Manila, Jan. 28 -- From an initial capital of PHP450,000, the Aringay Veggies Agriculture Cooperative (Aringay Veggies), composed of 37 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Aringay, La Union, achieved remarkable growth in less than two years.

Since its inception in April 2023, the cooperative now has PHP700,000 worth of assets and three of its members graduated from the conditional cash transfer program last year.

The cooperative was chosen for the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DPWH) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) for its proposal to establish vegetable chips-making using the surplus produce.

Last year, the group was cited as the Best Micro-Enterprise Development Association ...