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The Coop Chamber, CLIMBS, NaFeCoop, Coop College, and ACDI, led by Chairperson Noel D. Raboy, headed the Philippine delegation in the roundtable discussion. Speakers from Belgium, India, and Sri Lanka, along with organizations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ANGKASA Malaysia discussed programs on cooperative development and highlighted the relevance of advocacy partnerships and capacity building in creating people-centered businesses for sustainable, democratic, and inclusive development. Chairperson Noel Raboy also shared the role of cooperatives in combating climate change and policy advocacy for cooperative development in the Philippines. An open discussion followed the presentations of the speakers. The leaders also identified urgent tasks on how the Asia Pacific Cooperative Development Program will prosper pertaining to collaboration, amplification and sharing of knowledge, Skills, partnership, strategies and the development of roadmap among others in pursuing cooperatives for regional development. our coop our voice