Activity 4

One of my grandparent’s groups is Lasam Association of Retired Public Elementary

School Teachers (LARPEST). It was organized on the first day of July, 2018. Its purpose is to
promote the general welfare and well-being of all retired public elementary school teachers in
Lasam, Cagayan, regardless of sex, religion and political affiliation. Moreover, its objective is to
organize a strong and effective working body that will help and coordinate with other civic
organizations and other government agencies for the welfare of the retired public elementary
school teachers, so that they may become productive, useful, meaningful and be filled with joy
and happiness up to the end of their lives.
The idea of the organization started when my grandfather together with 9 other retired
employees receiving pension under GSIS from Lasam, Cagayan, attended a Christmas Party at
Tuguegarao City. They happen to talked about creating an organization exclusive for retired
teachers from where my grandparents formerly worked at- a public elementary school. Upon
returning home, they scheduled a certain date of meeting with other retired teachers and
discussed about the said organization. The other retired teachers were easily convinced with
organizing the group, agreeing with the objectives and purpose of the Lasam Association of
Retired Public Elementary School Teachers (LARPEST).
Since the organization was initially focused on creating funds, Mrs. Nilda Corpuz, the
prime mover thought of including the organization in her project, Tree Planting. She provided
the seedlings which are planted at Brgy. Nicolas Agatep, Lasam, Cagayan. That was conducted
before the lockdown.
A member shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
 To obey and comply with the laws, rules and regulation that may be promulgated from
time to time.
 To attend all meetings of the association, Non-attendance by the Board of Directors shall
be fined two hundred pesos (Php 200.00) and a regular member of one hundred pesos
(Php 100.00) if reason is not justifiable.
 To pay membership, annual fee, death aids and other assessment of the association.
 Any member who is delinquent in paying death aid dues for three successive death
contribution shall not be entitled to the privileges and benefits after having been informed
or received notice of collection.
The organization is not registered but recognized by the Local Government Unit of
Lasam. Aside from providing financial assistance to the members, the organization was made
basically so retired teachers of public schools which are people my grandparents mostly
socialized with in their long career as teachers can bond together as a family and enjoy their lives
as they get older.