Leon hosts 2006 Nat'l Coop Month Celebration
The Municipality of Leon under the administration of Mayor Romulo C. Cabana hosts this year’s local celebration of the National Cooperative Month with the Theme: "COOPERATIVES: Making a Real Difference (Bansang Nagkakaisa, May Pusong Kooperatiba)."
The Opening of the Cooperative Month Celebration was held on October 12, 2006 at the Covered Gymn of the Municipality of Leon which was attended by the members of the Iloilo Provincial Cooperative Development Council (SB Chairmen on Cooperatives; Municipal Cooperative Development Officers, lines agencies and coop sector ); Leon Municipal Cooperative Development Council; the Liga ng mga barangay captains of Leon; municipal officials and primary cooperatives of the municipality of Leon.
Also, during the opening was the induction of the new set of officers of IPCDC chaired by Board Member Domingo B. Oso, Jr., SP Committee Chairman on Coops and NGOs.
Part of the celebration is a weeklong Palangabuhian Fiesta, cooperative trade fair, (October 16-20, 2006) which will be opened at the capitol lobby to showcase the cooperative products in the Province of Iloilo on October 16 at 8:30 in the morning.
A series of symposia/seminar will be undertaken at the Provincial Capitol (5th floor, conference room) during the month long celebration thru the collaborative efforts of the Provincial Cooperative Development Office, headed by its Officer-In-Charge, Ms Mila M. Layog; the Iloilo Provincial Cooperative Development Council chaired by Board Member, Hon. Domingo B. Oso, Jr. and the Western Visayas Alliance of Cooperatives chaired by Dr. Arnold M. Naldoza.
A Symposium on Market Management will be conducted on October 16; Cooperative Governance Teamshop will be on October 19; Symposium on Healthcare Systems on October 20 and Symposium on Coop Promotion and Development on October 23. Resource speakers coming from Manila and Cebu who are experts in their field of specialization were invited to share their experiences with the participants.
A two-day (October 18-19, 2006) livelihood training will also be conducted in Leon, which will focus on mango processing and food/vegetable processing.
The highlight and culminating activity for this month-long celebration will be on October 27, 2006. In the morning, a motorcade/caravan of 5,000 to 6,000 delegates coming from the city, the 42 municipalities in the province of Iloilo and Passi City converging from different assembly areas will proceed to the municipality of Leon, Iloilo.This will be followed by a Program to be held at the municipal plaza of Leon.
(Capitol News)