Program Manager, RICE Mindoro
Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS, Inc.) in partnership with German Doctors
(01 March 2020 to present)
Area of Assignment: Oriental Mindoro
- Oversees daily program management throughout the program life cycle related to Civil Registration and other attached projects;
- Defining the project governance (controls);
- Planning the overall program and monitoring the progress;
- Managing stakeholders’ communication;
- Aligning the deliverables (outputs) to the program’s “outcome”; and
- Managing the main program documentations.
Paralegal
Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS, Inc.)
(15 January 2019 to 28 February 2020)
Area of Assignment: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and Bulacan
- Assisted in giving legal documentation, counselling and other legal-related needs to the victims of Human Rights violations.
- Participated in the Legal Mission activities.
- Assisted the lawyers in documenting and drafting integral legal documents (e.g. Case Briefs and Sworn Statements/Affidavits) of human rights violations victims.
- Conducted Legal Rights Educations (LREs)
Legal Associate II
Department of Agriculture- Regional Office VIII
Tacloban City
(01 July 2017 to 31 December 2017)
- Assisted the lawyers in preparing integral legal documents necessary to meet the objectives of government programs/projects;
- Drafted contracts and other legal documents ;
- Conduct research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles; and
- Gather and arrange evidence and other legal documents for attorney review and case preparation.
Legal Researcher/ Legal Documentation Associate
Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS, Inc.)
(16 May 2016 to 30 October 2017)
Area of Assignment: Leyte and Samar
- Participated in the Legal Research Projects concerning
Agrarian Reform, Tenurial Rights and Project CLAIMED;
- Acted as documenter of the data gathered from the Focused Group Discussions from the identified communities and various government offices (e.g. DAR, DOH, DSWD, LGUs, and PNP) relative to the conduct of the respective research projects.
Paralegal/ Field Legal Documentation Associate
Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS, Inc.)
(July 2014 to 29 February 2016)
Area of Assignment: Aurora Province/ Leyte
- Assisted in giving legal documentation, counselling and other legal-related needs to the victims of Typhoon Lando and Nona.
- Participated in the Legal Mission activities.
- Assisted the lawyers in preparing integral legal documents necessary to meet the objectives of the project.
- Drafted affidavits and other legal documents.
- Participated in the Policy Advocacy Projects of the organization.
- Assisted the lawyers in the conduct of legal research with the applicable laws to certain legal matters relative to the radio program every week and other laws related to Civil registration.
Responder/Documenter -Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Response (Health and Nutrition Team)
World Vision Organization
(March – April 2014)
- Attended Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) about the nutrition status of children under five years old, health status of pregnant mothers and lactating mothers.
- Documented the entire discussion with the mothers (pregnant, non-pregnant, lactating or nursing mothers and mothers with children under five) and health care providers in Ormoc, City.
- Monitored, assessed and prepared a detailed report about the effectiveness of the Health and Nutrition Programs particularly the Women and Young Children Space Program of the organization as an emergency response to typhoon Yolanda.
- Reported to the Nutrition Program Officer about the result outcome of the series of discussions that were conducted.
Health Policy and Research Team Leader- University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation Inc.
(UPVFI) and Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)
(03 July 2013 to 30 October 2013)
- Attended meetings, conferences and trainings involving the Advocacy Implementation of Scaled-Up Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition.
- Explored and participated in determining protocols and methodologies to validate coverage for health policy innovations on Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition.
- Participated in technical writing and health project planning with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Philhealth in ensuring effective and better Health Care Delivery System to the most vulnerable sector in the society.
- Conducted health research in Government hospitals in Leyte for policy making.
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Provincial Coordinator - 3rd District of Leyte
University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation Inc. (UPVFI) and Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)
(3 December 2012 to 30 June 2013)
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Conducted health assessment and research on the actual membership of Philippine Health Insurance System (PHIC) in Leyte.
- Provided local technical support in the Implementation of Scaled-Up Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition under Kalusugang Pangkalahatan in Rural Health Units and Provincial Hospitals in Leyte.
- Attended Stakeholder’s meeting with other health agency partners (public and private hospitals and Rural Health Units) and Government counterparts.
- Responsible for planning and monitoring of the implementation of the project to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project management, delivery and accomplishment of project goals and objectives.
-Completed health field visits in assigned Interlocal Health Zones and Disctrict.
Nurse/Health Research Consultant
Department of Health (DOH) Region 8
Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)
(2 November 2012 to 30 November 2012)
- Responsible for the monitoring of compliance of women of reproductive age to Health Use Plan.
- Provided local technical support in the Implementation of Scaled-Up Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition under Kalusugang Pangkalahatan in Rural Health Units and Provincial Hospitals in Leyte.
Nurse-Team Leader
University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation Inc. (UPVFI)
Department of Health (DOH) Region 8
(15 May 2012 to 15 October 2012)
Areas of Assignment:
West Coast Interlocal Health Zone
- Oversees planning and implementation of field activities involving Family Planning and Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) in West Coast Interlocal Health Zone comprising of three LGUs to wit: Tabango, Leyte, Palompon, Leyte, Villaba Leyte.
- Participated in providing local technical support to Rural Health Units of the said project to assigned areas.
- Supervised the assigned staff in the above mentioned LGUs.
- Conducted health assessment and research to identify and promote the exchange and adoption of best practices within the Family Planning- Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition (FP- MNCHN) field.
- Coordinated and worked with the Municipal Health Officers Hospital Staff, Rural Health Midwives, Community Health Nurses, and
Local Chief Executives of each assigned municipalities in the implementation and proper delivery of health care services particularly Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition (FP- MNCHN) program of the Department of Health under Universal Healthcare to achieve the 4th and 5th Millennium Development Goals which are to reduce child mortality rate and to improve maternal health.
- Trained and supported community based volunteers or Community Health Teams (CHTs) created by the Department of Health to deliver and render health based programs in their community.
- Attended series of meetings, conferences, and seminars to negotiate, discuss and plan the proper implementation of the health project with the Rural Health Unit Health Care providers, Local Chief Executives and other partner agencies.
- Attended Stakeholder’s meeting with UPVFI- HPDP, DOH, Philhealth, DSWD, and DepEd and other Government counterparts in order to formulate project goals, strategies and approaches focused on maternal and child health and nutrition preparedness and response.
- Responsible for the development of the sectoral work plans and technical decisions as well as for project management, implementation and monitoring of the implementation of the Project in the assigned areas.
- Conducted field monitoring and weekly programme reviews with the field staff.
Private Nurse
(1 April 2012 to 30 April 2012)
? Health Research Technical Assistant
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
(5 March-----------March 2012)
- Conducted health research in hospitals in Leyte (Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center and Divine Word Hospital)
