A Municipal Cooperative Development Office (MCDO), created by Republic Act 11535, is a mandatory government unit responsible for overseeing and promoting the growth of cooperatives within a municipality. Guided by the Local Government Code of 1991, the office's functions include assisting in the formation and organization of cooperatives, providing technical and other forms of support to existing cooperatives, and developing plans and strategies to integrate cooperative principles into local government programs and services. The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) serves as the government agency responsible for registering and promoting cooperatives, while the MCDO implements initiatives to enhance the viability and impact of these cooperatives.  

Cooperative Development Specialist II

A Municipal Cooperative Development Officer (CDO) is a mandatory position at the municipal level in the Philippines, established by RA 11535, to manage the local government's office for cooperative development. The CDO's responsibilities include assisting in the organization of new cooperatives, overseeing their development, and supporting their operations to enhance the economic and social well-being of their communities. The CDO is a government official responsible for promoting the growth and development of cooperatives within their respective municipality.  

1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the sanggunian (council) and provide technical assistance and support to the governor or mayor, as the case may be, in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of facilities through the organizing, promotion and development of cooperatives, and in providing access to such services and facilities;

2. Develop plans and strategies in consultation with the cooperative sector and upon approval thereof by the governor or mayor, as the case may be, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of cooperatives values, principles, and practices in programs and projects, which the governor or mayor is empowered to implement and which the sanggunian is empowered to provide for;

3. Take the lead in identifying groups, sectors or communities that can be organized into cooperatives; provide assistance to prospective cooperatives in the conduct of the required preregistration seminar; provide technical and other forms of assistance to duly registered cooperatives; assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government agencies, cooperative unions, and federations, the academe, and non-government organizations involved in the promotion and integration of the concept of cooperatives; and

4. Assist cooperatives in the development and implementation of risk management plans and business continuity plans and management as a response to anticipated or unexpected man-made and natural calamities and disasters, to aid in their survival and if necessary, subsequent rehabilitation.