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Rural ICT advocate makes surprise move to run as Bacolod mayor

Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, a lawyer who has made a name for herself as a fierce advocate of ICT for countryside development, made a surprise announcement on Tuesday, October 16, that she is running as a mayoralty candidate in Bacolod City.

Photo from Facebook shows Jocelle Batapa-Sigue (center) filing her certificate of candidacy with her running mates Thaddy Sayson (for vice mayor) and Monico…

Iligan City unveils ‘SITIO’ program to create more digital jobs

Private and public stakeholders of Iligan City launched last June 27 an initiative to create more digital jobs and opportunities under a concrete business framework named as SITIO (Social Innovation Through Impact Outsourcing).

The proponents and supporters of the SITIO program during the launch in Iligan City

Heading the launch were acting Iligan mayor Jemar Vera Cruz, city councilors Jesse Ray…

ICT will change jobs ecosystem in countryside, says NICP official

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar — With the establishment of the Borongan Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Council recently, an ICT advocate said this development will likely to change the jobs ecosystem in this city.

NICP vice-president Jocelle Batapa-Sigue

In her visit to Borongan on June 15, National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) vice-president Jocelle Batapa-Sigue…

Visayas region steps up local ecosystems for ICT

The Visayas regions aim to raise the bar in local business environment for information and communications technology (ICT) enabled jobs and services as it marks its sixth years of convergence this 2018.

The Visayas cluster is strong and formidable contenders in the list of thriving locations for ICT-enabled jobs and services outside of Metro Manila today.

In the latest industry scorecard,…