<aside> 📖 The webinar 2021 Pre-Retirement Orientation for UP Diliman Employees (PROUD) was held last September 29, 2021, with 56 participants attending the half-day event. The program was open for all, but mainly catered to retiring UPD employees from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The webinar was also designed to help retiring employees who were having a hard time accomplishing the self-paced online pre-retirement orientation module. Thus, 2021 PROUD was the first hybrid program of the Human Resource Development Office (HRDO) last year.

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The program focused on giving retirement process refreshers through video presentations, process updates, and FAQs. Scholarship Chief Wilfredo Delfinado, Jr. gave a few process updates. Meanwhile, Ms. Leizel Lectura (HR Development and Benefits Division Head), Ms. Ma. Narea Molina (Separation Services Section Chief), and Ms. Shierlyn Sison (Benefits Services Section Chief) were also there as subject matter experts to address the participants’ frequently asked questions.

The Director of HRDO, Prof. Augustus C. Ressurreccion also opened the program with a welcoming message, while Deputy Director Arthur Gonazales III closed the program, thanking the participants for their service to the university.

Payo Retirado, an e-consultation service for retirees was also launched during the program. This initiative is led by the Separation services section chief Narea Molina. The participants were then invited to attend the Pag-IBIG fund orientation, which was held later the same day.

Participants who have finished their post-program evaluation will be receiving their certificate of participation via email. Attendees who missed the said webinar may check the pre-retirement primer webpage to be launched this July 13, 2022.