USec. Joseph “Joy” Ballota Encabo

Chairman, Cooperative Development Authority
Philippines

Undersecretary Joseph “Joy” Ballota Encabo was appointed as the Chairman of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 13, 2021, for a six-year term. He is spearheading increased government-to-government and government-to-private sector partnerships, as well as more trainings and capacity-building measures to forge better opportunities for the cooperative sector. He officially joined the cooperative sector in 2013 as a member and the Officer of Mediation and Conciliation Committee of El Grande Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Davao City. Additionally, he has been a member of the Tagum Cooperative since August 2013. Before his stint as the CDA Chairman, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff for Regional Concerns, and as the concurrent head of the Office of the President-Events Management Cluster from July 2016 until 2021. He holds a Master’s Degree in Development Management and Governance and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology.