9 829 167,198,080.19 9,377,345.94 4,763,014.84 1,511,480.09
28 LINGAYEN CATHOLIC CREDIT COOP. LINGAYEN PANGASINAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 8,119 162,105,567.15 55,257,073.66 25,806,750.96 12,066,559.65
29 ADB EMPLOYEES MPC MANDALUYONG PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 1,118 160,800,666.00 42,220,354.00 22,400,923.00 93,541,218.00
30 IMMACULATE CONCEPCION PARISH DEVELOPMENT COOP. QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 7 2,224 158,117,543.93 18,488,699.38 7,658,344.24 30,348,576.87
31 COA RETIREES & EMPLOYEES MPC QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 - 147,881,340.51 38,875,286.73 21,711,520.57 19,890,980.31
32 COOPBANK OF BATANGAS (COUNTRYSIDE COOP. RURAL BANK OF BATANGAS, INC.) BATANGAS CITY BATANGAS SECONDARY BANKING PROVINCIAL 8 - 141,135,162.83 124,987,480.03 26,823,339.17 3,287,758.64
33 BATANGAS SUGAR PLANTERS COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION INC. BALAYAN BATANGAS PRIMARY CATTLE BREEDING, HOG DISPERSA DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONAL 13 1,524 138,741,356.51 103,051,554.97 46,594,814.94 995,681.78
34 DE LA SALLE CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC. MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 7 2,547 132,656,791.00 15,852,154.00 19,092,495.00 99,097,300.00
35 COOPERATIVE RURAL BANK OF LAGUNA INC. STA. CRUZ LAGUNA SECONDARY BANKING - - 131,370,195.17 107,577,128.35 2,217,587.41 657,322.24
36 CEBU PEOPLE'S MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE CEBU CITY CEBU PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 7,877 127,995,032.60 70,587,564.44 30,919,765.35 2,557,732.96
37 BACOLOD COCA-COLA EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE BACOLOD CITY NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 6 268 124,466,783.78 496,045.86 2,458,389.20 1,797,436.28
38 ORO INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, RENTAL SERVICES REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL 9 10,984 121,595,475.00 52,577,475.00 25,296,310.00 2,563,025.00
39 MANATAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE INC. PANDI BULACAN PRIMARY LENDING, AGRI PRODUCTION MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 5 2,000 121,440,510.90 102,273,146.53 29,882,352.66 4,877,720.14
40 FEDERATION OF FREE FARMERS COOPERATIVES, INC. QUEZON CITY SECONDARY TRAINING NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL 11 - 120,212,688.62 30,623,647.83 4,218,068.46 1,447,020.10
41 DMPI EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY INSTITUTIONAL 9 3,091 119,957,562.00 58,721,933.00 20,866,522.00 10,984,083.00
42 COOPERATIVE BANK OF BENGUET LA TRINIDAD BENGUET SECONDARY NONE PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 9 - 118,845,267.00 102,844,670.00 - -
44 US EMBASSY FILIPINO EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 7 822 114,185,310.02 32,894,631.89 13,450,053.61 81,290,678.13
46 BATANGAS ASSOCIATION OF FREE PLANTERS INC. MULTI-PURPOSE SUGAR COOPERATIVE CALATAGAN BATANGAS PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER STORE, QUASPROVINCIAL OCCUPATIONAL 11 1,319 108,659,126.85 94,543,901.03 15,116,178.35 1,569,332.49
48 OUR LADY OF GRACE HOLY NAME SOCIETY CREDIT COOPERATIVE CALOOCAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 4,405 104,150,341.92 60,562,735.66 14,168,112.26 34,068,927.47
50 CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY CREDIT COOPERATIVE MANILA PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 752 96,729,829.00 33,599,795.00 16,473,193.00 36,466,958.00
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RANKING ACCORDING TO MEMBERSHIP (REGULAR)
Rank Coop Name City Province Category Nature Area of Operation Bond Of Membership BOD Total Reg Mem Total Assets Total Liabilities Gross Income Net Surplus
1 FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO) CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, HOUSING LOAN, RENTAL MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 38,069 744,065,391.00 417,747,106.00 111,488,870.00 49,425,949.00
2 TUBAO CREDIT COOP. INC. TUBAO LA UNION PRIMARY LENDING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 23,529 295,958,839.43 124,747,125.57 44,400,147.40 11,709,737.96
4 PERPETUAL HELP COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (PHCCI) DUMAGUETE CITY NEGROS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING,RESTAURANT/CATERING,LMUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 18,389 535,367,306.15 280,801,773.53 55,268,346.06 28,401,001.22
6 PLDT EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC. MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 7 12,468 - - - -
7 ORO INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE CAG.DE ORO CITY MISAMIS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, RENTAL SERVICES REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL 9 10,984 121,595,475.00 52,577,475.00 25,296,310.00 2,563,025.00
8 DUMAGUETE CATHEDRAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE DUMAGUETE NEGROS ORIENTAL PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 9,455 215,614,239.01 - 30,108,564.16 15,347,914.98
