The Official Committee of Retired Employees of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (COR, for its Spanish acronym) is the voice that represents the collective interests of the government retirees.

Appointed by the United States Trustee in June 2017, the COR speaks on behalf of the retirees at court hearings and other public proceedings to ensure that the collective interests of retirees are protected. The COR’s responsibilities include reviewing any Fiscal Plan for the Government and analyzing all proposals made by the Government of Puerto Rico (through the Financial and Oversight Management Board) to modify pensions and other benefits that retirees are entitled to receive. 

The COR is focused on protecting the interests of retirees in their pensions and other benefits, while strengthening Puerto Rico’s economy in the process. It intends to use every legal tool available to achieve those goals, including PROMESA, if the statute furthers those objectives. 

Meet the Official Committee of Retired Employees

Carmen Haydee Núñez​

For 30 years she worked in the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund as an adviser and later as the Executive Director of the Secretary’s Office. Since 2010 she receives a pension from the Puerto Rico Government. At present, she is a mediator and arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Ms. Núñez serves as the Vice-Chairperson of the COR.

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Miguel J. Fabre Ramírez

He was a Superior Judge for 18 years in the judicial districts of Ponce, Arecibo, San Juan and Bayamón. Prior to that, he practiced law for 22 years and was president of the Puerto Rico Public Service Commission. He retired in 2015 and receives a pension. At present, he is a television and radio analyst on legal matters and presides over the Retiree Association of the Judiciary System.

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Blanca E. Paniagua

For 38 years she held various positions related to accounting, including: 8 years as accounting clerk in the Treasury Department; and 31 years in the Department of Social Services (now the Family Department) where she specifically worked with the Food Distribution Program, and as Payment Supervisor for the Nutritional Assistance Program, Supervisor of Services to Families and Children and special payment officer. She retired with a pension in 2010, and is currently President of the Puerto Rico Chapter of The American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME), also known in Spanish as Capítulo de Retirados de Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico.

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Juan Ortiz Curet

He dedicated his professional career to the Puerto Rico Department of Education, where he was a teacher for 30 years. He has been retired since 2006, and is currently the President of the Department of Pensioned Teachers, also known as Retired Members of the AMPR (Puerto Rico Teacher’s Association.

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Milagros Acevedo Santiago

After working for 28 years in the Bayamón Justice Court and three other government agencies, she retired with a pension in 2013.

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Lydia R. Pellot

She worked at the Administration for Mental Health Services and Against Addiction (ASSMCA, for its acronym in Spanish) for 32 years. She has been retired with a pension since 1998, and it currently the President of the Association of Former Aeela Members (Aesa, for its acronym in Spanish). ​

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Marcos A. López Reyes

He was a teacher with the Puerto Rico Department of Education for 5 years, and professor at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Rio Piedras Campus for 33 years. He retired with a pension in 2012. Currently he is an Academic Senator, Director of the Biological Science Department, Dean at the Faculty of General Studies and President of the UPR Retiree Association.

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Rosario Pacheco Fontán

​​For 32 years she worked for the Puerto Rico Government in different capacities under the Central Retirement System, and three additional years as an independent contractor. Until January 2017 she served as Administrative Judge and Hearing Officer for the Teacher’s Retirement System. She has been retired with a pension since 2013, when she stepped down as Property Registrar and Director of Section 4 of the San Juan Property Registry. She was also Director of the Legal Affairs Office at the Retirement Systems Administration for the Puerto Rico Government and Judiciary System Employees.