Rodrigo B. Libunao, Jr. is a retired corporate lawyer who worked for 20 years for Caltex Philippines Inc., the local subsidiary of oil giant Chevron. Previous to this, he worked in the Philippine Senate, under Senator Santanina Rasul as a technical assistant.
A graduate of University of the Philippine Integrated School (UPIS) in 1979, he went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree (Dean’s Medal) from the same university in 1983. From there, he proceeded to the UP College of Law for his law degree, 1987.
In 2013, Rod, as he is called, graduated from the National University with two (2) Master’s Degrees in Law. An avid collector and supporter of Philippine Art, Rod also has a keen interest in architecture and design, travel, philanthropy, and real estate.
Dr. Chorie is currently a Professor 5 and a former Asst to the Dean for Academic Affairs (Nov 2020-June 2022 and former College Secretary (June 2016-June 2018) of the University of the Philippines Manila-College of Public Health.
She has over three decades of combined experience in varied aspects in public health nutrition, community nutrition and behavior change communication/social marketing having worked with the Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines (10 years); Department of Health- Nutrition Service (15 years) as Nutrition Program Planner (for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Vitamin A Prevention and Control Programs) and Communications Manager who popularized iodized salt and products with sangkap pinoy seal in the country. She has over 20 years of collaborative work with International funding agencies (USAID, UNICEF, Helen Keller International, Asian Development Bank, World Bank) and other NGOs (Nutrition Center of the Philippines, CARITAS Manila, Philippine Health Science Institute). Served as team lead or principal and co-investigators in many public health nutrition M&E undertakings.
Atty. Carlos Viktor O. Poblador is a lawyer that currently works in Zamora and Poblador Law Offices. He graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines in 2016 and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2017.
In his five (5) years of experience as a lawyer, he has handled several cases involving civil, corporate, criminal, and labor litigation. He also has experience in reviewing contracts, corporate housekeeping, and special projects.
Allan Tumbaga is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Customer & Marketing Officer of Pru Life UK. He spent more than 3 decades in the financial services industry spanning banking and insurance.
He was a founding Director and Treasurer of ReachOut Foundation International. He also was a Director and Corporate Secretary of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines. Later, he became a Director and the President of the Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines.
Mr. Tumbaga graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from De La Salle University and completed his Master’s degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He is the author of a handbook on products and services published by the Bankers Association of the Philippines.
Paulynn served as Secretary of Health from July 1 2016 to Oct. 10, 2017. She literally rose from the ranks where she started as Rural Health Practice Volunteer in Kidapawan, North Cotabato in 1988. Her work and experience in public health spans 29 years.
Within those years, she was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Women of Cotabato City. In 1989, she became one of the youngest Assistant City Health Officers and in 1991, she moved to DOH Central Office working first with the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI).
Moving forward she has served in several capacities, as follows;
- As DOH Assistant Regional Director in Region 6 and Regional Director in Regions 9 & 11 before she became Assistant Secretary of Health in 2008.
- Head of the Philippine Red Cross Molecular Laboratory since May 2020
- Adjunct Professor at UP College of Public Health since June 2018
- Lecturer, UERMMMC Graduate School
- Member of the Board Physicians ForPeace since June 2019
- Member of the Board, St Camillus Health Foundation since Dec 2017
- Member of the Board, Philippine Society if Public Health Physicians since its founding March 2019
- Member of the Board and Founding President, Dr. Gerry Cunanan Mindanao Heart Foundation since Dec 2008
Some of the programs and projects she headed are, as follows;
- Head of Polio Eradication Unit
- Founding Program Manager of Sentrong Sigla Movement
- Founding Program Manager of Women’s Health and Development
- Gender and Development Focal Person of DOH
- Steering Committee Chair of the Red Orchid Awards (the Search for 100% Tobacco-Free Environment for LGUs, GOs & Gov’t Hospitals)
- Head of Task Force for Performance Governance System and Social Dialogue
- Vice Chair of Integrity Management Committee
- Permanent and Alternate Representative of DOH to various Inter-Agency Committees
- Expertise in Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health
Jomar has worked in several projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development, Australian Agency for International Development, PATH, Family Health International, Management Sciences for Health, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the European Union and UNFPA. He has managed projects in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia.
He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines and a fellow of the Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Southern California, University of Hawaii, National University of Singapore, and Curtin Technical University. He has also received local and international awards as a playwright, documentary filmmaker and social activist.