This cooperative was established in 1972 in Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur with 33 initial members. It has grown to over 39,000 members across 8 provinces in Northern Luzon. The cooperative provides loans, savings, and insurance services to members as well as operating a clinic, stores, and agribusiness ventures. It has over 420 employees and continues expanding its operations through new branches, a hog farm, feed mill, and planned processing plant and resort.
SHSC A Cooperative Entrepreneur Story of their Journey
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3. COOP
PROFILE
Date Established: April 2, 1972
Principal Address: Poblacion, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur
CDA Re-registration Date: December 7, 2009
CDA Reg. No. 9520-01004061
Initial members: 33 parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
Initial Capitalization: Php 916.00
4. COOP
PROFILE
VISION
A leading cooperative in the country that propels
community development in its area of operation.
MISSION
To provide a complete package of integrated
services in building members’ lives.
9. Awards and
Recognition
2015 Gawad Pitak 1st Place
Non-Agri based Category
awarded by the Land Bank of
the Philippines
One of the 2015 Most
Outstanding Community
Enterprise awardees by the
Villar SIPAG Foundation
10. Awards and
Recognition
2015 Gawad MSME awardee
conferred by the Small Business
Corporation (SBC)
2015 Regional Winner-
Gawad Parangal- CDA RO1
21. Human
Resource
A TOTAL of 420 Employees as of June 2016.
The biggest employer under the coop sector in
the whole Region 1.
22. Hog Breeding Farm
The co-op owns a 300-sow level hog
breeding farm at Barangay
Daldagan, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur. The
said facility has the biggest bio-digester in
Region 1. Hog dispersal to grower-
members will start very soon.
23. On-going Construction
Feedmill
-the co-op will also be constructing its
own feedmill that will supply its Hog
Breeding farm and sell feeds to be known
as “CoopFeeds”.
Future Projects
Multi-purpose Building
-a four-storey multi-purpose building is
nearing its completion. The building will house
the co-op’s business enterprise offices and a
function hall that can host 500 guests.
24. Future Projects
Processing Plant
-the co-op will soon start the construction of a
Multi-Line processing plant located in
Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur. The project will process
the co-op and its farmer-members’ products.
Resort and Hotel
-the co-op will also join the tourism industry by
putting up its own water park, hotel and cafe.
The site is located at Brgy. Bagani
Gabor, Candon City, Ilocos Sur.