Erika Navarro
Erika is currently working for the National Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development under the Department of Agriculture as the National Deputy Head Secretariat and Planning Officer. She assists the Head Secretariat in the management and supervision of the NCI-SRD National Secretariat and provide administrative and technical assistance to the committees and working groups.
She is also currently the Editor for Changdu Technology Limited. She does copy editing for
grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation as well as stylistic editing to clarify meaning,
eliminate jargon and polish language of translated Chinese novels.
As a graduate of the University of the Philippines - Diliman, Erika also became the co-producer to a weekly radio program called “Serbisyong Tatak UP” in DZUP 1602.
As part of the new Program Secretariat in 2016 for the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) Scholarship Program under the Department of Agriculture, she contributed to clearing the 6-year backlog of the ACEF scholarship program. Scholarship funds for 258 students and 28 scholars was possible with her dedication to helping the youth of our nation.
Her other project include the Chemical Youth Project under the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research that conducted qualitative research among transgenders in Cagayan de Oro City which got the highest mark for said research entitled “Reinventing the Butch and Sculpting the Bayot: A Brief Sketch on Gender Embodiment and Performance Among Transgenders in Cagayan de Oro City”.