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Our Leadership Journey

At the heart of our organization lies a commitment to fostering leadership that is not only visionary but also deeply grounded in values of collaboration and innovation. Our leadership journey began with the idea that great leadership comes from within – cultivating a culture of empowerment, trust, and mutual respect. Through strategic planning, mentorship, and consistent development, we’ve built a leadership team that leads by example, inspiring others to achieve greatness. Each step of the way has been guided by a shared vision: to create lasting, positive change in the communities we serve.

As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to expanding the scope of our leadership practices. The journey is ongoing, fueled by a relentless drive to evolve in response to new challenges and opportunities. Our leaders are not only champions of progress but are also committed to shaping an environment where others can rise to their full potential. With every milestone, we reaffirm our promise to cultivate leaders who are equipped, resilient, and driven to make an impact.

Meet our Experienced Team

Alejandro Ben B. Braga IV

Alejandro Ben B. Braga IV

Ben is an OFW for 20 years, a community leader in Kuwait, a migrant labor and human rights advocate who is involved in the migrant worker sector in sectoral development programs, outreach work, humanitarian mission, collaborative efforts, community and leadership capacity building, awareness campaigns, strategic planning, reintegration training, consultation and community research works. He is a licensed elementary educator by profession and continuously uses his professional knowledge and skills in educating migrant workers - survivors and their families. Founded Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. Baguio City, Philippines taking lead in strengthening the capacity and operational management of the organization.

Jomare M. Villanueva

Jomare M. Villanueva

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

Ednalyn S. Singwa

Ednalyn S. Singwa

Edz is an overseas Filipino factory worker in Taiwan for several years, worked abroad and returned home without savings. And needs to take care of elderly parents. Due to migration, she lost her career for non- practice of her profession, with no opportunity for reintegration it becomes difficult to find and land a decent job. As a bread winner here status of having informal job, added by the pressure to provide support to the family. She realizes that she needs to do something to advocate access to social protection and livelihood opportunity. As a Batchelor graduate, she joined the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. to share her skills and knowledge in the organization vision in attaining social equality and equity.

Patricia S. Wagas

Patricia S. Wagas

Patricia is an overseas Filipino domestic worker 24 years in Hong Kong. She was breadwinner in the family that pushed her to migrate as her obligation to her family. She decided to return home to look after her old aging parents. She tried to build a small business for her own, but didn't succeed. Being away from the country for more than 2 decades made her reintegration in the community a struggle. She worked as a freelance presentative as an informal job by her family clan. Her struggle as a migrant returnee made her decide to join the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. She hopes to bring sustainable changes in her tribe.

Jolina M. Villanueva

Jolina M. Villanueva

Jolina is a dedicated college student pursuing a degree. Passionate about music. She enjoys photography and experimenting new recipes. She inspires her peers to engage in meaningful projects, despite the challenges of adjusting to a new environment. Her goal is to empower young people and create positive change in her community. As a family of migrant worker, she volunteered to Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and took the role of being the youth associate and part of youth program development, feminism, and advocating youth inclusion to decision making.

Jezreel E. Bandong

Jezreel E. Bandong

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

Roan De Guzman

Roan De Guzman

Edz is an overseas Filipino factory worker in Taiwan for several years, worked abroad and returned home without savings. And needs to take care of elderly parents. Due to migration, she lost her career for non- practice of her profession, with no opportunity for reintegration it becomes difficult to find and land a decent job. As a bread winner here status of having informal job, added by the pressure to provide support to the family. She realizes that she needs to do something to advocate access to social protection and livelihood opportunity. As a Batchelor graduate, she joined the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. to share her skills and knowledge in the organization vision in attaining social equality and equity.

Kyle D. Apilas

Kyle D. Apilas

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

Our Volunteers

Theo L. Soriano

Theo L. Soriano

Ben is an OFW for 20 years, a community leader in Kuwait, a migrant labor and human rights advocate who is involved in the migrant worker sector in sectoral development programs, outreach work, humanitarian mission, collaborative efforts, community and leadership capacity building, awareness campaigns, strategic planning, reintegration training, consultation and community research works. He is a licensed elementary educator by profession and continuously uses his professional knowledge and skills in educating migrant workers - survivors and their families. Founded Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. Baguio City, Philippines taking lead in strengthening the capacity and operational management of the organization.

Ryan Kurt B. Wagas

Ryan Kurt B. Wagas

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

Kathleen Lucy E. Bayec

Kathleen Lucy E. Bayec

Edz is an overseas Filipino factory worker in Taiwan for several years, worked abroad and returned home without savings. And needs to take care of elderly parents. Due to migration, she lost her career for non- practice of her profession, with no opportunity for reintegration it becomes difficult to find and land a decent job. As a bread winner here status of having informal job, added by the pressure to provide support to the family. She realizes that she needs to do something to advocate access to social protection and livelihood opportunity. As a Batchelor graduate, she joined the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. to share her skills and knowledge in the organization vision in attaining social equality and equity.

Kevin Kyle B. Arabos

Kevin Kyle B. Arabos

Patricia is an overseas Filipino domestic worker 24 years in Hong Kong. She was breadwinner in the family that pushed her to migrate as her obligation to her family. She decided to return home to look after her old aging parents. She tried to build a small business for her own, but didn't succeed. Being away from the country for more than 2 decades made her reintegration in the community a struggle. She worked as a freelance presentative as an informal job by her family clan. Her struggle as a migrant returnee made her decide to join the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. She hopes to bring sustainable changes in her tribe.

Precious L. Akiapat

Precious L. Akiapat

Jolina is a dedicated college student pursuing a degree. Passionate about music. She enjoys photography and experimenting new recipes. She inspires her peers to engage in meaningful projects, despite the challenges of adjusting to a new environment. Her goal is to empower young people and create positive change in her community. As a family of migrant worker, she volunteered to Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and took the role of being the youth associate and part of youth program development, feminism, and advocating youth inclusion to decision making.

Ben Russel C. Braga

Ben Russel C. Braga

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

Godwin Vince B. Wagas

Godwin Vince B. Wagas

Edz is an overseas Filipino factory worker in Taiwan for several years, worked abroad and returned home without savings. And needs to take care of elderly parents. Due to migration, she lost her career for non- practice of her profession, with no opportunity for reintegration it becomes difficult to find and land a decent job. As a bread winner here status of having informal job, added by the pressure to provide support to the family. She realizes that she needs to do something to advocate access to social protection and livelihood opportunity. As a Batchelor graduate, she joined the Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW Ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. to share her skills and knowledge in the organization vision in attaining social equality and equity.

Charm V. Cabacungan

Charm V. Cabacungan

Jom is a migrant survivor from the CGG, a victim of exclusion and discrimination due to his involvement in the migrant community organizing, he was detinned and deported to the Philippines empty handed. He was a migrant leader and humanitarian volunteer. He works with sectoral groups particularly in advocacy development, gender equality, community organizing and livelihood skills trainings. His lived experience as a migrant worker and the challenges in accessing social benefits led him to the founding of Timpuyog ti Baro a Namnama ti OFW ken Balligi ti Pamilya ti OFW iti Baguio City Org. Inc. and working as Program and Operation head leader.

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