Tagum Cooperativeโs (TC) belief in the value of work in service has brought the great twist from its humble beginning as โHoly Name Society (HNS) of Tagum Parishโ in May, 1967 with only a handful members and an available share capital of only P80.00. It was branded a Finance Organization achieving Certified Credit Union Standards (FOCCUS) in the year 2000 by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOC
CU), based in the United States of America (USA), through its outreaching- cooperative program office in the Philippines, popularly known as the Credit Union Empowerment and Strengthening (CUES)- Philippines. As a FOCCUS Cooperative, TC adopts the tenets espoused by WOCCU in its operations, programs, and policies, making it a World Class savings and credit cooperative providing the necessary environment for the safety and security of the memberโs money, and giving very attractive interest rates on their deposits and savings through the adoption of a sound, effective and rigid financial management. Today, Tagum Cooperative is among the prime movers of the Countryโs Cooperative Movement, being one of the leading and most active affiliates of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Mindanao Alliance of Self-help Societies- Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center (MASS-SPECC) and Model Credit Network (MCN). It has likewise formed affilations with Finance Organization achieving Certified Credit Union Standards (FOCCUS), Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF), Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU), Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), Credit Union Trainers for Empowerment (CUTE), CLIMBS and Metro South Coop Bank. Moreover, Tagum Cooperative is a leading advocate in the province in empowering or providing opportunities and protection to women and the marginalized sectors through its Gender and Development and Family Enrichment Program, Savings and Credit with Education (SCWE) Program, and the Pabilisang Savings sa mga Drivers Advocacy (PASADA). All of these achievements are made possible because Tagum Cooperative stands firm in its commitment to extend the best service to its members so that each member will be proud of being a part of Tagum Cooperative. Thru good governance by its able Officials, empowered Management Staff and well informed membership, Tagum Cooperative is posed to continue its active participation as a Cooperative and as a partner of the government in progress and economic development of the Province of Davao del Norte, the neighboring provinces and the Philippine Cooperative sector in general.
