Elective Official — DILG Region I opinion letter

minimum requirements of regut)r;e{ rership, continues to patronize the cooperative for two (2) years, and signifies his/her l$tention to remain a member shall be considered "ART. 27. Government Otlicerc and,:f,mployees. - (1) Any officer or employee of the Authority shall be disqualified to bq elected or appointed to any position in a cooperative: Provided, That the dis{{tralification does not extend to a cooperative organized by the officers or the Authority. "(2) All elective officials of the shall be ineligible to become officers and directors of cooperatives: the disqualification does not extend to a a cooperative he or she represents; and party list representative being an "(3) Any government employee or may, in the discharge of is duties as a member in the cooperative, be allowed by of office concerned to use official time for This Office opines that an elected,officials can be a member of a cooperative or a farmers association because of Art. (1) of R.A. 9520 whi€h does not limit the kind of members who will join a cooperative or an associatio However, with respect to elec I be an officer of a farmer's association or cooperatives, this office opines that they are disqualified from being an officer of a allowed by Art. 27 (2) of R.A. 9520. Hence, they We hope that we have addressed r concern accordingly. rative or an association. Very truly yours, ^t trfi."^^/ MANUEL V. B|ASON, CESO ill /ReSional Director f, ll a regular member. "A cooperative organized by minors sfiall be considered a laboratory cooperative and must be affiliated with a registered fooperative. A laboratory cooperative shall be governed by special guidelines to be plomulgated by the Authority. I I rlrlit l 'itl,l I jt il attendance at the general committee meetings of cooperatives as well as cooperative seminars, conferences, workshops, technical meetings, and training courses locally or abroad: Provided, fhbt the operations of the office concerned are not adversely affected. I Legalroa