𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤, 𝙇𝙖 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣—𝙏𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨–𝙆𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣, 𝙄𝙛𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚-𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 21 𝙩𝙤 23, 2025, 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮–𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 (𝘿𝙈𝙈𝙈𝙎𝙐-𝙊𝙐𝙎), 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤, 𝙇𝙖 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣.
The participants included Dr. Edgar G. Cue, Atty. Dublin G. Okoren-Facullo, Dr. Rhoda Basco-Galangco, Ms. Derine D. Aguid, Mr. Gabriel T. Sawate, Jr., Mr. Mel A. Co, Ms. Michelle C. Doss, Mr. Sean Paul C. Kunayon, Mr. Ariel D. Ligos, Ms. Nicole Bryle F. Gut-omen from Mountain Province State University (MPSU), and Ms. Leticia L. Lagayan from the National Museum of the Philippines – Kiangan, Ifugao.
The training was spearheaded by Dr. Romeo C. Opeña, Jr., DMMMSU Training Chief for Continuing Professional Education and Development (CPED), and featured two distinguished learning service providers: Dr. Josefina L. Bitonio, former Regional Director of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region I and former Professor of Public Administration at Lyceum-Northwestern University, Dagupan City, and Dr. Allen J. Ngilangil, Executive Director of the Cordillera Administrative Region Cooperative Union and a development advocate. Their combined expertise provided participants with a robust foundation in both the technical and social dimensions of cooperative education.
Said event was designed to develop a new generation of cooperative educators who are both technically proficient and socially conscious. It equipped participants with tools to incorporate cooperative principles into their teaching and outreach, while also creating a pool of certified trainers to lead cooperative education efforts.
Through interactive workshops and learning sessions, participants applied cooperative principles to real-world situations and built stronger connections between academic institutions, fostering collaboration for future initiatives. The training also encouraged new perspectives on cooperatives within various disciplines.
The participants expressed a renewed commitment to advancing cooperative education in their respective communities. Said conferment as accredited cooperative training providers marks a significant step toward grassroots development and institutional capacity-building in the province.#
