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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, A.Y. 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-5831from 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.

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 withPhp 5,692,588.18 paid up capitals in its second year of operation.