Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang is an experienced public health leader. For the past 29 years, she has been a facilitator and a trainer for various health programs particularly on Maternal Child Health and Nutrition. She has served the people of Davao as City Nutrition Action Officer from 1991-1995; Chief of the Technical Services Division and Medical Officer VI of Davao City Health Office from 1996 to 2005; as well as the Provincial Health Officer II and Provincial Nutrition Action Officer of Davao del Sur from 2008 to 2016.

During her stint in the local government, she led the City Nutrition Committee in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition programs. She initiated the “Fresh Milk Supplemental Feeding Program,” which led to the reduction of protein-energy malnutrition among 0-6-year-old children. She also successfully lobbied for the regularization of 32 Nutritionist-Dietitians deployed in the 16 Districts of Davao City in 1996.

In 2016, she was elected as the National President of the Nutrition Action Officers' Association of the Philippines (NAOPA), Inc. Shortly after, she was appointed as Deputy Executive Director of the National Nutrition Council (NNC), an attached agency of the Department of Health, Philippines. In August 2019, Dr. Dayanghirang was appointed as the Executive Director of the NNC. Currently, she is designated as the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Philippines Government Focal Point and most recently, appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement representing Asia and Papua New Guinea.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the appointment of Dr. Dayanghirang to Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) Rank III effective 3 December 2020. Recently, she was upgraded to Executive Director IV with the rank of Assistant Secretary as approved by President Duterte through Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea on 21 July 2021.

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa is the Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition Research Institute and conferred as Scientist IV by the National Academy of Science and Technology and the Civil service Commission. She is also a Board Member of the Professional Regulatory Board of Nutrition and Dietetics, Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) since 2016. She conducted numerous community trials that contributed significantly to the improvement in nutritional status of Filipinos.

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa has completed M.Sc. in Nutrition from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education for Tropical Medicine (SEAMEO-TROPMED) Regional Center for Community Nutrition University of Indonesia and a PhD in Community Nutrition (cum laude) from the same University.

She has been a short–term consultant in Indonesia and in the National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam, and a project leader in the conduct of National Nutrition Surveys. Her most recent research is the use of Virgin coconut oil among probable and suspect cases of Covid-19.

She received a number of awards: PAGASA which was awarded by the President of the Philippines, the Alberto Romualdez Outstanding Health Research Award (National Category) and the Clara Ruth Darby Award (Nutritionist – Dietitians Association of the Phil.)

Yoonyoung (Yoon) Cho is a Senior Economist at the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice at the World Bank. She works on issues related to human capital and social protection in developing countries including skills, entrepreneurship, migration, and jobs as well as safety nets focusing on the poor and vulnerable. She has extensive experience in development work covering the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. In 2020, she relocated to the World Bank Manila office where she leads the Bank’s engagement associated with social protection and jobs programs in the Philippines.

She guides a team that supports the country’s safety nets including the flagship program, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). She also leads the analytical activities and policy engagement on the human capital and jobs agenda that promotes opportunities for all. Prior to joining the World Bank as a Young Professional in 2008, she worked for three years at the Korea Development Institute. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005.

Marvin Tiu Lim currently serves as Mega Global Corporation’s Chief Growth and Development Officer. With his strong background in marketing and entrepreneurial expertise, he was able to drive brand relevance and engagement through digital marketing strategies and advocacy efforts that effectively resonate with target consumers. He also strengthened distribution channels through local, regional and e-commerce programs that led to significant sales growth for Mega Global.

Under his leadership, Mega Global has reaped industry recognitions, including the coveted Agora Awards for Marketing Company of the Year in 2021 and retained the market leadership position for Mega Sardines. He was also recognized as a Young Market Masters Awardee in 2021.

In line with the company’s core value of malasakit, Marvin strongly promotes people empowerment and nation-building advocacies in all his plans for the company. He consistently integrates internal and external CSR initiatives through the Mega Tiu Lim Foundation into Mega’s growth and development strategies, believing that giving back is an essential part of the company’s vision.