LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – “Let us maintain a stronger management of the Pangasinan Credit Surety Fund (PCSF)!”
Governor Amado “Pogi” I. Espino, III thus enjoined member cooperatives and non-government organizations (NGO) during a consultative meeting recently at the Sison Auditorium here.
The provincial chief executive said that such development program will boost the agriculture and business sector, helping not only the cooperative members but also their families and the whole province reap the benefits of the inclusive economic growth the move could generate.
“We just want you to reap the benefits of your hard work and sacrifices on putting up this cooperative to lead you to progress that is felt by each of your members and your families,” Gov. Espino said.
Part of the consultation to the governor was the reorganization of the PCSF oversight committee, which is now composed of a representative from the three clusters joined by ex-officio members from the Land Bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Provincial Government of Pangasinan.
Joining the governor in the meeting were: Former Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan, Executive Assistant II Nimrod Camba, Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued and Provincial Population Officer-in-Charge Ellsworth Gonzales.
For technical help, representatives from the PCSF institutional partners Land Bank of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) were invited to the consultative meeting.
PCSF was formed in 2011 under the administration of under a memorandum of agreement among the institutional partners, the Provincial Government of Pangasinan and 10 cooperatives and one NGO.
Under the administration of the then governor and now the 5th District Representative Amado T. Espino, Jr., the provincial government seeded a Php 10-million counterpart to the PCSF Trust Fund.
For two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014, the provincial government was recognized by BSP as the “Best Local Government Unit Support to CSF” in the country.
PCSF has since grown to a 27-member co-ops and NGOs from all over the province.
By Dexter A. See
