BAGUIO CITY (PIA)- -The Pag-IBIG Fund Baguio branch held its first Employers’ and Fund Coordinators’ Forum (FC) after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide updates on its new and existing programs and projects.
The activity held at the Benguet Electric Cooperative’s Dumo Hall at South Drive, Baguio City on October 12 was attended by over 100 employers and FCs from Baguio City, Benguet and Mountain Province.
Pag-IBIG Baguio Branch Head Vivian P. Rimando, Mervin M. Pereda, Ilocos Region Area Head; Philip Raymund S. Salem, Baguio Branch Marketing and Sales Chief; Virginia FS. Cabamungan, Head TAS Ilocos Region, and Huge Olarte Laroya from La Union Housing Business Center gave updates on various program such as the Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus, Pag-IBIG Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) promo, and the Pag-IBIG Housing Loan Program.
They also presented concerns such as low membership and limited utilization of Pag-IBIG Fund’s loan programs.
To overcome such challenges, strategies to boost membership level, membership savings, and short term loans were tackled during the workshop.
Meanwhile, to encourage employers and FCs to entice its members to avail of the MPL program, the Pag-IBIG Fund Baguio Branch launched its MPL raffle promo.
For every five MPL applications, the FC or employer representative will be entitled to one raffle entry. Prizes at stake for three winners each for 1st, 2nd and 3rd are P10,000; P7,000 and P5,000, respectively. PHP1,000.00 consolation prize is up for 20 winners.
The promo runs from October 1 to December 13, draw date will be on December 14, 2023.(JDP/MAWC-PIA CAR)
