Tagum Cooperative is one of the largest cooperatives in Mindanao, Philippines as it is classified by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) of the Philippines as a large cooperative. Its main office is located along Dalisay Road, Magugpo West, Tagum City.
History
Tagum Cooperative started as Holy Name Society of Tagum Parish by the Maryknoll Fathers in May 1967 with a handful of members and an available share capital of .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, through its outreaching-cooperative program office Credit Union Empowerment and Strengthening (CUES) - Philippines.
Products
Tagum Cooperative offers the following products and services.
Savings products Source: Share capital (mandatory for all cooperative member-owners) Regular savings (mandatory for all cooperative member-owners) Time deposits GASAKA Savings (Gasa Alang Sa Kaugmaon time deposit) Time in 30 Golden H.E.A.R.T.S. (for senior citizen members) Honey Plan (housing and home improvement) Wedding Savings Emergency Ready Savings DRIVE Savings (Dream Inspired Vehicle) SureTec Savings Birthday Savings Vacation Savings Christmas Savings Serenity Savings SALAd (Save A Lot Advocacy) Equity Savings Program Heroes GIFT (Grow Investment Savings For Tomorrow) TCOPPS (Tagum Cooperative Overseas Pinoy Premium Savings) PaSaDa (Pabilisang Savings Sa Mga Driver Advocacy)
Loan products
Major loans Regular loan (RL) Government Employees’ Salary Loan (GESL) GESL for Department of Education (DepEd) employees GESL for barangay LGU employees GESL for LGU, national government, and GOCC employees Accredited DepEd Employees Salary Loan (ADESL) Private Employees Salary Loan (PESL) Pensioners Loan (PL) Prime Asset Liquidation Service (PALS) Income Generating Service Loan (IGSL) Standby Credit Line Service (SCLS) Car loan (CL) Minor loans Cash advance Emergency loan Educational loan Special loans Instant Loan Bonanza Micro-finance Loan Benefits Loan Furniture, Appliance, and Gadget Loan (FAGL) Travel Loan Convenient Loan ESP Loan Pabahay loan (PL)
Insurance products Source: Himsug Pamilya Program (HPP; mandatory for all cooperative member-owners) Mortuary insurance (mandatory for all cooperative member-owners) Life, accident, and health insurance Family insurance Group insurance Vehicle insurance Property insurance OFW insurance
Other products and services
TC FuneCare, funeral services product available for all cooperative member-owners and their beneficiaries Mortuary plan Chapels and viewing rooms Funeral coordination Grief management TC Youth Laboratory Cooperative, school-based youth organizations affiliated with Tagum Cooperative aiming to train minor member-owners on the management and operations of a regular cooperative, and to encourage thrift and savings mobilization School-based laboratory cooperatives Aflatoun Child Social & Financial Education Youth Saver Club Power Teen Savers Club Kiddie Balik-Eskwela Savings Kiddie Birthday Savings Graduation Savings Movine Up Savings Enrichment (MUSE) TC Mobile app
Affiliations National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) Mindanao Alliance of Self-help Societies- Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center (MASS-SPECC) Model Cooperative Network (MCN) CLIMBS Life & General Insurance Cooperative Credit Union Trainers for Empowernment (CUTE) Metro South Coop Bank Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) One of the 15 partner co-ops in the GE Project in the Philippines that was implemented by the Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF) from 2010-2012, supported by the Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC).
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