PGLU to holistically support employee growth after retirement

April 28, 2019 Provincial

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – The Human Resource and Management Unit of the Office of the Provincial Administrator conducted a Pre-Retirement Program to employees of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) who will soon be retiring from public service on April 22 to 23, 2019.
Learning Service Providers from public and private institutions were invited to discuss topics such as Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Retirement Option Plans and Financial
Planning and Management at the Diego Silang Hall of the Provincial Capitol Building on the first day.
This aimed to equip soon-to-be retirees with ways to preserve and enrich every single peso earned through their years of service.
A resident Psychologist from Lorma Medical Center discussed how to maintain a happy disposition after retirement because retirees often find it hard adjusting to a new pattern of lifestyle.
This was partnered with the introduction of practices that would help them maintain and prolong their physical and spiritual vitality.
Participants went for an immersion at the Mushroom Farm in Gana, Caba, La Union on the second day where business partners Kristoffer U. Oribello and Remedio Domingo P. Mañago showed how a capital of P200.00 can turn to P2,000.00 in just 10 days.
They were introduced to ways of growing and processing edible fungi that thrived in the Province of La Union.
The mushroom growing industry shows the potential of a good investment for the retirees and bolsters the attainment of the province’s vision to be the Heart of Agri-Tourism in Northern Luzon by 2025.
Through this intervention, the retirees’ lifestyle will not end when they leave the PGLU as they have the option to be in a new one, do more, and still be part of the bigger picture.

Jo Emmanuel P. Verzola (GPCHRMU)/ABN