HISTORY OF TELEMCO

October 19, 1959

Cebu Telephone Cooperative Credit Union (CETECCU) was established by 15 incorporators in Cebu

1. Domingo R. Ramirez
2. Asuncion E. Lumapas
3. Eriberto B. Alesna
4. Cesar C. Calinawan
5. Consolacion C. Calinawan
6. Ricardo D. Coronel
7. Remedies C. Lahora
8. Lide U. Ruiz
9. Wilson C. Morel
10. Romeo C. Rodriguez
11. Sabina P. Etulle
12. Tomas I. Diaz
13. Quirico I. Estipona
14. Buenaventura L. Reyna
15. Lourdes P. Fulache

-September 1961

CETECCU was registered at the Coop admin Office (CAO)

-In 80's

it’s assets increased from 80,000 to 15M pesos. Around this time, it was also Renamed as Cebu Telecommunication Employee’s Multi-purpose Cooperative (CETEMCI) as it shifted from a mere credit to a multi-purpose cooperative

-In 1996

the CETECCU name was change to Telecommunication Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TELEMCO) & is now serving nationwide

-In 2010

we have become part of the elite group of cooperatives in the country called the CENTURY COOPERATIVE with an asset sized of at least Php 100M


Today, Our TELEMCO is considered one of the biggest cooperative in the City and province of Cebu.

1. Domingo R. Ramirez - 1959 to 1974
2. Claudio M. Antig - 1975 to 1990
3. Eugenio V. Vicera - 1991 to 1992
4. Herostomoso G. Magsalay -1993 to 1992
5. Reynaldo I. Montebon -1994 to 1995
6. Edgardo N. Nacario - 1995 to 1997
7. Gilberto G. Ruiz - 1997 to 1998
8. Buenaventura M. Bering - 1998 to 1999
9. John Bong M. Romualdo - 1999 to 2001
10. Francisco P. Arche, Jr. - 2001 to 2022
11. Marcelino A. Panugaling - 2002 to 2003
12. Al D. Povadora - 2003 to 2004
13. Santiago Daniel Aldaba - 2004 to 2005
14. Dominador Y. Pacaldo, Jr. - 2005 to 2006
15. Marcelito M. Devero - 2006 to 2007
16. Eufemio G. Supremo, Jr. - 2007 to 2008
17. Ray Ayag - 2008 to 2009
18. Morley V. Aballe - 2009 to 2010
19. Melchor Y. Condrillon - 2010 to 2011
20. Adward E. Tan - 2011 to 2012
21. William H. Lee - 2012 to 2013
22. Elpidio A. Tariman, Jr. - 2013 to 2014
23. Jose O. Valera - 2014 to 2015
24. Al D. Povadora - 2015 to 2016
25. Allan C. Cabatingan - 2016 to 2017
26. Enrique S. Villanueva - 2017 to 2018
27. Jose O. Valera - 2019 to present