THE COOPERATIVES AND THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND AGENDA

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVES & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
Tel. [phone] to 45 loc. 316
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COOP 3093 COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND PERSPECTIVE
THE COOPERATIVES AND THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND AGENDA
GROUP 4
BC FMA 3-1 LEADER:
SANTE, JAYSON
MEMBERS:
BORJA, RAIZZA MAE
CLARON, IVY
DELA ROSA, DOMINIC
FABELLAR, FRANZ
PASTRANA, DIANNA PROF. ANGELITA SUMAWAY-VILLARUEL

Cooperative as Practical Vehicles for Poverty Alleviation Economic Growth And Equity

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8425
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE SOCIAL REFORM AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RA 8425 divides the basic sectors into 14 main groupings:
 Farmers and landless rural workers
 Artisanal fisher folk
 Urban poor
 Indigenous people and cultural communities
 Workers in formal labor and migrant workers
 Workers in the informal sector
 Women
 Children
 Youth and students
 Senior citizens
 Persons with disabilities
 Victims of disasters and calamities
 Non-governmental organizations  COOPERATIVES
"Cooperative" — Refers to a duly registered association of at least fifteen (15) persons, majority of which are poor, having a common bond of interest, who voluntarily join together to achieve a lawful common social and economic end. It is organized by the members who equitably contribute the required share capital and accept a fair share of the risks and benefits of their undertaking in accordance with the universally accepted corporate principles and practices; SOCIAL PROBLEMS
 Corruption
 POVERTY
 Overpopulation
 Child Abuse
 Lack of adequate health services
 Terrorism
 Unemployment

TYPES OF POVERTY
 ABSOLUTE