Even as she is being trolled, Joie is busy helping local governments innovate so they could serve their constituents better.
While grieving, Joie Cruz decided to speak up about her mother, Maria Theresa Cruz, a dedicated nurse from Cainta, Rizal, who died on July 22 at the age of 47 due to COVID-19.that has since gone viral, Joie said her mother continued to work at the Cainta Municipal Hospital during the pandemic despite the health conditions that made her particularly vulnerable to the virus. She lamented that after she died, the family got only a pittance from the hazard pay that government promised to give her.
Indeed, Joie is a former Rappler volunteer and intern. She spent several months in the organization to help bridge online movements with communities working for real-world impact. But Joie is more than that. Even as she is being trolled, she's busy helping local governments innovate so they could serve their constituents better.Joie left Rappler in January 2018 to pursue her other passions. Like her mother, Joie valued serving the public.
Joie’s work in government inspired her to push for her advocacy for public sector innovation. She took advantage of her experience and networks in government to campaign for innovation within the bureaucracy. For Joie, Limitless Lab is the merging of her personal advocacies, skills, and experiences. Through her expertise as a design strategist and a development worker, she has actively worked with various government agencies, offices, and businesses to help address bottlenecks in their bureaucratic processes.
“Because I believe that for progress to really happen in this country that we love, we really need to empower our government,” she said.
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