2019 NECAAA Annual Report

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NECAAA @2019

HEROES IN OUR OWN WAY

The Nueva Ecija Consumer Affairs Advocacy Association, Inc. or NECAAA was
established in January 2016 primarily to empower the consumers in the province of
Nueva Ecija. They continue the legacy of the former consumer organization named
Consumer Affairs Councils – Nueva Ecija Multi-purpose Cooperative or CACNE-MPC.
Its officers and members are volunteers who spent most of the time when doing
their advocacies and implementation of their services.

The Consumer Affairs Councils (CACs) of Nueva Ecija, being an active partner of DTI
in the province in its advocacies and in the implementation of programs and
services, swore to protect the interest of consumers and promote its general
welfare. They were recognized as one of the best consumer groups in the region in
terms of advocacy and special program implementers such as Search for
Pinakamaringal na Pamilihang Bayan, conduct of CARES, Consumer Welfare Month
and as active member of Federation of Association of Consumer Organizations in
Region 3 or Fedacor.

The officers and selected members have been trained by DTI to enhance their
capabilities. Last year, DTI conducted series of seminars to refresh and enhance their
capabilities like Leadership Training, Public Speaking, Training of Trainers, How to
prepare project proposal and the like to enable them to do their own advocacy
activities.

From January to December 2019, the 23 existing consumer groups including
NECAAA managed their own advocacy through the conduct of Consumer
Awareness and Responsiveness Education seminar (CARES) in close coordination
and under the supervision of DTI. It was very successful as they are using the
presentation materials and handouts awarded to them by DTI. A total of 109 CARES
had been conducted to barangays and different sectors all over Nueva Ecija.

They also managed to do their own resource generation in alliance with the Nueva
Ecija League of Market Administrators, Inc. or NELMA. This fund raising project help
them achieved their purpose of doing consumerism activities. The funds realized
was used to purchase a standard price watch boards that has been distributed to 32
towns.

To date, in close coordination with DTI, the consumer groups have been linked to
Fedacor-3 Organization Incorporated that enable them to attend to different
seminars and trainings and attended national convention.

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THIS IS NECAAA

NECAAA VISION

A strong and solidified consumer sector of Nueva Ecija by 2023.

NECAAA MISSION

1. To protect the economic interest of consumers and establishment of

standards of fair conduct by business and traders.

2. To coordinate/report any unsafe, unhealthy, unfair trade/business

practices.

3. To provide an inexpensive, speedy and easily available means of

resolutions of legitimate consumer grievances/complaints.

4. To promote continuous, timely, appropriate and inexpensive consumer

education and information.

5. To involve consumer representatives in the formulation of consumer

related laws.

6. To serve as watchdog and feedback mechanism, regarding consumers’

complaints and initiate required actions.

7. To plan, program and prepare strategies as maybe needed to realize

the above goals and objectives of the movement.

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GROWING FAMILY

The Organizational Chart of NECAAA in 2019 with total members of 22 Local
CACs under its umbrella.

2016 NECAAA AND IT’S LOCALLY BASED MEMBERS

NECAAA

CABANATUAN TALAVERA JAEN SAN RIZAL BONGABON CUYAPO ZARAGOZA GABALDON
ANTONIO

2017

CARRANGLAN SAN JOSE LUPAO QUEZON NAMPICUAN TALUGTUG SAN ISIDRO

2018 GENERAL NATIVIDAD GUIMBA PANTABANGAN LLANERA
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ALIAGA

2019 SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ

OUR ADVOCACY

Right to Basic Needs, Right to Safety, Right to Information, Right to choose,
Right to Representation, Right to Redress, Right to consumer education &
Right to a healthy environment.

These rights, when asserted, protect us from the market abuses and social
injustices which undermine them.

After knowing the rights of consumers, comes the Five Consumer
Responsibilities, as having knowledge on the consumer rights is worthless if
responsibilities will not be applied. These are Critical Awareness, Action,
Social Concern, Environmental Awareness and Solidarity.

NECAAA Conducted CARES with the following objectives:

1. To educate consumers of different sectors on their rights and

responsibilities.

2. To create awareness and vigilance among consumers

3. To involve consumers in consumerism by establishing consumer

groups that will augment Consumer Protection Agencies’ roles in
the protection and upliftment of consumer welfare and interests.

NECAAA members undertook trainings that developed their skills as leaders
and enhance their capability in public speaking. They go through the
training of trainers to experience the actual sense of conducting CARES.

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These were led by the DTI – Nueva Ecija. It was clear among the members
that they can make a big difference by doing advocacy to increase
awareness that may result to informed and empowered consumers.

