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The De La Salle University - Dasmariñas Faculty Development Cooperative (DLSU-D FDC) is a multi-purpose cooperative. It started during the incumbency of Faculty Association Executive Committee, SY 2003 -2005: Jose R. Domingo - President, Jing Reyes - Vice President, Sonia Gementiza - Secretary, Jackie Morta - Treasurer, Loida Ilano - Auditor, and Arnel Sanchez - PRO. The cooperative was conceptualized as a response to the needs of the faculty members to improve their economic status and to have a venue for financial support. During the campaign period of the Party of Empowered La sallian Educators (PELE) from which the incumbent officers belonged, they assured their constituents an income generating project through a faculty canteen. Mr. Domingo started to schedule meetings with the FA advisory board (composed of former FA presidents) to solicit their support and comments regarding the possibility of putting up a canteen in DLSU-D campus through cooperative. It was followed with the multi-sectoral meeting (Staff, Parents, Alumni, and Students) inviting them to invest in the idea of organizing a cooperative. The DLSU-D community officially accepted the operation of the cooperative after three meetings in the Academic council, one in the Operation council and twice in the President council meetings.

On September 8, 2003 , the cooperative received its certificate of registration LGA-5831 from the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). The first Pre-Membership Education Seminar was conducted by the Cooperative Division, Office of the Governor at DLSU-Dasmariñas, Luis Aguado Viewing Room on July 18, 2003 . It was attended by the following:

Efren P. Rafael	Zenaida R. Brazos
Jing R. Reyes	Sulpicio B. Reyes
Jovencito Z. Yañez	Rhodora D. Espiritu
Henry L. Bernardo	Felinore Angelica H. Valera
Teresita M. Talamera	Almario P. Velasco
Monina A. Remulla	Evangeline C. Ruga
Isabelita C. Celestino	Rey M. Garrido
Eduardo Rubi II	Armando Bañares
Dennis B. Maldo	Mary Jane V. Sapiendante
Belinda C. Narvaez	Mary May C. Eulogio
Madison B. Valera	Orlando B. Tiangco
Nieves G. Servida	Imelda J. Dumaual
Ricardo T. Santiago	Jose R. Domingo Jr.
Zenia M. Madlansacay	Sonia M. Gementiza
Evangeline B. Mercado	Cristina E. Sayoto
Siegfred Gamueda	Janis Anne Mojica
Federico Besa Jr.	Ronaldo L. Lubiano
Cynthia N. Camarce	Ma. Lourdes E. Calvario
Dave Antenor-Cruz	Arnel G. Sanchez
Jacqueline L. Morta	Christian M. Ariete
Loida R. Ilano	Annie P. Sasis
Vernon Jr. Himor	Marie Joie Lobo

Ricardo T. Santiago
Teresita M. Talamera
Mary May C. Eulogio Almario P. Velasco
Jovencito Z. Yañez

During its first year of operation, the cooperative had 370 members having Php 3,233,089 paid up capital. The faculty members realized the importance of the multipurpose cooperative and as such its membership ballooned into 460 members with Php 5,692,588.18 paid up capitals in its second year of operation.