Present positions in Zonta

District:

• Appointed: Vice-Chairman for Membership, Area 4

Area:

• Elected: Vice- Area Director, Area 4

Club:

• Elected: Board of Director
• Appointed: Chairman, Advocacy Committee

Prior positions in Zonta

Club:

• Elected President, BN 2020-22
• Appointed: Chairman, Advocacy Committee Bi. 2016-2018
• Chairman, Advocacy Committee Bi. 2018-2020

Participation and attendance in Zonta events

International Conventions attended:

• September 2021, District 17 Conference (virtual via zoom)/li>

Area Meetings/Workshops attended:

• February 11, 2023- Area 4 Meeting, Forest Lodge, Baguio City
• May 28, 2022- Area 4 Meeting, Fort Ilocandia Hotel, Laoag City
• January 9, 2021 – Area 4 Meeting (virtual via zoom)
• May 19, 2018 – Area 4 Meeting, Baguio City Country Club, Baguio City
• September 3, 2016 – Area 4 Meeting, Panguil Resort, Currimao, Ilocos Norte
• January 24, 2015 – Area 4 Meeting, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan

Achievements as a Zontian

Diamond Awardee for Outstanding Club Performance; SOMed Zonta Clubs of Isabela and Quirino; partnered with LGUs and government agencies; enhanced club visibility; donated gadgets for girls; focused on climate change (ie. massive relief operations, Zonta Forest; Knit and Crochet Project); Tuguegarao GAD Center Management; assisted victims of gender-based related crimes; Search for the Most Anti-VAWC Responsive Barangay in Tuguegarao City; launched All About Eve, an online show; speakers bureau; donated books, anti-COVID kits, food packs and supported barangay community pantries.

Launched a series of Information Caravans on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in different towns.

Business / Professional Information

Current Company/Organization:

Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Tuguegarao City

Nature of business:

Tasked to settle actual controversies involving legal and enforceable rights

Position/Title:

Executive Judge/Presiding Judge

Number of years in most recent position:

14 years

Responsibilities of position :

As Executive/Presiding Judge, I provide leadership in court; supervise judges and personnel within my jurisdiction; balance court workload; maintain equitable distribution of cases; recommend and implement policies concerning court operations; resolve problems in court administration; improve judiciary services; adjudicate and interpret the law and perform administrative work.

Contribution of business/professional experience to the effective performance of positions:

As a lawyer, professor and judge, I have a grasp of the basic laws involving women and girls. I have vast experience in advocacy programs on gender-based issues particularly on women empowerment and eradication of gender-based violence as I often get invited to speak and lecture on these topics. I have established a network of women professionals whom I can tap to create Zonta clubs in other provinces and to increase membership in existing clubs in Area 4.

Involvement in other organizations

• Regular member of the Tuguegarao City Advisory Council of the Philippine National Police (PNP) representing the legal sector.
• Professor of the College of Law of the University of Cagayan Valley for the past 13 years teaching Legal Ethics and civil law subjects.
• Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cagayan Chapter; Philippine Women Judges’ Association (PWJA); International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ); Metropolitan and City Court Judges Association (METCJAP)

What special competencies and attributes do you possess which qualify you to serve in the position you are nominated for?

To mentor the three baby clubs in Area 4; to assist older clubs SOM new clubs and/or increase their membership; replicate meaningful programs and projects of my club like addressing climate change, reducing cases of teenage pregnancy and domestic violence, and trafficking of women and children; increase awareness on women’s health (ie. early detection of breast cancer and cervical cancer); skills trainings and employment opportunities for women; encourage clubs to strengthen linkages with local government units and government agencies.