9 STO. NINO CREDIT COOPERATIVE CALOOCAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY OCCUPATIONAL 5 9,245 4,939,676.25 32,405,608.17 6,918,533.11 25,569,097.23
10 ST. MARTIN OF TOURS KILUSANG BAYAN SA PAGPAPAUTANG, INC. BOCAUE BULACAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 9,203 422,435,163.00 422,035,163.00 54,281,722.00 3,372,627.00
12 NUEVA VIZCAYA ALAY KAPWA MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOLANO NUEVA VIZCAYA PRIMARY LENDING, TRADING, MILLING, MERCPROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 9 8,955 224,820,922.99 144,749,264.55 40,321,737.07 8,831,238.73
13 PLDT EMPLOYEES SERVICE COOPERATIVE, INC. MAKATI PRIMARY SERVICE MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 8,876 - - - -
14 CAVALCO FAMILY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE SANTIAGO CITY ISABELA PRIMARY LENDING, EATERY, MARKETING REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL 7 8,653 24,494,665.14 17,384,894.98 3,483,259.21 104,181.79
15 AURORA INTEGRATED MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE AURORA ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR PRIMARY CONSUMERS, LENDING, MARKETINGINTER-REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL 11 8,547 26,386,095.00 18,993,041.00 5,948,592.00 (1,976,462.00)
17 LINGAYEN CATHOLIC CREDIT COOP. LINGAYEN PANGASINAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 8,119 162,105,567.15 55,257,073.66 25,806,750.96 12,066,559.65
18 CEBU PEOPLE'S MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE CEBU CITY CEBU PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 7,877 127,995,032.60 70,587,564.44 30,919,765.35 2,557,732.96
19 CANIOGAN CREDIT AND DEV'T. COOP. MALOLOS BULACAN PRIMARY RE-LENDING, MARKETING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 7,843 213,779,740.93 201,694,433.86 37,376,936.60 4,941,668.99
20 SAN JOSE DEL MONTE KOOPERATIBA NG BAYAN SA KAUNLARAN SJDM BULACAN PRIMARY RE-LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 11 7,650 230,820,900.27 156,167,930.19 28,270,716.57 4,891,796.57
21 NOVALICHES DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE, INC. QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER MUNICIPAL/CITY OCCUPATIONAL 7 6,727 - - - -
23 SUGARCANE FARMERS OF BUKIDNON MPC MARAMAG BUKIDNON PRIMARY LENDING, TRADING, MARKETING PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 13 6,514 180,182,224.00 157,013,099.00 29,133,489.00 7,138,638.00
24 PAGLAUM MPC PLARIDEL MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL PRIMARY LENDING, TRADING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 6,053 28,148,290.00 20,676,018.00 7,156,328.00 69,364.00
25 BUGASONG MULTI-PUPOSE COOPERATIVE BUGASONG ANTIQUE PRIMARY LENDING/CABLE TV SERVICES PROVINCIAL RESIDENTIAL 11 5,826 66,869,568.85 37,056,371.84 12,294,518.36 3,615,817.91
26 U.P. CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE QUEZON CITY PRIMARY CONSUMER BARANGAY INSTITUTIONAL 9 5,708 19,241,124.02 13,625,350.98 19,794,770.15 3,436,234.88
27 NATIONAL POWER CORP. (NAPOCOR) EMPLOYEES MPC QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL 9 4,992 47,235,294.02 11,800,173.22 8,006,299.80 5,869,967.35
28 STO. NINO DE TONDO CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC. MANILA PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 5 4,505 - - - -
29 PASIG PARISH CREDIT COOPERATIVE PASIG PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY INSTITUTIONAL 9 4,478 90,104,543.28 59,775,257.23 8,914,190.55 3,531,677.27
30 OUR LADY OF GRACE HOLY NAME SOCIETY CREDIT COOPERATIVE CALOOCAN PRIMARY LENDING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 4,405 104,150,341.92 60,562,735.66 14,168,112.26 34,068,927.47
31 BATANGAS TEACHER'S CREDIT COOPERATIVE BATANGAS CITY BATANGAS PRIMARY LENDING AND DEPOSIT TAKING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL 5 4,359 19,440,990.92 771,561.29 3,721,092.68 2,595,194.97
32 DAO MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE TOBIAS FORNIER ANTIQUE PRIMARY LENDING/MARKETING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 9 3,786 47,564,666.85 14,169,708.78 7,380,290.20 3,292,699.82
34 PROJECT 4 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE QUEZON CITY PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 7 3,216 - - - -
35 QUEZON PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES CREDIT COOPERATIVE LUCENA QUEZON PRIMARY LENDING AND DEPOSIT TAKING PROVINCIAL OCCUPATIONAL 5 3,170 13,885,175.54 2,494,037.40 1,653,130.60 1,653,130.60
36 COLILING FARMERS SAVINGS & CREDIT COOP. SAN CARLOS CITY PANGASINAN PRIMARY LENDING BARANGAY RESIDENTIAL 6 3,119 44,090,625.00 8,841,537.00 7,268,215.00 46,689.00
38 SAN JOSE MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SAN JOSE ANTIQUE PRIMARY LENDING/TRADING/MARKETING MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 3,068 29,786,380.74 10,474,408.94 3,679,456.42 745,930.50
39 KOOPERATIBA NG SAMBAYANAN NG BANAL NA KRUS MAKATI PRIMARY LENDING, CONSUMER MUNICIPAL/CITY RESIDENTIAL 7 3,028 - - - -

