Tagum Cooperative

Tagum Cooperative’s (TC) belief in the value of work in service has brought the great twist from its humble beginning as “Holy Name Society (HNS) of Tagum Parish” in May, 1967 with only a handful members and an available share capital of only P80.00. It was branded a Finance Organization achieving Certified Credit Union Standards (FOCCUS) in the year 2000 by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), based in the United States of America (USA), through its outreaching- cooperative program office in the Philippines, popularly known as the Credit Union Empowerment and Strengthening (CUES)- Philippines. As a FOCCUS Cooperative, TC adopts the tenets espoused by WOCCU in its operations, programs, and policies, making it a World Class savings and credit cooperative providing the necessary environment for the safety and security of the member’s money, and giving very attractive interest rates on their deposits and savings through the adoption of a sound, effective and rigid financial management. Today, Tagum Cooperative is among the prime movers of the Country’s Cooperative Movement, being one of the leading and most active affiliates of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Mindanao Alliance of Self-help Societies- Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center (MASS-SPECC) and Model Credit Network (MCN). It has likewise formed affilations with Finance Organization achieving Certified Credit Union Standards (FOCCUS), Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF), Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU), Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), Credit Union Trainers for Empowerment (CUTE), CLIMBS and Metro South Coop Bank. Moreover, Tagum Cooperative is a leading advocate in the province in empowering or providing opportunities and protection to women and the marginalized sectors through its Gender and Development and Family Enrichment Program, Savings and Credit with Education (SCWE) Program, and the Pabilisang Savings sa mga Drivers Advocacy.