Abstract
The study intends to reflect collectivism in the vision, mission and
goals of cooperatives. As observed, cooperatives are realistic
embodiment of this philosophy in which their members form cooperatives
or they join cooperatives because through collective efforts, they can
be better off in their economic, social and political status. This study
employs a qualitative design using document analysis on the submitted
social audit and performance audit of cooperatives. As a strategy, the
VMGs were subjected to semantic analysis to create themes that are
primarily related to economic, social and political. The study utilizes
482 submitted audit reports to the Cooperative Development Authority
(CDA) in the Philippines. The study reflects that collectivism is
embedded in the VMGs of cooperatives. It manifests that the members’
collective aspirations in terms of economic, social and political are
codified and these serve as qualitative backbones that guides the
members and their officers in their actions. The study implies that
indeed cooperatives are institutions that embody collectivism and they
are viable institutions that can improve the economic, social and
political conditions of a group or people. Hence, this study suggests
that the propagation of cooperatives in communities needs to be
encouraged and public policy must be strengthen to make them stable and
operational.