The study determined the management practices of multi-purpose cooperatives in the First District of Ilocos Sur, Region 1. A combination of descriptive, comparative and correlational research designs were used in the study. The respondents of this study were the sixty (65) officers and employees of the eight (8) Multi-Purpose Cooperatives in the First District of Ilocos Sur chosen through random sampling. Results revealed that majority of the officers and employees of the multi-purpose cooperatives belong to the middle-aged group; the multi-purpose cooperatives are dominated by female and married personnel who possess good educational qualifications. The level of management practices of the multi-purpose cooperatives as perceived by their officers follows a pattern wherein planning, organizing, directing and controlling were Very High. The employees of multi- purpose cooperatives perceived a High level of management practices along planning,organizing, directing and controlling.