111

CARES CONDUCTED

For 2019, the consumer groups have been conducted 111 Consumer
Awareness and Responsibility Seminar (CARES) to different sectors in the
community like women’s league, religious group, senior high schools
students, private sector, senior citizens and youth sector.

CONDUCT OF
CARES

2019 CONDUCTED CARES OF ORGANIZED CONSUMER GROUPS

Town with COs President Conducted # Community
Attendees Sector

Professionals,

1 San Jose City Rosario M. Agapay 9 286 Women’s & religious

grp

2 San Antonio Teresita Mallare 10 285 Religious and senior
citizens

3 Carranglan Rowena A. Lorenzo 2 61 Senior high students

4 Talavera Victoria S. Santos 12 342 Women’s grp,
religious

5 Cabanatuan City Aurelia A. Tagalag 10 275 Religious grp

6 Jaen Anastacia Candelaria 2 Senior high students,

64 religious grp

7 Bongabon Erlinda Garcia 4 104 Senior high students
8 Rizal Katherine P. Daluz
9 Cuyapo Cecilio I. Niro, Jr. 6 161 Senior high students,
10 Zaragoza Marisol Gozun women’s grp
11 Gabaldon Lolita S. Bue
12 Lupao Apollo O. Carbonel 4 108 Senior high students
13 Talugtug Elvie Caparangga
14 Nampicuan Emerita Alicante 2 177 Senior high students

4 100 Senior high students

2 79 Senior high students

2 94 Senior high students

12 314 Senior high students,

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15 Quezon Wilmina E. Wong 10 250 women’s grp,
professionals, market
16 San Isidro Merlita Calanoc 4 90 vendors
Felomina Gaspar 2 50
17 Guimba Manuela Barber 4 104 Senior high students,
Juliana Iniwan 4 100 barangay staff,
18 Aliaga Lizel Capiz 2 60 women’s
Romeo Mauro 2 48
19 Pantabangan TOTAL 109 3,152 Senior high students

20 General Senior High Students
Natividad
Senior High Students
21 Llanera
Senior High Students

Kababaihan

Kababaihan

CARES ACTION
PHOTOS

The local CACs of Nueva Ecija is doing all the hard works to reach out the different
civic societies in the community. From the women’s group to groups of senior citizens,
4Ps and the associations of religious leaders in different barangays were tapped to
increase their consumer awareness.

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CARES ACTION
PHOTOS

From womb to tomb – from the young ones up to the leaders in the community, the
NECAAA indeed saturated all the sectors to impart the necessary information to the
consumers

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CARES ACTION
PHOTOS

Conduct of CARES during launching of
Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay

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MAKING US
A LEADER

Capability building is defined as the "process of developing and
strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that
organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-
changing world."

5

ORGANIZED CONSUMER GROUPS CAPACITATED

To enhance their leadership and public speaking skills 5 (five) organized
consumer groups were capacitated to.

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ROADSHOW

The first roadshow conducted in Region 3 wherein the regional office of DTI identified
Nueva Ecija headed by NECAAA, as the first to conduct the Repair and Service Shop
Accreditation Seminar with the National Telecommunication to which also conducted a
mobile licensing. This was conducted in May 22, 2019.
The seminar aims to respond to increasing consumer complaints regarding mobile
phones as part of their advocacy work; a seminar exclusively for mobile phone shops
was identified. Fedacor – 3 tapped the NTC and TESDA to provide repair & service
updates on related laws governing the mobile phones industry.

183

PARTICIPANTS

The seminar was attended by 183 establishments that engaged into service and repair
and mobile shops.

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NETWORKING &
ALLIANCE

ASSISTANCE TO THE CONDUCT OF BENCHMARKING OF
FEDACOR MEMBERS

From the beautiful town
of
Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

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To the warmth Welcome of
San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
And superb
accommodation of
Talavera, Nueva Ecija

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NETWORKING &
ALLIANCE

JOINT PROJECT WITH NUEVA LEAGUE OF MARKET ADMINISTRATORS, INC.
(NELMA) RE DISTRIBUTION/AWARDING OF PRICE WATCH BOARD TO 32 TOWNS

OF NUEVA ECIJA

Sta. Rosa Public Market Cabanatuan City Public Market

San Leonardo Public Market Cabiao Public Market

San Isidro Public Market Jaen Public Market
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NETWORKING &
ALLIANCE

Peñaranda Public Market General Tinio Public Market

San Antonio Public Market Quezon Public Market

Sto. Domingo Public Market Gapan Public Market
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NETWORKING &
ALLIANCE

Science City of Muñoz Public Market Laur Public Market

Talugtug Public Market Gabaldon Public Market

Gen. Natividad Public Market Guimba Public Market
G

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ORGANIZATIONAL
STRENGTHENING