Exhibit 2.1 - Organizational Chart, 1999

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SMMPC (C): The Cooperative Revisited
Asian Institute of Management

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SMMPC (C): The Cooperative Revisited
Exhibit 2.3
Board of Directors and Management, 2005
Fr. Antonio C.T. Pascual Ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Manila
Chairperson Founder/Adviser of Simbayanan ni Maria Foundation
President of Radio Veritas
Executive Director of Caritas Manila
Had a Certificate in Program for Development Management,
Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
Master in Development Management, AIM
Dir. Andy Buraga MTE, PhD. T. E.
Vice-Chairperson Dean, College of Engineering, Rizal Technological University
Livelihood and
Entrepreneurship Committee
Head
Dir. Amado Santiago B.S. Agriculture, Central Luzon State University
Land and Building Committee B.S. I.T., Makati Polytechnic College
Head
Dir. Ricardo Austria B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Operations Committee Head Businessman
Dir. Carmela Cortes Enlisted Woman, WAC, Philippine Navy, AFP
Membership Committee Head B.S. Business Administration, San Sebastian College
Secretarial Course, Philippine School of Business
Administration
Dir. Helen Ferrer Master in Management/Business Administration, University of
Social Benefits Committee Nueva Caceres
Head Unit Manager, CMG of Australia
Dir. May Repelar B.S. Education, Manuel L. Quezon University
STERD Committee Head Master in Education, Marikina Institute
Teacher
Ms. Cheryl Cornejo B.S. Information Management, Asia Pacific College
Board Secretary Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management, Polytechnic
University of the Philippines
Ms. Medelyn Mangao B.S. Banking and Finance, Jose Rizal College
Treasurer
Mrs. Tess Cahanding B.S. Business Administration, University of the East
President Certified Public Accountant
Director Simbayanan ni Maria Community Foundation
Member of Soroptimist International Taguig Chapter
Private Consultant
Attended seminars and training programs at the Executive
Development Academy, Technology, Livelihood and Research
Center (TLRC), and Development Management Consultants
Mr. Bernard Orallo B.S. Business Administration, St. Paul University, Tuguegarao
Vice President for Operations
Ms. Liberty Felipe B.S. Accountancy, University of the East, Manila
Finance Manager
Asian Institute of Management




