ZAMBOANGA
CITY: Get fit while getting old, Budget and and Management Reg. Dir. Annabelle Ceniza Echavez advised police
retirees in the region.
Echavez’s
advice was her message during the joint Christmas party of the Police Retirees
Association Inc.-9 and PRAI Zamboanga City Chapter, where she urged policemen
to stay healthy by engaging in sport activities and other physical fitness
program while getting old.
The
gathering was initiated by retired police Sr./Supt. Julmunier Jubail where Echavez
likewise urged police retirees to stop smoking because it is hazardous to their
health.
Retired
Police Directors Sukarno Ikbala and Director Angelo Sunglao were among PRAI special
guests during the occasion.
PRAI
Zamboanga City Chapter C/Insp. Eduardo M. De Guzman said the association is
growing as members grow older.
De
Guzman said PRAI funds each member in case of hospitalization through their Special
Monetary Assistance for Retirees and Transferees (SMART).