Zubiri vouches for power of coop sector in addressing poverty

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri on Monday pushed for more support for the cooperative sector as he met with the cooperative sector and educational assistance beneficiaries in Albay.

The Senate leader turned over projects and donations in the town of Camalig and Legazpi City.

“Naniniwala po ako sa kakayahan ng coop sector na tulungan ang ating mga kababayan na umahon mula sa kahirapan,” Zubiri said during his speech.

“As I always say, cooperativism is about helping the Filipino help themselves,” the chair of the Senate committee on cooperatives said.

Zubiri attended the inauguration and blessing of the Albay Provincial Cooperative Building in Camalig.

Built through Zubiri’s legislative amendments in the national budget, it is the first cooperative building in the province. The building will be available for the use of local cooperatives looking for a place to hold their meetings, trainings, seminars, and other activities.

“Hindi niyo na po kailangang maghanap ng lugar sa labas. This building is completely yours to use,” Zubiri said, addressing the cooperative sector representatives at the inauguration.

Apart from the Albay Provincial Cooperative Building, Zubiri also had an inspection of other projects in Legazpi City, including the Legazpi City Exhibition Center, also spearheaded through his institutional amendments in the national budget.

Zubiri also turned over his donation of eight hundred units of evacuation tents to Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, who received 400 tents for the province, while Mayor Noel Rosal received another 400 for Legazpi.

The cube tents are ideal for evacuation sites, spacious enough to provide temporary shelter for an entire family. Zubiri made the donation along with friends from the Singapore-based Temasek Foundation.

“We hope these tents will be useful in Albay’s disaster management efforts, particularly in setting up proper evacuation sites for disaster-struck communities,” he said.

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