Jocelle Batapa Sigue

February 17, 2022

TOWNS To Share Saltwater Lamps to Odette-Stricken Areas

Our 2016 batch of awardees of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) embark on an ambitious goal of bring light to the darkest communities in the Philippines as a new search for 2022 TOWNS awardees is underway. I am truly happy that TOWNS Foundation, Inc. adopted recently the Light and Love Lifting the […]

February 17, 2022

La Sallian Law Students To Engage in Limited Practice of Law under Rule 138-A

The University of Saint La Salle (USLS) – Bacolod kicked off this week its legal aid services to be handled by Law Student Practitioners (LSP) as the first batch of LSPs were officially presented before Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Officers of the Integrated Bar of the […]

January 5, 2022

Guideposts for Virtual Warriors

Published in Sunstar on December 10, 2021 The last two months of each year are like a “heroes’ months” in the Philippines where we mark Andres Bonifacio’s natal day on November 30, Dr. Jose Rizal’s death anniversary on December 30, and the birth of Graciano Lopez Jaena, founder of La Solidariad on December 18. The […]

January 5, 2022

Odette Pushes Data Governance

Published in Sunstar on December 27, 2021 How do we build a comprehensive data analytics and visualization portal for national and local development in the Philippines, so that we limit the number of variables in every situation? That question constantly nags me, and now even more with the extent of damage that Odette has caused […]

November 30, 2021

My President is Not a Politician, He Started A Revolution to Build The Republic of the Philippines

Just like he lost the elections in 1897, he will also lose the 2022 elections if here were to run today. But I am proud that I come from a race whose First President epitomizes all the ideals I believe. And so, every year, as a kid, beyong mere images and celebrations, I reflect on […]

November 18, 2021

THE TALE OF TWO DRIVES AND HOW TIME CHANGE THINGS

Finally, I found an apt visualization of the point I constantly wish to drive. This is my example of the obsolete mentality of the Philippine society which I have constantly suffered and that our country is constantly suffering from. These objects in the picture are both gadget for storage. I bought the black drive six […]

November 6, 2021

Citizen Jocelle

Written and shared on Facebook on October 8, 2021 Filing of COC is now officially closed! Thank you so much Lord for all the guidance for all these years! Twenty years ago, I made one of the biggest decisions in my life – and that is to run for public office. That decision completely changed […]

November 5, 2021

One Last Salute to A Mentor for Three Decades

Bacolod lost one of its few decent and competent leaders today – a man worthy of all my respect. Something which I have practically lost for almost all political leaders today. But I grieve most especially for losing a mentor and a friend. Both words are actually synonymous in meaning. The word mentor (n.) mean […]

November 4, 2021

Top LGU ICT Systems Receive Digital Governance Awards

Forty local government systems were recognized from among 109 finalists in the Digital Governance Awards (DGA) 2021 last October 29. The awards which started in 2012 as eGOV Awards, and Digital Cities PH Awards in 2018, is now on its 9th year and is jointly organized by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), […]

November 1, 2021

Do Leaders Care About the Future?

Do Leaders Care About the Future? Published for Disruptive Mode at Sunstar Bacolod on October 22, 2020 How many of our leaders today are conscious about the fact that the decisions they make will certainly have an impact on the future? Resources are scarce and there is a need for a more conscientious use of […]

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