This week, we feature ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฃ ๐. ๐๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ ๐
๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ค-๐ค๐ฃ, a BS Customs Administration graduate of Batch 1993, whose journey reflects perseverance, integrity, and faith shaped by her years at JBLFMU-Molo, Inc.
Evelyn chose John B. Molo because it was the only school offering her chosen field. Her student life was shaped by determination and responsibility. As a working student, she took on jobs outside school to support herself and help her younger brothers. These commitments limited her participation in extracurricular activities, yet she dedicated herself fully to her studies and responsibilities at home. Through this experience, she developed discipline, resilience, and a strong sense of self-reliance.
Integrity and Godliness guided Evelyn through her journey. Integrity helped her maintain strong morals, build trust, and succeed in all areas of life. Godliness encouraged her to put faith first and trust in the Lordโs plans. These values enabled her to face anxiousness and uncertainty in the demanding field of Customs Administration with courage and composure.
Evelyn currently serves as Customs Operations Officer III at the Bureau of Customs, Iloilo, where she oversees the processing of export transactions, ensures compliance with customs laws, and coordinates operational activities to maintain efficiency and integrity. She also serves as Acting Chief of the Export Division and Head of the PEZA Unit, managing special economic zone transactions and aligning with Philippine Economic Zone Authority regulations.
Her dedication earned her the Idol sa Aduana 2021 award, a recognition based on achievements, years of service, performance ratings, and votes by stakeholders. The award reflects her commitment to professionalism, ethical standards, and leadership in her field.
A piece of advice that guides her is:
โ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง.โ Evelyn sees this advice as a reflection of who she has become. Her patience, perseverance, and faith have shaped her into a leader who balances responsibility with empathy, skill with humility, and excellence with integrity.
To the current generation of Lacsonians, she shares:
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ต๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐น๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ด. ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ด. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅโ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ-๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ.โ
Let this message serve as a reminder that success is built not only on skills and knowledge but also on self-care, reflection, and the courage to keep moving forward even in uncertainty. Every step, no matter how small, contributes to your growth and shapes the person you are becoming.
Evelyn M. Umacob Jalando-on embodies the Lacsonian spirit of perseverance, values-driven growth, and dedication to excellence. Her story shows how commitment, faith, and integrity guide professional achievement and personal fulfillment.