On January 26, 2015 I decided to join Simbayanan ni Maria Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SMMPC) in Taguig City. The cooperative was registered as a non-stock organization in 1991 by Father Anton Pascual as the Founding Chairman. Father Anton was the parish priest of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary from 1988-1992. The church is located in Bgy. Lower Bicutan, Taguig City.
What is Simbayanan ni Maria
Multi-Purpose Cooperative?
According to its website, SMMPC envisions itself to become "A
Community cooperative with integrated social and business entrepreneurship
services for the total human development of all cooperators." Its
mission is to practice good governance, efficient and effective management and
fully empowered membership with the culture of cooperativism as a way of
life". God-centredness, social responsibility, personal discipline, and
FAITH are the core values of the cooperative. FAITH stands for fairness, accountability,
integrity, transparency, and humility."
What are the services offered by
SMMPC?
Services offered by SMMPC are the following:
1. Savings Deposits
a. Regular Savings – P2,800.00
b. Young Savers – P250.00
c. Time Deposits
2. Loan Products which include:
a. Business Load Non-Collateralized and Share Capital Empowerment
b. Real Estate Mortgage
c. Back to Back Loan
d. Motor/Vehicle Loan
e. Jewelry Loan
3. Other Services
a. Bayad Center
b. Western Union Money Remittance
c. PhilHealth Payment Acceptance
d. Social Entrepreneurial Training
e. Insurance Death Benefit
f. Scholarship-SMCFI
g. Venue for all occasions
Cooperative is one of the four business organizations (the other
three are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation).Therefore, being a
member in a cooperative means being interested in investment. I chose Regular Savings and paid P2,800.00 broken down as follows:
Share Capital - P1,700.00, Savings Deposit - P500.00, Damayan Trust Fund -
P300.00, and Membership Fee - P300.00. I filled out several forms, namely, the
Member Data Form, Damayan Form, Signature Card, and Insurance Form.
Requirements are a photocopy of 2 valid IDs (I submitted company ID and
Passport), 2 pcs 1x1 ID pictures, and Certificate of Attendance of
Pre-Orientation Seminar. After 30 minutes of processing my application, I was
issued with SMMPC ID, a T-shirt, and a Passbook showing all the fees I paid. I
intend to increase my share of capital by depositing once every month not less
than P500.00. The higher the share capital is, the higher the dividends.
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Updated as of April 17, 2016
I decided to upload some documents I got from SMMPC as a member.
SMMPC Membership ID
With the benefits you will get from Simbayanan, I would strongly recommend you to join.
I decided to upload some documents I got from SMMPC as a member.
1ST APPLIANCE LOAN WORTH P6,200.00
(AMPLIFIER FROM ABENSON APPLIANCES)
MY 1ST CASH LOAN: P5,000.00
MY 2ND CASH LOAN: P10,000.00
DEPOSITS OF MY ANNUAL INSURANCE
(DAMAYAN) FEES
DEPOSITS OF MY SHARE CAPITAL
DEPOSITS OF MY SAVINGS
Security Bank ATM Card used for withdrawing your cash loan
SMMPC Membership ID
With the benefits you will get from Simbayanan, I would strongly recommend you to join.
