Page 27 - Sept Issue 2019

T he PCCI was formally organized 56

years ago in 1963. In its five and
a half decades of existence, it has
seen the membership grow from
a handful to tens of thousands. From a few
puppies registered annually, the numbers
have risen to close to one hundred thousand.
From being just a typical Mom-and-Pop
operation with permanent employees whose
numbers may be counted on a single hand,
it has evolved to a professionally managed
organization with a set of elected Board of
Directors and a total of 22 regular and 3 Bebot
contractual employees.

The Club started with a few employees
whose number grew minimally for almost
twenty years. Eventually, as the Club began
to grow in terms of membership, registration
and activities, the number of employees
followed suit. Employee movements were
experienced along the way but majority of
the employees, once hired, opted to stay for
good.

The past few years saw the first three
employees retiring with full benefits from
the PCCI, the organization that they have
served with loyalty. The corporation which
they, together with their co-employees and Annabel
the PCCI Board of Directors and executive
officers nurtured through the years, has
become the success that it is now.

These three ladies have been like fairy
godmothers to the PCCI. They oversaw its
development over several decades, making
personal sacrifices along the way when
necessary to ensure that the job gets
done right.

First to retire was Virginia “Bebot” Fernandez
back in 2013. She was followed by Annabel
Villacorte in 2018. This year, Shirley
Tumamao joined her two former officemates
and friends in the retirees’ circle. Shirley

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