Exhibit 3
Financial Performance, 2000-2004
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Savings Deposits 1,919,283.19 2,739,459.31 2,817,927.98 3,557,043.29 6,141,459.80 9,185,449.72
Time Deposits 9,381,631.98 12,768,543.07 15,965,344.50 18,572,436.81 32,680,307.12 36,760,591.65
Customers deposit
interest on savings/capital 3,218,302.04 3,011,886.06
Loans payable
Insurance
SSS, ECC & Philhealth Premium Payable 2,200.59 - 12,591.70
SSS Salary Loan Payable 4,526.67 - 8,972.71
Expanded Tax Payable 8,207.02 1,161.99
Withholding Tax Payable - 1,550.00
Accrued Expenses Payable 1,618,452.33 1,840,577.29 807,184.95 372,015.91 243,514.57 352,680.70
Due to CETF 126,594.56 185,588.97 172,680.11
Interest on Share Capital and Patronage Refund Payable 1,345,450.60 1,772,323.88 1,859,777.69 1,642,614.65
Unearned Income 7,073,488.98 5,112,168.95 4,739,094.53 8,192,619.69 7,565,574.26 6,790,061.58
Rent payable
Other Payable 27,638.91 463,560.94 72,863.16
Current portion of loan 32,052,699.72 25,171,781.30 14,957,574.40 12,500,729.21
Total Current Liabilities 55,263,858.24 50,644,415.98 40,632,576.96 45,128,129.52 49,147,990.37 55,001,217.97
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Retirement Benefit Fund Payable 50,000.00 100,000.00
Land Bank of the Philippines 21,854,837.61 14,794,027.31 11,640,419.45 6,969,093.68
Metro South Cooperative Bank 9,997,862.11 10,165,838.58 3,317,154.95 6,531,635.53
Others 4,200,000.00 3,211,915.41 2,000,000.00
Less: Current portion of loan (32,052,699.72) (25,171,781.30) (14,957,574.40) (12,500,729.21)
Total Long-Term Payable 4,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 50,000.00 100,000.00
OTHER LIABILITIES
Mutual Benefits Fund Payable 1,702,524.53 2,048,565.71 2,336,075.68 2,712,523.06
Livelihood Fund Payable 77,880.08 69,485.96
Damayan Trust Fund 901,929.83 719,944.84 551,487.85 286,267.17
Other Fund 22,800.00
Total Other Liabilities 2,627,254.36 2,768,510.55 2,965,443.61 3,068,276.19
TOTAL LIABILITIES 59,263,858.24 53,644,415.98 45,259,831.32 48,896,640.07 52,163,433.98 58,169,494.16
EQUITY (599.70)
MEMBERS' EQUITY
Subscribed and Paid up Share Capital 35,542,345.95 40,773,707.02 44,244,799.01 44,642,024.03 47,032,664.86 50,627,624.82
Stock Dividend 1,129,300.00 1,129,300.00 1,129,300.00
Total Members' Equity 35,542,345.95 40,773,707.02 44,244,799.01 45,771,324.03 48,161,964.86 51,756,924.82
DONATION/GRANTS 1,800,000.00 2,200,000.00 2,500,000.00 3,200,000.00 3,200,000.00 3,200,000.00
STATUTORY FUNDS
Reserve Fund 1,279,055.35 1,389,769.59 1,613,350.24 1,897,219.10 2,201,068.05 2,472,321.20
Loan guarantee fund 1,107,009.74 1,367,858.25
Damayan Fund 748,140.51 1,151,109.86
Education and Training Fund 603,031.51 496,705.74 184,929.58 199,295.64 151,633.90 120,292.22
OptionalFund 986,127.60 306,995.89 403,738.75 610,666.38 770,250.91 931,210.40
Reserve for annotation 20,750.00 -
Total Statutory Funds 4,744,114.71 4,712,439.33 2,202,018.57 2,707,181.12 3,122,952.86 3,523,823.82
TOTAL EQUITY 42,086,460.66 47,686,146.35 48,946,817.58 51,678,505.15 54,484,917.72 58,480,748.64
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 101,350,318.90 101,330,562.33 94,206,648.90 100,575,145.22 106,648,351.70 116,650,242.80

