Cooperatives in the Philippines
Lists of cooperatives registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) under Republic Act 9520 — grouped by type and by administrative region, so you can find a particular kind of cooperative in a particular part of the country.
Browse by type
The most numerous kinds of cooperative on the CDA register. Each links to the full national list.
Consumer Cooperatives in the Philippines
10,493 listed
View the list →Agricultural Cooperatives in the Philippines
4,225 listed
View the list →Credit & Banking Cooperatives in the Philippines
2,827 listed
View the list →Worker Cooperatives in the Philippines
2,508 listed
View the list →Marketing Cooperatives in the Philippines
678 listed
View the list →Browse by region
Cooperatives by type across the 15 administrative regions where we hold enough registry depth to publish a useful list.
the National Capital Region
the Ilocos Region
the Bicol Region
the Cordillera Administrative Region
the CARAGA Region
Northern Mindanao
the Zamboanga Peninsula
How cooperative registration works in the Philippines
A cooperative in the Philippines is registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) under Republic Act 9520, the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008. Registration is what gives a cooperative its legal personality — the CDA issues a certificate of registration, and the cooperative is then subject to the Code's rules on membership, governance and reporting.
The lists on this site are grouped by the CDA's own administrative regions rather than by city. That reflects how the register itself records them: a region is reliably present for these cooperatives, a city very often is not. Grouping by region is therefore the honest unit here, and it is also how most people search — by type of cooperative and by part of the country.
The lists above cover 20,731 cooperatives across the five most common types. A region appears only where we hold enough registry depth to publish a list worth reading; where we do not, there is no page rather than a near-empty one.
Want the wider picture — the cooperative movement's history, scale and regulation in the Philippines? Read the full guide to cooperatives in the Philippines.
Cooperatives in the Philippines, explained
How many cooperatives are there in the Philippines?
The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) registers tens of thousands of cooperatives nationwide. This directory lists cooperatives drawn from the CDA register, grouped by type and by administrative region so you can find a specific kind of cooperative in a specific part of the country.
What types of cooperatives are most common in the Philippines?
Consumer and multi-purpose cooperatives are the most numerous, followed by agricultural cooperatives and credit cooperatives (savings and credit cooperatives). Worker and marketing cooperatives are also represented across most regions.
What law governs cooperatives in the Philippines?
Cooperatives are governed by Republic Act 9520, the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008. They are registered and supervised by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), which issues the certificate of registration that gives a cooperative its legal personality.
How do I check whether a Philippine cooperative is registered?
Registration is confirmed by the CDA, which maintains the official register and issues each cooperative a certificate of registration. The names listed here are drawn from that register. For the current status of any single cooperative — including whether its registration remains in good standing — check directly with the CDA.
Listings are drawn from the CDA register. Registration status can change; confirm the current standing of any individual cooperative with the CDA directly.