PARTICIPATION TO CONSUMER CONGRESS
DATED OCTOBER 4, 2019

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ORGANIZATIONAL
STRENGTHENING

PARTICIPATION TO CONSUMER CONGRESS
DATED OCTOBER 4, 2019

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ORGANIZATIONAL
STRENGTHENING

MONTHLY MEETINGS

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PROFILE

CAC CARRANGLAN CAC TALUGTUG

President : Rowena A. Lorenzo President : Elvie Caparangga

V. President : Aida B. Mante V. President : Dita Sabatin

Secretary : Erwin G. Cabe Secretary : Ceferina Noveda

Treasurer : Rosalia C. Miranda Treasurer : Lolita Paranas

Auditor : Jennifer P. Guinto Auditor : Elma Calicdan

CAC QUEZON CAC SAN ISIDRO
President : Merlita Calanoc
President : Welmina E. Wong

V. President : Felomina Ilagan V. President : Edison Villareal

Secretary : Michael Calandan Secretary : Milky Dela Peña

Treasurer : Jhoanne L. Tagaca Treasurer : Yolanda Aya-ay

Auditor : Fernando Caronan Auditor : Rolando Calanoc

CAC NAMPICUAN CAC RIZAL
President : Katherine P. Daluz
President : Emerita Alicante

V. President : Prescila Tayag V. President : Ligaya V. Placido

Secretary : Alma Cabulera Secretary : Amalia M. Barte

Treasurer : Primitivo De Vera Treasurer : Maridy B. Lopez

Auditor : Roberto Melchor Auditor : Lucia P. Daluz

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PROFILE

CAC GABALDON CAC TALAVERA

President : Lolita N. Bue President : Victoria S. Santos
V. President : Reynaldo Arindain
Secretary : Alma Mella S. Joson V. President : Lalaine G. Basa
Treasurer : Loreto Estabillo
Secretary : Marietta S. Gambito

Treasurer : Lucena M. Valentino

Auditor : Ma. Shella Bernardo

CAC JAEN CAC SAN ANTONIO
President : Teresita P. Mallare
President : Anastacia Candelaria

V. President : Claudia P. Salonga V. President : Leanita C. De Leon

Secretary : Baby Jane Mapucot Secretary : Yolanda B. El

Treasurer : Bernardo P. Angeles Treasurer : Flora M. Hernandez

Auditor : Josefina De Leon

CAC CABANATUAN CITY CAC ZARAGOZA
President : Marisol Guzon President : Aurelia A. Tagalag
V. President : Merlin Manio
Secretary : Cheryl Ann Benoza V. President : Estela Padre Juan
Treasurer : Jenny Perez
Secretary : Priscila Arcega

Treasurer : Zenaida R. Basa

Auditor : Clarita Pailas

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PROFILE

CAC CUYAPO I CAC BONGABON

President : Cecilio I. Niro, Jr. President : Flozerfida R. Custodio

V. President : Rodrigo A. Dayap V. President : Dominadora D. Basilio

Secretary : Vilma L. Aquino Secretary : Rosalinda S. Palang

Treasurer : Felomina A. Roc Treasurer : Imelda Palang

Auditor : William Bagarra Auditor : Leticia Dela Cruz

CAC LUPAO CAC SAN JOSE CITY

President : Apollo Carbonel President : Rosario M. Agapay

V. President : Leogarda Lansangan V. President : Carolina M. Infante

Secretary : Marilyn Realin Secretary : Gloria Punzalan

Treasurer : Karen Mariano Treasurer : Carmelita Firma

Auditor : Rowena T. De Vera Auditor : Lyn Bautista

CAC GUIMBA CAC ALIAGA
President : Felomina Gaspa President : Manuela Barber

V. President : George Lenon V. President : Linda De Vega

Secretary : Rogelio De Guzman Secretary : Rommel Sanchez

Treasurer : Sherwin Dela Cruz Treasurer : Elsie Valdez

Auditor : Lanibel Peralta Auditor : Anicia Isidro

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PROFILE

PROFILE

CAC PANTABANGAN CAC GENERAL NATIVIDAD

President : Juliana Iniwan President : Lizel Capiz

V. President : Rosemarie Pineda V. President : Rosemarie Valdez

Secretary : Sharon Estanislao Secretary : Analyn Salas

Treasurer : Rogelio Urgino Treasurer : Edna Betoon

Auditor : Florenda Reyes Auditor : Leni Pascua

CAC LLANERA CAC SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ
President : Prudencio Domingo
President : Romeo Mauro V. President : Felicisimo Tomas
Secretary : Reignfred Ruiz
V. President : Arsenio Tiburcio Treasurer : Felipe Valenzuela

Secretary : Felix Yabes

Treasurer : Alberto Macaraeg

Auditor : Isabelo Castaneto

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