SIMBAYANAN NI MARIA MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
INCOME
Interest and service fees 14,913,436.72 15,365,789.99 11,927,182.43 11,840,914.22 12,130,044.23 12,649,470.52
Income from Sales 1,807,318.77 1,456,452.67 328,633.35 -
Fines, Penalties and surcharges 1,917,591.69 1,052,940.38 955,489.31 773,685.43
Miscellaneous 799,817.31 508,207.90
17,520,572.80 17,330,450.56 14,173,407.47 12,893,854.60 13,085,533.54 13,423,155.95

Less: Expenses
Financing cost 3,313,792.85 4,593,696.33
Interest expense 7,962,687.01 6,817,817.87 5,656,458.85 4,273,395.79
Interest expense on deposits 599,781.72 -
interest expense on borrowing 31,460.13 -
Total financing Cost 7,962,687.01 6,817,817.87 5,656,458.85 4,273,395.79 3,945,034.70 4,593,696.33
GROSS REVENUES 9,557,885.79 10,512,632.69 8,516,948.62 8,620,458.81 9,140,498.84 8,829,459.62

Less: Administrative Cost
Salaries, wages and allowances 3,581,698.62 3,647,660.51 3,048,460.86 2,801,462.09 2,253,959.16 2,367,760.61
Employees' Benefits Expense 748,685.12 805,375.61
Retirement Benefit Expense 50,000.00 50,000.00
Officers' honorarium and allowances 256,709.18 418,765.80 377,481.08 329,150.30
Rent 441,960.00 517,729.35 362,399.20 387,100.00 402,875.00 411,075.00
General assembly expenses 398,326.00 263,570.64 345,739.75 220,012.89 473,841.90 420,730.85
Commissions 351,079.81 390,729.96
Depreciation and amortization 281,936.80 484,328.86 368,783.09 350,481.56 485,448.72 496,559.46
Office supplies 247,574.26 269,552.08 194,429.68 185,640.33 288,361.56 214,803.23
Utilities 170,602.02
SSS, Medicare and Pag-ibig 143,680.00 148,680.58 142,410.85 119,733.25 153,000.50 170,980.80
Provision for doubtful accounts 120,000.00 200,194.41 556,397.55 500,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00
Board and committee expenses 105,543.69
Meetings and conferences 86,735.29 119,497.70 83,772.20 80,851.35 149,363.62
Damayan fund
Membership Sangkot
KB guarantee fund
Communications 96,340.88 119,199.04 111,524.31 106,675.94 106,906.69 96,607.30
Power, light and water 284,559.76 229,640.39 189,076.46 258,474.74 265,859.66
Repairs and maintenance 79,344.50 70,363.38 51,022.00 48,008.00 84,810.79 78,473.03
Spoilage and breakages 52,000.00
Advertising and promotions 73,746.39 24,849.91 81,010.59 75,413.39 102,351.53 136,766.84
Audit and Professional fees 71,000.00 106,300.00 100,500.00 84,000.00 112,000.00 116,000.00
Affiliation fees 6,880.00 6,918.00
Transportation and travel 66,885.20 28,865.98 55,667.23 55,709.74 60,997.03 114,338.71
Gasoline and oil 39,836.47
Representation and entertainment 36,188.85 48,359.52 45,835.75 123,819.30 71,685.50 98,185.35
Printing and publications 10,232.13 234,035.35
Periodicals, magazines and subscription 130,262.00 10,675.00 61,311.50 107,965.00
Collection expenses 133,405.75 68,861.10 32,276.59 25,479.00
Insurance expense 50,304.55 59,615.82 63,195.67 58,724.41
Litigation expenses 471,031.88 321,259.94 273,741.42 320,393.39 196,837.00
Taxes and licenses 2,596.82 11,859.43 9,600.80 15,556.33 21,556.53
Bank Charges 1,231.50 1,155.00
Miscellanenous 98,209.21 374,474.52 49,902.90 65,935.40 19,669.11 30,116.04
Total Operating & Administrative Expenses 14,379,468.66 14,641,038.89 12,423,481.55 10,511,496.28 11,077,279.46 11,864,477.68 -
NET SURPLUS ON OPERATIONS 2,008,254.08 1,558,678.27

Add: Other Income
Membership fees 20,846.90
Interest income on deposits and placements 109,380.98 68,941.60 176,967.18 576,901.23
Miscellaneous income 62,765.39 80,591.34 58,095.00 190,165.95
Total other income - - 172,146.37 149,532.94 235,062.18 767,067.18
Less: Other Expense

Loss on Discontinued Consumer Service (45,228.13) -
NET SURPLUS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 2,198,088.13 2,325,745.45
Less: Gain on Sale of Acquired Assets 458,737.14
NET SURPLUS FOR DISTRIBUTION 3,141,104.14 2,689,411.67 1,922,072.29 2,531,891.26 2,243,316.26 2,325,745.45 -
DISTRIBUTION
Cooperative guarantee fund 175,205.72
Education and training fund 296,589.84 268,940.87 192,207.23 253,189.13 265,682.53 234,659.24
General reserve fund 296,589.84 268,940.87 192,207.23 253,189.13 265,682.52 234,659.24
Optional fund 296,589.84 268,940.87 192,207.23 253,189.13 265,682.53 234,659.24
Interest and patronage refunds payable 2,076,128.90 1,882,586.06 1,345,450.60 1,772,323.88 1,859,777.69 1,642,614.65
Distribution 3,141,104.14 2,689,408.67 1,922,072.29 2,531,891.27 2,656,825.27 2,346,592.37

Exhibit 4 - COOP PESOS Standards






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SMMPC (C): THE COOPERATIVE REVISITED

The organization had undergone restructuring (Exhibit 2 – Organizational Charts,

The key to growth of any cooperative is professional, efficient, and

I must say that being a priest also has an advantage in drawing

EVOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION

Vision and Mission

A progressive and stable community-based cooperative with successful business services,

Many hands make light the work in a cooperative; as it stands an autonomous

To develop and sustain effective leadership, professional management, and empowered

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Empowerment in membership is getting to be global in popularity. Yet, if we are to take

In the context of cooperativism, to be empowered in membership encourages members to

(SMMPC’s) credit assistance offers more opportunities to micro entrepreneurs to start up

Voluntary and open membership

Products and Services

However, SMMPC stopped accepting vehicles and tax declarations as collateral

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According to Miss Teresita Cahanding, SMMPC’s incumbent President, “During

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The explicit goal of the microfinance program is to serve the poor.

Consumer Services only had Php5 million capitalization but our

We are also tying up with small businesses so that we could extend

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Mrs. Zeny Alvarado (then

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Now, SMMPC applies interest on diminishing balance. The

My wife remains a member of the cooperative and that is fine with

My relative told me that

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Indeed, a long-time resident of Lower Bicutan said that one of Simbayanan’s

SMMPC AND ITS GOVERNANCE

Fr. Anton narrated,

The results were a Php7-million decline in SMMPC’s assets and

The Election Committee plays a key role in the process because

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By 2005 SMMPC had about 250 PT leaders, each handling 20 to 40 members.

A candidate is required to have at least Php5,000 in savings,

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Although we need to train more leaders, I believe that SMMPC is

I look for three things in choosing a candidate. First, one must

Second, the candidate must be competent—either a professional or

Finally, the candidate must have good character—no vested

Ugnayan (meaning “connection”) were SMMPC quarterly meetings held in five

SMMPC: 2005 ONWARDS

For 2005, SMMPC decided to focus on providing financial services and to

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• Php55 million in loans released;

This move means getting managers with corporate backgrounds to

We have also realized that when the members’ businesses perform

Aside from the various program of Personnel Management Association of the

We are now working on our COOP PESOS 3 items and hope to

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burden of improving our financials rests on me. Thus, I get a competent

After 14 years in the coop, I have seen one potential candidate

If you have a good management team, however, the coop will

The First SMMPC President

The Board’s mandate was for me to manage SMMPC, so I would