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Each drinking water system costs about $230, plus the annual cost of P2,900 to replace the filter.  The cooperative can sell the  clean water at 22 centavos a bottle compared to the P8 charged by bottled water companies. 


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Cooperatives to rally vs repeal of tax exemption

By Raymund Catindig | October 2, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), an organization of cooperative union, federations and consortiums, will stage a series of mass actions in Isabela province this month to protest the passage of a law that...

Nation

Coop industry seeks government support

November 1, 2014 - 12:00am

 While coop organizations don’t really need financial support, the cooperative sector is calling on the government to provide legislative aid and measures to strengthen the industries where coop members...

Freeman Cebu Business

Cooperatives seek infra support from the gov’t

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | October 20, 2014 - 12:00am

With the vital contribution of the cooperative sector in the nation's socio-economic development, the government should do its part to help augment the cooperatives and support in terms of infrastructures.

Freeman Cebu Business

Last week of October eyed as coop week

September 30, 2014 - 12:00am

The Cebu Provincial Board is set to declare the last week of October of every year as “Cooperative Consciousness Week in Cebu Province” as it hosts the 12th National Cooperatives Summit from October 16...

Cebu News

Cebu to host 2014 national coop meet

October 28, 2013 - 12:00am

The 12th “National Cooperative Summit” was formally launched last Saturday, highlighting the closing of the 2013 Central Visayas Cooperative Congress held at the J Center Convention Hall in Mandaue ...

Cebu News

Government urged to provide support systems for co-ops

August 29, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), an umbrella cooperative organization, is urging government to provide support systems critical to the survival of cooperatives. "Current efforts are not enough to...

Business

Cheap, clean drinking water

By Estela Banzon-De La Paz | October 14, 2002 - 12:00am

The 33-member Philippine Cooperative Center has found a money maker. It is lending its member-cooperatives the money to buy the drinking water system distributed by Multi Pure Phils. Corp. Each drinking water...

Business As Usual

Co-ops to boost RP growth — Pagdanganan

April 12, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippines is very much capable of achieving an annual economic growth of five percent or more, which the World Bank said is needed to reduce poverty from last year’s 26 percent of the population to 18...

Business