TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 16 -- The Northern Samar provincial government is preparing for the full operation of the Northern Samar Credit Surety Fund Cooperative (NSCSF Coop) to expand financial access for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in the province.

Formed through a partnership among the provincial government, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and eight participating cooperatives, the NSCSF Coop undertook months of organizational and regulatory groundwork to ensure legal and sustainable operation.

"A major milestone in its preparation was securing a Certificate of Registration from the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The registration formally recognizes the cooperative as a legal entity authorized to ...