Magallanes is now forth class municipality with land area of 8,000 hectares in the map of Cavite. The farthest town in the province, the municipality is an agricultural based wherein huge part of it is sugarcane plantation with an area of 1,500 hectares and with a propose 1,500 hectares’ expansion program by 2013. Sugarcane farming in Cavite especially in Magallanes is one of the main sources of income of the farmers. Most of the MAWCO members are small scale sugarcane planters.
MAWCO’s mission and goals are to empower women through the delivery of global quality Muscovado Sugar,satisfy their shareholders in terms of survival, growth, and profitability, deliver services that are ethical and beneficial to the shareholders and promote partnership through networking and linking with others.
The Department of Trade and Industry assisted the Magallanes Women’s Club Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MAWCO) in the first packaging and label of Muscovado sugar. This product became the One Town One Product (OTOP) of Magallanes, Cavite. In July 11,2013, Department of Trade and Industry granted MAWCO a Granular Packaging Machine for Muscovado sugar sachet. Inspired by the idea of seeing his women constituents productive and earning a second income, late congressman Napoleon R. Beratio Sr., requested the then President of Magallanes Women’s Club, Mrs. Salud A. De Padua to form a cooperative. He believed that cooperative is the tool to make women busy by engaging in livelihood programs.