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Dr. Leonora Panlasigui is Dean Emeritus of the School of Nutrition, Philippine Women’s University. She held several academic positions in some of the country’s top universities and has established a rich academic background through fellowships, post-doctorals, and PhD degrees in top universities in Japan, Canada, Belgium, and the USA. Dr. Panlasigui led projects in at least 20 researches...

Karen Leslie L. Pineda is an assistant professor at the University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences Sports Science Department. Concurrently, she is a Nutrition Consultant of the Medical and Scientific Athletic Services at the Philippine Sports Commission. She is a registered Nutritionist-Dietitian and is a graduate of BS Nutrition and Dietetics at St Scholastica’s College

He is the founder of "van Gogh is Bipolar," a world-renowned safe haven and café in the Philippines known for serving mood-healing nutrition. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, holding degrees in both the Sciences and the Arts: BS Family Life and Child Development, BFA Visual Communication, and a BS Chemistry Program.

Sharhanifa K. Raki-In is currently working as a Health Program Officer-Emergency on Call on One Hospital Command Center at Department of Health Centre of Health Development – Caraga Region. She finished her degree of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at Lourdes College Cagayan de Oro City Batch 2021, and passed the Licensure Examination on the same year.

She is currently a board member of the Professional Regulation Commission's Nutrition and Dietetics.  Prior to being in PRC, she worked as a Corporate Nutritionist for two multinational corporations for a total of 16 years.  In the early part of her career, she was as a nutritionist for Bantay Bata and a research assistant at UP Diliman.

Encar Ramos-Romano is a Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian and Trained Diabetes Educator. She has work experience in hospital dietetics, academics, and nutrition consultation. She recently ventured out into managing her family's food production business.