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Philippine government loaned 2.8bn pesos to electric co-ops in 2025

The Philippines’ National Electrification Administration (NEA) says it loaned around PHP2.8bn (£35m) to 45 electric co-ops…

Why co-operatives are built to deal with crisis

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica,…

2025 in review: Noel Raboy

CEO and president, Climbs Life and General Insurance Cooperative

Filipino government wants co-ops to help meet electrification target

Energy secretary Sharon Garin said the goal is for total electrification by 2028, with a million…

New tech, old values: The digital challenge for health co-ops

Discussion led by the International Health Cooperative Organisation in New Delhi

Filipino co-ops discuss digital at their first national congress

Digitisation is needed to future-proof co-ops and open up new markets, says the NCBC

Filipino electric co-ops asked to explain apparent ‘lack of transparency’

The regulator says it could refer the matter to “other pertinent agencies for further investigation”

Electric co-ops in the Philippines take action to help struggling peers

47,000 electric meters are being donated to the co-ops in need – an example of principle…

Energy co-ops weigh the costs of the world’s power supply crisis

Suppliers in the sector are struggling with rising costs – but there is also hope that the…

Government backs Filipino co-op to become a digital jobs hub

The programme aims to boost economic growth and financial inclusion, and reduce poverty

Co-operation in times of crisis: The movement steps up when disaster strikes

From the Lancashire Cotton Famine of the 1860s to the typhoons striking the Philippines in 2021,…

Filipino co-ops affected by Typhoon Odette get cash aid from government

'The distribution of financial assistance will further our goal to strengthen the capacities of our people.…