Chairman's Corner

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This is an archive of messages, statements and regular columns from the CDA Chairperson. Select an article to read the full text.

CDA Chairperson Usec. Joseph B. Encabo laid today to the public the programs and reforms that his leadership has...

On May 11, 2021, the CDA Koops eForum featured the newly installed CDA Chairperson as he presented his vision...

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. The Chieftains of the Indigenous Peoples from the hinterlands of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Caraga...

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. It has been said that "a strong army can conquer a kingdom but that..."

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. Datu Sumael called me 10 o'clock in the morning last Saturday. He was requesting...

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. How time flies! Soon it will be 2021. So many things are happening now-a-...

Posted on December 31, 2020

"Ownership" of the rich is the "dispossession" of the poor: who can buy or sell the sky?

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. An 1848 speech attributed to Chief Seattle of the Suquamish tribe poetically expressed: "How..."

Posted on December 31, 2020

Social transformation for people, planet, prosperity and peace: waging coop revolution

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. "Sa bawat henerasyon may rebolusyon. Rebolusyong kooperatiba, ang tawag ng bagong panahon!" Poverty. Hunger....

Posted on December 28, 2020

Serving the least of our brethren: PAFCPIC shows the way

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. PAFCPIC which stands for the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Cooperative has concretely manifested...

Posted on November 26, 2020

No to development aggressions! Cooperativism: empowerment of the poor and vulnerable

Kim's Dream Orlando R. Ravanera. Poverty amidst plenty? Why?? No question about it as stated by Dr. Kent Carpenter,...

CDA Champions Conflict-Resilient Cooperative Sector, Honored as Key ADR Partner at 2026 National ADR Convention · October 22, 2026
CDA Advances Evidence-Based Policymaking Through Policy Research Month Training-Workshop · October 21, 2026
CDA Strengthens Capacity of Cooperative Youth Leaders and Members Through Leadership Training · October 21, 2026

Empowering the Next Generation: Young Individuals for Future Cooperative Leaders · October 26, 2026 | Region-6
From Local to Global: Eastern Visayas Coconut Cooperatives Take Center Stage · October 22, 2026 | Region-8
CDA Administrator Santiaguel Urges Region II Personnel to Embrace Role as Cooperative Developers · October 22, 2026 | Region-2