Section 25March 10, 1990, Sec./Art. 25

Cooperative Unions. - Registered cooperatives and federations at the appropriate levels may organize or join cooperative unions to represent the interest and welfare of all types of cooperatives at the provincial, city, regional, and national levels. Cooperative unions may have the following purposes:

(a) To represent its member organizations;

(b) To acquire, analyze, and disseminate economic, statistical, and other information relating to its members and to all types of cooperatives within its area of operation;

(c) To sponsor studies in the economic, legal, financial, social and other phases of cooperation, and publish the results thereof;

(d) To promote the knowledge of cooperative principles and practices;

(e) To develop the cooperative movement in their respective jurisdictions;

(f) To advise the appropriate authorities on all questions relating to cooperatives;

(g) To raise funds through membership fees, dues and contributions, donations, and subsidies from local and foreign sources whether private or government; and

(h) To do and perform such other activities as may be necessary to attain the foregoing objectives.

Cooperative unions may assist the national and local governments in the latter's development activities in their respective jurisdictions.

CHAPTER III

MEMBERSHIP