Attached office · CSEA
Cooperatives and Social Enterprise Authority
The only Bangsamoro agency that registers cooperatives and social enterprises; gives them technical guidance, financial help and other services so they grow into viable businesses that reduce poverty.
Attached to the Office of the Chief Minister
Programs 3
Cooperative pre-registration seminars
SourceTeaches groups, such as coconut farmers, about cooperative rules, governance and legal requirements before they register.
Business & cooperativesFarmersCooperativesE-Coop Registration
SourceOnline registration for cooperatives.
How to get it: Use the E-Coop Registration link under Online Services on the CSEA site.
Business & cooperativesCooperatives
Services 10
As the office’s Citizen’s Charter lists them: what to bring, what it costs, how long it takes.
Registration of Proposed CooperativeFee: PHP 510 · Takes 10 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: PHP 510
What to bring
- Articles of Cooperation
- By-laws of Cooperative with economic survey
- Fee
- PHP 510
- Processing time
- 10 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists; Regional Administrator
Regular Amendments for CapitalizationFee: PHP 300 · Takes 10 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: PHP 300
Amendment of articles and by-laws for new capitalization; fee of 1/10 of 1% of the new capitalization.
What to bring
- General Assembly resolution
- Board of Directors and Secretary certificate
- Copy of Articles of Cooperation and By-laws to be amended
- Fee
- PHP 300
- Processing time
- 10 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists; Regional Administrator
Cooperative Consolidated According to Volume of BusinessFee: None · Takes 5 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
What to bring
- Monitoring forms
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 5 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists
Cooperative Supervised, Inspected and MonitoredFee: None · Takes 2 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
Monitoring forms sent to cooperatives and inspection of the board of directors.
What to bring
- Monitoring forms
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 2 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists
Annual Reports and Audited Financial Reports and General Information SheetFee: None · Takes 5 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
Cooperatives file their annual report, audited financial report and list of officers.
What to bring
- Prescribed CDA form
- Audited financial report
- General information sheet listing officers, committees and management staff
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 5 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists
Amount of Fines and Penalties CollectedFee: None · Takes 5 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
What to bring
- Monitoring forms
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 5 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists
Issuance of Certificate of ComplianceFee: PHP 100 · Takes 5 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: PHP 100
What to bring
- Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR)
- BOD resolution
- Audited annual report
- Bond of accountable officers
- Action plan
- Fee
- PHP 100
- Processing time
- 5 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists; Regional Administrator
Mediation and Reconciliation and ConferenceFee: None · Takes 5 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
Mediation of internal disputes in a cooperative or between cooperatives; unresolved cases go to the municipal cooperative council and regional mediation committee.
What to bring
- Cooperative resolution stating the internal problem
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 5 days
- Where
- CDS Mediation Team; Regional Administrator
Promotion and Project Development AssistanceFee: NoneBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
Coop Clustered According to Volume of Business SizeFee: None · Takes 3 daysBusiness & cooperativesCooperativesFee: None
What to bring
- Monitoring forms
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 3 days
- Where
- Cooperative Development Specialists
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